Projects & Practice

A Finnish University used EAFRD funding to organise information days, pilot projects and professional tours to enable food processing companies to develop their local sales.

A Finnish NGO used EAFRD funding in a transnational project to exchange and develop best practices for integrating immigrants and refugees in rural areas.

A Finnish NGO used EAFRD funds to develop a network of nature-based service providers  and activities to support their development such as study trips and work groups.

Three Finnish artists used EAFRD funding to transform a remote former school in rural Finland into a residence for international artists, now the largest in all Scandinavia.

A company managing publicly-owned forests purchased new machinery to turn forest residues and logging waste into valuable biomass fuel.

A very small island in Sweden used EAFRD support to broaden the range of services offered by a village shop by building a café area and a kitchen.

A feasibility study was launched in order to set the foundations for turning an ancient crater lake into a driver for local development.

A series of locally organised music festivals to promote social cohesion, youth engagement and community spirit.

A small Estonian organic farm used EAFRD funding to scale up its production of herbs by investing in new machinery and upgrading buildings to help the business to grow.

Estonian tourism operators used EAFRD funding to install road signs to promote the local Seto culture and help visitors find interesting landmarks.