Projects & Practice

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

Young people from Finland and Scotland came together to create a Youth Manifesto outlining ways in which local actors can engage young people in their activities.

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.

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

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

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.

Punkalaidun municipality conducted a feasibility study for setting up a biogas plant producing energy from manure, which resulted in an investment decision.

The project aimed to improve farmers’ soil management skills and know-how on profitable and resource-efficient farming.