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:	(47) 2013-05-20
Nomination country:	Finland
Title:	International Theme Routes
Nominees:	Participant
Category:	Tourism
Countries:	Finland, Estonia
Leading partner:	Finland
Documents:	http://maainfo.ee/public/files/47%20APPLICATION%20international%20theme%20routes.doc
Photos link:	http://maainfo.ee/index.php?b=384&page=3538&action=pic_list&
Summary:	International Theme Routes is an international development project between Finland, Norway and Estonia. The project is managed by The Northernmost Lapland Leader Lag (Pohjoisimman Lapin Leader ry). The objective on the project is to develop nature-, culture- and history-based tourism in the participating regions. The project aims at to enhance and improve international cooperation especially in the area of Teno River between Finland and Norway, both with the entrepreneurs and the other actors in tourism. The aim on the cooperation with Estonia is to exchange experiences and good practices in the development of tourism as a business as well as to increase participator´s knowhow on the international operations. International Theme Routes -project follows the principles of sustainable tourism.

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