Projects & Practice

Local regeneration project in Slovakia revitalises rural village amenities.

Harnessing cultural heritage as a rural development tool in Slovakia.

River management plan helps Finnish farmers improve aquatic ecosystems 
 

Youth strategy tackles rural depopulation challenges in western Finland.
 

Demonstrating the feasibility of rural working hubs in Finland and Ireland
 

A Local Action Group (LAG) in Central Finland created a new network and the enabling conditions for young people to plan and implement their own local development ideas.
 

Setting up a toy museum in a small island village to provide children with access to cultural activities and to stimulate the local economy.

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 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.
 

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.