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

A company producing rye gin and whiskey used RDP support to increase its production capacity to meet the demand of national and international markets.

A small potato-growing farm used RDP support to purchase a new processing line to enhance its economic performance.

Support from the rural development programme was used to establish an innovative production of GMO-free soybean oil products of superior quality.

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

A study financed by the Finnish RDP aimed to find new digital solutions for making reindeer husbandry a more efficient and profitable business.

A start-up business in Finland used RDP financing to carry out a feasibility study which helped lower the risks in upscaling their production capacity of biocomposites.

A bakery company producing high quality traditional bakery products used support from the rural development programme to modernise and expand its production capacity.

Expanding the production capacity of a company producing pumpkin seeds and potatoes, by investing in new machinery.

The Finnish Natural Resources Institute used EAFRD funding to develop the production of mushrooms for food and medicine to give forest owners an alternative income source.