ProMidNord - Sustainable Development in the MidNordic Region Project duration: August 2004 - August 2007
ProMidNord was a projectinitiative of the MidNordic Committee to the Interreg IIIB -program.
The project consisted of five different workpackages, which all aim to strenghten the potential and attractiveness of the whole region.
The five areas of co-operation:
1) Strengthening the MNR as a macroregion and introducing joint Spatital Development as a method
2) Environment and eco-competitiveness
3) Sustainable Energy Development
4) Youth, Regional Development and Democracy
5) Culture and cultural heritage as a means for sustainable development
The workgroups of the MidNordic Committee - energy, culture, youth and environment - acted also as workgroups in the project-workpackages.
The partnership in the project was wide including 26 organizations from three countries: regional authorities, municipalities, national institutions, colleges/universities, science-centers etc.
The MidNordic Region consists of eight region:
- North- and South Tröndelag counties in Norway
- Jämtland and Västernorrland counties in Sweden
- and Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Savo counties in Finland.
Further information on the webbsite:
www.promidnord.net