Projects & Practice

Using RDP support to acquire new equipment for a small town's public kitchen.

LINC stands for Leader Inspired Network Community, an initiative of Local Action Groups and Network Support Units.

Reducing the cost of renovation works for households lacking essential energy services by bringing together local resources, including people’s skills and time. This is the winning initiative of the 2019 Rural Inspiration Awards in the 'Social Inclusion' category.

This project is an example of how villagers can get access to high-speed broadband networks even in remote and sparsely populated rural areas. It is the winning initiative of the 2019 Rural Inspiration Awards in the 'Rural Revitalisation' category.

SILTA supports entrepreneurship among young people by providing a cooperative structure through which they can grow their business ideas and receive training, mentoring and peer support.

An inter-territorial cooperation project to support the development of a system for verifying the traceability and the sustainable management of wood from hedgerows.

A family business, with a long-standing tradition of producing denim clothing, used support from the LEADER measure to establish a modern workshop and increase its share in domestic and international markets.

The largest inter-territorial cooperation project in Finland for 2014-2020, aims to promote cultural heritage as a vehicle for tourism development.

A project to give a voice to rural youth, to hear and publish their stories and to make them visible in society and its decision-making process.

Investing in extending a cycle lane to promote soft mobility in the commute to work or the school run, as well as for leisure.