Policies promoting social entrepreneurship and social innovation in lapland Päivi ekdahl, regional council of lapland
Lapland today The northernmost region of European Union Border with Russia, Norway and Sweden Total area is 100 369 km² , water area about 10% 182 856 inhabitants, density 1,8 people/km² Largest residential centres: Rovaniemi (60 944 inhabitants ), Tornio (22 399), Kemi (22 172) Employment: municipal sector 27.8%, state and state-owned companies 10.8% and private sector 49.2% The only chrome mine and largest gold mine of EU Largest refining industrial concentration in EU Jobs 73.300 Total amount of companies 10 400 Total turnover of all companies 10 billion Euro Value of industrial export 3.7 billion € Value of the tourism reaching 1 billion € 5th strongest export region in Finland Productive forestry and about 50% of land area, Growing stock 13.3 1 m3/year, Harvesting at the moment 3.9M m3/year World cleanest air and European purest water World largest organic harvesting area Versatile research and development structure: two universities and sectoral research institutions Strong vocational education Lapland today Rovaniemi from: Helsinki, 706 km Brussels 2114 km Milan, 2540 km North pole 2 623 km
Lapland in figures 18.11.2018
Regional Develoment and planning Regional foresight process Stakeholder engagement Lapland Agreement Smart specialisation Cross-border cooperation EU strategies Transnational cooperation National strategies 18.11.2018 Cross-regional cooperation Regional Strategies
Regional development strategy Smart specialisation strategy GOVERNANCE –Sustainable Growth and employment – programme (ERDF, ESF) Joint preparation; national and regional level National Government Regional cooperatio MA + monitoring committee National programme document National decision on financing for regions Regional plans for implementation (NUTS2) Follow-up of implementation 18.11.2018 Regional development strategy Smart specialisation strategy Joint planning on use of financing Synchronised timetable of CfP (ERDF, ESF) Joint assessment of applications (ERDF, ESF, EAFRD) Joint decision-making (ERDF, ESF) Regional Management Committee/ secretariat, national secretariat Regional Management Committee/secretariat Regional Council of Lapland, Lapland ELY centre, N-O ELY-centre, TEKES Regional management Committee/secretariat
Future NSPA cooperation 2020+ Cohesion Policy Next steps of RIS3 (Pilot of Industrial Transition regions) 2020+ Cohesion Policy East and North Finland (NUTS2) 18.11.2018 NSPA cooperation Arctic develoment Partnerships within and beyond EU