Projects & Practice

The Oriniemenjoki River catchment area water protection project

Keywords:: Environmental protection, Information & promotion activities, Stakeholder involvement, Sustainability, Water management
Countries:: Finland

River management plan helps Finnish farmers improve aquatic ecosystems

‘MaasDigiboksi’ - Rural transport and mobility

Keywords:: Information & promotion activities, Knowledge transfer, Rural services, Sustainability
Countries:: Finland

Mobilising rural awareness in Finland about sustainable transport opportunities

E-Bike Region Mürztal

Keywords:: Climate change adaptation, LEADER Innovation, Market development, Renewable energy, Rural services, Sustainability, Tourism
Countries:: Austria

E-bike charge stations generate new rural tourism potential in Austria.

Elderly family care in the arctic north

Keywords:: Demography, Healthcare, Social services, Sustainability
Countries:: Finland

Promoting family care services for the elderly in sparsely populated regions in Lapland and Koillismaa.

Mobile workroom for disadvantaged adolescents - Austria

Keywords:: Education & lifelong learning, Entrepreneurship, LEADER/CLLD, Rural business, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Youth
Countries:: Austria

The project converted a mobile container into a spectacular learning and meeting space to cooperate with companies and young people and improve job opportunities.

Green Care - Where people flourish - Austria

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Diversification, Healthcare, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Social inclusion
Countries:: Austria

Green Care projects on family farms offer social services close to home in rural areas. They increase the quality of life for people, secure and create jobs while also helping to preserve small-scale agriculture and forestry.

Sustainable development in Geopark - Finland

Keywords:: Digitisation, Nature conservation, Protected areas, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Tourism
Countries:: Finland

The project aim was for the Lauhanvuori-Hämeenkangas region to reach UNESCO Global Geopark status and this was achieved in summer 2020. Through project activities regional municipalities, Metsähallitus, Natural Resources Institute Finland, companies, associations, educational institutions and individual residents have worked together to develop the region and to construct a sustainable nature tourism destination.

Slow Trips - Austria

Keywords:: Information & promotion activities, Inter-territorial/Transnational cooperation, LEADER/CLLD, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Tourism
Countries:: Austria, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Sweden

Slow Trips unites partners from six EU Member States to communicate and market innovative tourism products characterised by sustainability and participation and to attract new target groups of tourists who are dissatisfied with superficial sightseeing.

ReWI Visions (Resource Wise Visions) - Finland

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Entrepreneurship, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Youth
Countries:: Finland

The ReWI project inspires young people to examine entrepreneurship from the perspective of the circular economy. The project has opened up a wide range of opportunities for young people, resulting in 40 new circular economy enterprises.

Digitally Visiting - Finland

Keywords:: Digitisation, Education & lifelong learning, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees
Countries:: Finland

The Digitally Visiting project has pioneered digital skill development in Central Finland. The project has demonstrated that there is a large need for local digital support to develop residents’ digital skills, especially in remote rural regions. The project encouraged and guided rural residents to use electronic services and so has contributed to making rural living in Central Finland more appealing.