Projects & Practice

A dedicated communications campaign to promote the launch of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) in Finland.

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

Set up an operational group to test different practices for optimal catch crop management and assess their efficiency in reducing nitrogen and carbon emissions.

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.

Many small towns have the problem of vacant sales spaces and an innovative concept  to revitalise city centres is to offer flexible rental options to pop-up shops. This was the winning initiative of the 2019 Rural Inspiration Awards in the 'Popular Vote' 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.

Developing a herd management tool to optimise efficiency and animal welfare on dairy farms.

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

An innovative concept to revitalise the city centre of an Austrian town by offering flexible rental options to pop up shops.

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.