The State will provide a total of €3.4 million for tourism projects in sparsely populated areas. Aid has been granted to 35 projects, 10 of which are located in Lapland.
The Regional Development Agency has awarded around €1 million in grants to tourism projects in sparsely populated areas in Lapland. Ten projects in Lapland have received support. There were around 30 applicants from Lapland.
A total of €3.4 million was awarded to 35 applications across the country.
In Lapland, grants have been awarded for nature and village tourism in Nies, reindeer and livestock farms, food tourism, fishing and hunting tourism, Sámi tourism businesses, digital services in north-west Lapland, tourism along the Väylänvarte, cycle routes, nature experiences in Ranua and nature tourism in the Upper Kemijoki River.
The grants are based on the decision of the parliamentary working group for sparsely populated areas. In all the projects that received aid, the focus is on companies, villages and communities located in sparsely populated areas.
Lapland’s ELY Center is responsible for implementing the call for proposals.
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