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Finland, Sweden and Scotland in co-operation with
Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway
INTERREG III B
NORTHERN PERIPHERY
PROGRAMME
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PARTNERS AND THE
PROGRAMME AREA
• United Kingdom/ Scotland: The Highlands and Islands
• Sweden: The Objective 1 regions and adjacent coastal
areas in Norrbotten, Västerbotten, Västernorrland and
Gävleborg
• Finland: the Objective 1 regions and adjacent areas in
Keski- Suomi, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa and Keski-Pohjanmaa
• Norway, the four northernmost counties of Nord-
Tröndelag, Nordland, Troms and Finnmark
• The Faroe Islands
• Greenland
• Iceland
• On a project-by-project basis: North-West Russia
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PROJECT
PARTNERSHIP
• Partnerships include: regional and local
authorities, research and educational
institutions, NGOs and non-profit
organisations
• 3 or more partners from at least 3
different countries
• Special focus on Scottish and North
Atlantic partners.
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PROJECT
PARTNERSHIP
• Private sector partners are invited to contribute
to projects as a partners if their contribution
represents wider public interest
• Private sector involvement cannot generate
Northern Periphery Programme funding in Finland
and Sweden
• Private Partners cannot act as Lead Partners
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Programme vision
and objectives
Our vision
Our vision is of the people of the Northern Periphery working
together to secure prosperous and sustainable development of their
communities, and wise management of distinctive cultural and
natural resources, in a manner that contributes to the attainment of
joint European objectives.
Our objective
To find through transnational co-operation within the programme
creative ways to improve functionality and maximise the potential
of the Northern Periphery, whilst seeking to compensate for the
permanent disadvantages represented by harsh climate, long
distances, complicated topography and sparse population.
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STRATEGIES
Co-operation and networking to solve
common problems or utilize opportunities
•Co-operation and networking to carry out
joint innovative activities and linked
research
•Co-operation and networking for interactive
learning, exchange of experience and
good practice
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FINANCING 2000-2006
• Member States’ contribution ~39,9 MEUR with
an ERDF share of 21,3 MEUR
• Norway, the Faeroe Islands and Greenland ~
11, 2 MEUR
• Total budget ~51 MEUR
• Allocation to priorities:
priority 1 Transport and access to information society: 23 %
priority 2 Sustainable exploitation of resources and business development:
40 %
priority 3 Community Development: 30 %
priority 4 Technical assistance: 7 %
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Priority 1
Transport and access to the
information society
Measure 1.1 Transportation, logistics and
transport infrastructure
Emphasis on projects that
promote the maintaining and improvement of effective
and sustainable transport infrastructure within the
region
address weaknesses in transport networks, particularly
links between regions and with national and
international networks
Improve access of enterprises to resources and markets,
and/or communities to jobs and services
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Priority 1
Transport and access to the
information society
Measure 1.1 Transportation, logistics and
transport infrastructure
Project examples
Roadex II
Northern Maritime Corridor
In total, 2 main, 1 micro and 2 preparatory
projects approved
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Priority 1
Transport and access to
the information society
Measure 1.2 Access to information society
Prioritized project themes:
Projects assisting in the creation of new
employment, particularly in remoter areas,
and/or reducing the need to travel
Enable enterprises to become more competitive
– improve access to information and services
Enhance the availability of ICT in the NPP-area
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Priority 1
Transport and access to
the information society
Measure 1.2 Access to information society
Project examples
Rubies
Birra
PICYBU
6 main, 1 micro and 3 preparatory projects
approved
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Priority 1
Transport and access to
the information society
ERDF Commitment by 31.12.2004
Budget 1.1. 1.646.500 euro
Committed 1.1. 452.349 euro
Committment-% 27,5%
Budget 1.2. 3.246.500 euro
Committed 1.2. 2.794.594 euro
Commitment percentage 86,1%
Total commitment-% 66,4%
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Priority 2
Sustainable exploitation of
resources and business development
Measure 2.1 Sustainable use of nature an natural
resources
Prioritized issues:
