According to the change expert, the development of the port has not been started by looking for financiers for the visions of observational photos. Local people and summer residents come up with the idea of \u200b\u200ban attractive destination together.
Padasjoki collects ideas for the development of the harbor and Päijänte waterfront.
About 70 people had signed up for the ideation seminar held on Thursday. During the day, ideas were generated and people’s expectations for the harbor and waterfront areas in the future were mapped.
Many who were there wished for reforms, for example, to the port’s restaurant services and longer opening hours.
In the goals, it came out that we want the harbor to be a year-round and vibrant living room for the residents of the municipality.
Expert companies are helping in the planning, but we want to get away from being consultant-led.
Tuominen talks a lot about the port’s story, feelings and the creation of the phenomenon.
The development project continues in the spring with brainstorming ideas and crystallizing them.
– Let’s see what is really possible. We are creating a framework to get entrepreneurs and investors interested in this area, says Tuominen.
Some of the plans can be realized quickly, but the construction of the whole can take years.
The voice of young people was included in schoolchildren’s workshops
For the ideation day, young people’s visions and views of what the port should have in the future had also been collected. All middle school students and high school students were involved in the ideation, for which workshops were organized in schools.
When asking young people, it turned out that they don’t often go to the harbor because they have little to do there. The young people hope to see more events in the port, such as concerts by artists, sports tournaments and pop-up stalls for local entrepreneurs.
Young people also need a large sandy beach suitable for all ages and a picnic area where they could sit and spend time. The lists also included, among other things, the young people’s own facilities and a skate park.
– There hasn’t been an object of interest since I don’t have my own boat and I don’t go boating. I have participated in some events, but not others.
His harbor development ideas do not require a large framework.
– The port could be turned into a meeting place, there could be a remote work center there, where you could also go to study.