Healthcare

Rural areas are commonly affected by depopulation and ageing populations. This project promoted healthy and active ageing in rural areas, by offering physical and social activities for the elderly.

Promoting family care services for the elderly in sparsely populated regions in Lapland and Koillismaa.

Setting up an inter-generational cooperative, bringing generations together to help each other and share their knowledge and skills. 

Green Care projects on family farms offer social services close to home in rural areas. They increase the quality of life for people, secure and create jobs while also helping to preserve small-scale agriculture and forestry.  

A local action group set up the Acción Sierra Norte platform to protect the groups most at risk from the spread of COVID-19.

An insight into how the COVID-19 crisis has generated urgent action to adapt the CAP to this new context.

A project used Rural Development Programme (RDP) funding to ensure easy access to medical and aftercare services for rural residents.

The project has created entirely new operating models to improve the well-being of agricultural entrepreneurs and how they can cope with difficulties.  

The reconstruction of an old villa to create high quality tourist accommodation offering spa and beer wellness services. 

Expanding the range of tourist offer in a LAG area by supporting a small farm to diversify into horseback riding and therapeutic riding.