Northern Periphery Programme

Main Projects

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Priority 1

Interactive and innovative road management of low traffic volume roads through a technical information exchange across the Northern Periphery - ROADEX II

Lead Organisation: The Highland Council, Scotland

Northern Maritime Corridor - NMC NP

Lead Organisation: Landsdelsutvalget, Norway

Ambulance Transport & Services in Rural Areas (ATSRuAR)

Lead Organisation: FSA Univeristy Hospital

SAFETY AT SEA

Lead Organisation: The Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Scotland

ROADEX III: Interactive and innovative road management of low traffic volume roads through a technical information exchange across the Northern Periphery

Lead Organisation: Swedish Road Administration, Northern Region

Community Learning Networks in Northern Periphery Areas - Phase II

Lead Organisation: UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland

Remote Telematic Solutions for patient diagnoses and training of health care professionals in sparsely populated areas

Lead Organisation: Municipality of Vannas Sweden

Northern Potential

Lead Organisation: The Highland Council

Rural Business Information Exchange System - RUBIES

Lead Organisation: Scottish Agricultural College, Scotland

Participation in Rural Communities by Young Broadband Users - PICYBU

Lead Organisation: Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic, Finland

Broadband in Remote and Rural Areas - BIRRA

Lead Organisation: Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic

Priority 2

Domestication of Northern Berries - Northern Berries

Lead Organisation: University of Kuopio, Finland

Sustainable Model for Arctic Regional Tourism

Lead Organisation: Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic

Developing Rural Woman's Entrepreneurship - Rural Business Women

Lead Organisation: Rural Advisory Centre Kainuu/KWAODRA

External Timber Cladding in Maritime Conditions

Lead Organisation: The Highland Council, Scotland

Destination Viking - Saga Lands

Lead Organisation: Institute of Regional Development in Iceland

Promotion of Natural Stone Industry in the Northern Areas - PNASTINA

Lead Organisation: Geological Survey of Sweden

Nature Based Tourism

Lead Organisation: Landsdelsutvalget

SNOW MAGIC

Lead Organisation: Municipality of Sorsele, Sweden.

Northern Coastal Experience - NORCE

Lead Organisation: Regional Development Institute of Northwest Iceland

Northern WoodHeat: Developing Small and Medium Scale Woodfuel Supply Chains

Lead Organisation: Highland Birchwoods

SIBLARCH - Decay resistant timber: Siberian larch compared to Scots pine in forestry and products

Lead Organisation: Jamtland County Council - Institute of Rural Development

Development and Marketing of Ecological Wooden House Systems for Harsh Climate Areas - Eco House North

Lead Organisation: Council of Oulu Region, Finland

Northern Environment for Sustainable Tourism - NEST

Lead Organisation: University of Iceland, Hornafjordur University Centre

Northern Outdoor Recreational Food - OutReF

Lead Organisation: Kainuun Etu Ltd

Structure for Commercialisation of Rural Innovation - SCRI

Lead Organisation: Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Project for Female Leaders - PROFILE

Lead Organisation: Arctic Region Foundation for Vocational Training, Sweden

Young Entrepreneur Factory

Lead Organisation: Moray College, Scotland

Bio-Thermal Timber Alternative Network for Innovation and Development - BITWON

Lead Organisation: YTI Research Centre of Mikkeli Polytechnic

USEVENUE

Lead Organisation: Town of Pudasjarvii

Extreme Weather Conditions

Lead Organisation: The Center for Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Sweden

Integrate to Innovate in the northern periphery - i2i

Lead Organisation: AimHi, Scotland

Sustainable Development of Cod Farming - NORTH COD

Lead Organisation: Nordland Research Institute, Norway

SCRI In Action

Lead Organisation: Kunnskapsparken

Rural Expertise in the North - REN

Lead Organisation: Micropolis Ltd

Priority 3

Ecological Waste Treatment in Sparsely-populated areas

Lead Organisation: Council of Oulu Region, Finland

Delivering Services in Remote and Rural Areas: A Transnational Exchange of Ideas and Practices - DESERVE

Lead Organisation: Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Bottom up Processes - Aiming at Sustainable Development in Rural Areas

Lead Organisation: Association of Local Authorities, County of Jamtland

Sustainable Rural Health care networks

Lead Organisation: Regional Development Centre of Mid-Troms, Department of Research

Small Town Networks

Lead Organisation: The Highland Council, Scotland

Development by Branding the Trade Mark - BRANDR

Lead Organisation: Municipality of Solleftea, Sweden

Cultural Community Business

Lead Organisation: Storumans Kommun

Our Life as Elderly

Lead Organisation: Lulea Kommun

Integrated Approach to Northern Watercourses and their Community Development - NorWat

Lead Organisation: Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences

Enhancing Local Activity and Values from Forest Land through community-led strategic planning. - ELAV

Lead Organisation: Regional Forestry Board of Dalarna-Gavleborg, Sweden

SMALL TOWN NETWORKS - TOWNS2

Lead Organisation: The Highland Council, Planning & Development

Spatial Planning in Northern Peripheral Regions

Lead Organisation: County Administrative Board of Västernorrland

European Union

Cross Programme Initiatives