Projects & Practice

River management plan helps Finnish farmers improve aquatic ecosystems 
 

A cooperative in Spain implemented a quality certification programme for tomato crops, aiming to increase the added value of the product, while being committed to promote safe and sustainable production processes.

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.
 

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.
 

Communities coming together to collaboratively develop locally suited, innovative actions to mitigate climate change in rural Finland.
 

In Finland, trialling the winter harvesting of the common reed provides a greater availability of sustainable resources with collateral environmental benefits.
 

The Rural Broadband project is a national intervention to close the digital divide in remote and sparsely populated rural ‘white areas’.

Supporting co-operation and knowledge sharing to tackle eutrophication in a vulnerable lake system.

A small, remote rural community of around 1 300 inhabitants in Finland launched a Digi-Hub for the elderly.

A marketing project to promote the high-quality Finnish oats to the international market and increase the income of small farms.