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:	(22) 2013-05-16
Nomination country:	Finland
Title:	Villages Full of Treasures
Nominees:	Finalist
Category:	Local Area Development
Countries:	Finland, Lithuania, Czech Republic
Leading partner:	Finland - LAG Karhuseutu
Documents:	http://maainfo.ee/public/files/22%20APPLICATION%20Villages%20Full%20of%20Treasures.doc
Photos link:	http://maainfo.ee/index.php?b=362&page=3538&action=pic_list&
Summary:	The Villages Full of Treasures is an international project, which main objective is to promote cultural knowledge and develop tourism of villages. The project will inspire especially young people to try traditional skills. During the project partners will arrange different festivals on their area. Other partners have opportunity to take part to the festivals and send artisans to keep workshops of their home countries traditional crafts and food culture. Project will develop local tourism in our areas with different issues, geo-caching, treasure hunting and all kind of activities. Every LAG´s do cooperation and learn from each other’s.

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