23.06.2021
Meeting press release of the secretariat of the regional cooperation group, 23 June 2021
Current affairs of the EU's regional and structural policy for the 2021-2027 programming period and the EAFRD
The secretariat of the Northern Ostrobothnia Provincial Cooperation Group held a Teams meeting on Wednesday, 23 June 2021. At the beginning of the meeting, Päivi Keisanen gave an update on the state of preparation of the EU's regional and structural policy for the 2021-2027 programming period. The regional allocation of structural funds has been postponed to August. Tiina Suutari told the North Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment about the CAP27 plan and current EAFRD issues.
The Secretariat of the Provincial Cooperation Group supports the following projects to be funded under the Finnish Structural Funds Programme for Sustainable Growth and Jobs 2014-2020:
Haapavesi – a bio-cluster for the southern part of Oulu / ERDF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: City of Haapavesi
Total costs: 312 500 €
ERDF and State funding requested: 250 000 €
LAKU – From valleys to hills: visibility for rural tourism through digitalisation and productisation / ERDF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: University of Oulu
Sub-applicants: Development of the Raahe region, Nivala-Haapajärvi region NIHAK ry and Kattilakoski cultural cooperative
Total costs: 374 928 €
ERDF and State funding requested: 299 942 €
MOCOXR - Digitalisation tools for SMEs to grow / ERDF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: Centria University of Applied Sciences Ltd
Total costs: 196 080 €
ERDF and State funding requested: 156 864 €
Data for competitiveness and growth (Dataki) / ERDF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: Oulu University of Applied Sciences Ltd
Sub-applicants: City of Oulu, University of Oulu
Total costs: 463 556 €
ERDF and State funding requested: 370 845 €
Towards green electronics: Bio-based and environmentally friendly (micro)electronic applications / ERDF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: University of Oulu
Total costs: 199 998 €
ERDF and State funding requested: 159 998 €
Sustainable growth for tourism companies in the Oulu region / ERDF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: City of Oulu
Sub-applicants: Oulun Matkailu Oy, Kalajoki Tourism Association and Humanpolis Oy
Total costs: 964 771 €
ERDF and State funding requested: 771 817 €
A world of excellence – boosting exports with 3D printing/ERDF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: University of Oulu
Sub-applicant: Nivala-Haapajärvi region NIHAK ry.
Total costs: 433 182 €
ERDF and State funding requested: 346 560 €
A world of excellence – boosting exports with 3D printing (Investment window) / ERDF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: University of Oulu
Sub-applicant: Nivala-Haapajärvi region NIHAK ry.
Total costs: 140 000 €
ERDF and State funding requested: 98 000 €
International tourism back on the road to growth / ERDF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: Northeast Finland Development Company Naturpolis Oy
Total costs: 441 115 €
ERDF and State funding requested: 352 892 €
GREENE - Biogas for fossil-free biohydrogen and clean energy / ERDF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: University of Oulu
Total costs: 342 140 €
ERDF and State funding requested: 273 712 €
Smart business as a tool for recovery from the pandemic / ESF
Funded by: Northern Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
Applicant: Centria University of Applied Sciences Ltd
Aid requested/total cost: 212 184 € / 265 229 € (North Ostrobothnia's share of aid 106 092 €)
LearnHybrid - Hybrid education model to ensure competence development in the social and healthcare sectors / ESF
Funded by: Northern Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
Applicant: University of Oulu
Aid requested/total cost: 273 204 € / 341 504 €
Digital competence at all ages in social and health care (DIGISOTE age) / ESF
Funded by: Northern Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
Applicants: Oulu University of Applied Sciences Ltd and University of Oulu
Aid requested/total cost: 230 230 € / 287 819 €
Business First - Regional Business Services Development Project / ERDF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: Haapavesi-Siikalatva joint municipal authority
Total costs: 200 288 €
ERDF and State funding requested: 160 230 €
HYPPY - Well-being and interactive accessible participation in distance learning / ESF
Funded by: Northern Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
Applicant: Finnish Respiratory Association
Aid requested/total cost: 229 350 € / 286 688 €
Teacher's digital pedagogy skills in remote and hybrid working / ESF
Funded by: Northern Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
Applicant: University of Oulu
Aid requested/total cost: 314 360 € / 392 951 €
RemotePosition/ESF
Funded by: North Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
Applicant: City of Oulu
Aid requested/total cost: 349 810 € / 437 262 €
Raise / ESF
Funded by: North Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
Applicant: The City of Pudasjärvi, Pudasjärvi Development Ltd and the Joint Municipal Authority for Education OSAO
Aid requested/total cost: 258 565 € / 323 206 €
DigiSkills for Kalajoki / ESF
Funded by: Northern Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
Applicant: City of Kalajoki
Aid requested/total cost: 148 275 € / 185 344 €
Digitalisation of training activities as an exceptional return instrument (KOTODIPPI) / ESF
Funded by: Northern Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
Applicant: University of Oulu
Aid requested/total cost: 235 192 € / 293 990 €
Agile and prosperous companies / ESF
Funded by: Northern Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
Applicant: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Aid requested/total cost: € 237 032 / € 296 291
ViVa – green corporate responsibility in micro-enterprises/ESF
Funded by: Northern Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
Applicants: University of Oulu, Centria University of Applied Sciences, Nivala-Haapajärvi Region NIHAK ry and City of Kalajoki
Aid requested/total cost: 315 314 € / 394 147 €
HASUdigi – management of acid sulphate soils / ERDF
Funded by: Northern Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
Applicants: Geological Survey of Finland
Aid requested/total cost: 122 826 € / 152 331 €
The secretariat of the provincial cooperation group does not support the project for funding Sustainable growth and work 2014-2020 The following projects from the Finnish Structural Funds programme:
- Developing the digitality of trade fair events, applied by Pohjois-Suomen Messut ry.
- Move for everyone! applicant: City of Ylivieska.
The next meetings of the MYR Secretariat will be held: 17.8.2021, 22.9.2021, 19.10.2021, 16.11.2021 and 14.12.2021.
the Regional Assembly of Oulu Region agendas and minutes
Further information:
Pauli Harju, Regional Director, tel. +358 400 389 152