Sustainable use of natural resources – enhancing the region’s
natural resources through improved management
New employment opportunities deriving from the cultural heritage
of the northern area
Lead to higher value uses of the natural resouce and/or enhance
the economic value of products created from natural resources
Projects focusing on housing requirements in cold climate, or
technological challenges confronted in road, air and sea transport
under cold weather conditions
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Priority 2
Sustainable exploitation of
resources and business development
Measure 2.1 Sustainable use of nature an
natural resources
Project examples
PNASTINA
SMART
ECONO
SNOW MAGIC
15 main projects, 1 micro and 17 preparatory projects
approved
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Priority 2
Sustainable exploitation
of resources and business development
Measure 2.2 Business innovation and
development of human resources
Projects should
• Promote entrepreneurial skills, particularly among young
people and women
• Create innovative strategies to overcome the problems
connected to an enterprise structure entirely dominated
by SMEs
• Help companies broaden their competence for new
product development and foreign trade
Result in an increase in exports and/or an increase in
production/output – in expanding markets
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Priority 2
Sustainable exploitation
of resources and business development
Measure 2.2 Business innovation and
development of human resources
Project examples
• BITWON
• USEVENUE
• SCRI
In total, 9 main and 7 preparatory projects
approved
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Priority 2
Sustainable exploitation
of resources and business development
ERDF COMMITMENT LEVELS BY 31.12.2004
Budget 2.1. 6.294.799 euro
Committed 2.1. 6.305.081 euro
Committment-% 100,2%
Budget 2.2. 3.288.312 euro
Committed 2.2. 3.288.312 euro
Committment-% 100%
Total committed 100,1 % of the budget
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Priority 3
Community Development
Measure 3.1 Household related service provision
Project themes include:
Improved ways of delivering private and public services
in sparsely populated areas
Research that can clarify the service needs and
requirements of the household sector
Enabling local communities to minimize waste and make
better use of energy resources
Gaining better understanding of the economic and social
circumstances of sparsely populated areas.
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Priority 3
Community Development
Measure 3.1 Household related service
provision
Project examples
Ecowatsa
DESERVE
In total, 3 main projects and 5 preparatory
projects approved.
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Priority 3
Community Development
Measure 3.2 Public management and spatial
planning
Projects should:
support local mobilisation and other actions that increase the
viability of local communities
improve the ways in which spatial and economic development
strategies are formulated (new planning tools with strong
participatory aspects, supporting bottom-up processes and
exchange of experiences between communities
enable communities to harness local natural resources for their own
benefit – improved resource management and reduced pollution
through more integrated planning
raise the awareness of the challenges of the periphery
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Priority 3
Community Development
Measure 3.2 Public management and
spatial planning
Project examples
Our life as elderly
ELAV
Small town network
In total, 9 main and 7 preparatory projects
approved
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Priority 3
Community Development
ERDF COMMITMENT LEVELS by 31.12.2004
Budget 3.1. 2.500.000
Committed 3.1. 2.205.160
Committment percentage 88,2%
Budget 3.2. 4.086.497
Committed 3.2. 3.298.873
Committment percentage 80,7%
Total committment-% 83,6%
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PROGRAMME STATUS
1.1.2005 SUMMARY
COMMITMENT LEVELS by 31.12.2004
Budget priority 1. 6.601.500
Committed 4.731.329 (72%)
Budget priority 2. 12.589.526
Committed 13.336.470 (106%)
Budget priority 3. 8.697.497
Committed 6.847.209 (79%)
Total committment-% 83,6%
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PROGRAMME STATUS
1.1.2005 SUMMARY
NUMBER OF PROJECTS 31.12.2004
Main projects
Priority 1. 12
Priority 2. 22
Priority 3. 14 ttl 48
Micro projects 24
Preparatory projects 24
Total no of projects 96
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CONTACTS
Northern Periphery Programme Secretariat
Strandgade 91, 4 sal
DK-1401 Copenhagen K, Denmark
www.northernperiphery.net
e-mail: northernperiphery@npp2.net
Regional contact point
Mr. Jouko Jama
Regional Council of Lapland
P.O. Box 8056
FIN-96101 ROVANIEMI
Tel: +358 16 3301 231, mobile: +358 400 197 289
Fax: +358 16 318 705
E-mail: jouko.jama@lapinliitto.fi
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