FINALISTS

The Nordic-Baltic Regions Rural Network Support Units - Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden initiated the Nordic-Baltic Leader Cooperation Award.

The LEADER Transnational Cooperation Awards collected 60 applications from participating countries.

The first selection of the nominated Nordic-Baltic Leader transnational cooperation projects is now done!

The finalists of the five categories were chosen out of 60 nominees in Roskilde, Denmark on the 6th June 2013. The evaluation committee included the representatives of Estonia, Lithuanian, Latvia, Swedish, Finnish and Danish rural networks.

The finalists of Youth category are My Fell Lapland, Youth for Youth, Wind for Youth, and Planet said to me. Read more about the finalists of Youth category HERE

The finalsist of Tourism category are CULTrips. Creating a New Concept for Socio-cultural Village Trips in Europe, Nature Tourism Project, Mustaparta Archipelago and Tornio Valley, and Re-creation of the Landscape / TEAM. Read more about the finalists of Tourism category HERE

The finalists of Culture category are Handicraft, Medieval Festivals, Ecomuseum - from Memories to Future, and Traditions on the Market Square. Read more about the finalists of Culture category HERE

The finalists of Local Area Development category are A la Region - Upper Tampere & Hunsruck and Rhein Valley, Villages full of Treasures, Loving Local Values, and Cross-border Entrepreneurs Blekinge / Warmia-Mazury. Read more about the finalists of Local area development HERE

The finalists of Local Resources and Environment category: Bees and Biodiversity - Together to Stop Pollinating Insects Decline and Protect Biodiversity, Forest Trail, Growing Gastrounauts, Traditional Sailing and Maritime Heritage, and Management fishing in the Lakes Finjasjön and Bosarpasjön. The Transnational Project: Developing Methods of Management Fishery and Utilization of Haul. Read more about the finalists of Local resources category HERE.

 

Date of nomination:	(31) 2012-05-17
Nomination country:	Finland
Title:	The Traditional Craft Skills Project
Nominees:	Participant
Category:	Culture
Countries:	Finland, Ireland
Leading partner:	Finland
Documents:	http://maainfo.ee/public/files/31%20APPLICATION%20-%20The%20Traditional%20Craft%20skills%20project.docx
Photos link:	http://www.maainfo.ee/index.php?b=346&page=3538&action=pic_list&
Summary:	This project will provide craft makers in Finland and Ireland with opportunities to develop new techniques and skills and look at the use of different materials to adapt their current offerings of products or to create new products. The transnational co-operation project will also look at Marketing and Promotion of the craft makers work on both sides looking at new technologies and use of e-commerce, social media etc as avenues for promotion and selling of craft products. This cross fertilization of skills with makers from both countries and from different disciplines will provide a new platform for all craft makers. During the project, people gather to learn the skills of the partner country, with a focus on local, natural materials. By doing together and learning one can preserve old and accomplish something new; products suitable for the present day.

« Back