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The letters OULU in pink in front of Tuira, each decorated in honour of the summer and the year of the Capital of Culture.

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31.03.2025

The 6th round of applications for sustainable urban development opens on 15 April 2025

The Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia, in cooperation with the City of Oulu, is launching an ERDF project application for the implementation of the ecosystem agreement signed between the State and the City of Oulu. The content of the Oulu ecosystem agreement consists of the strategic focus areas and spearhead programmes of the Oulu Innovation Alliance for 2021-2027.

The application round is open on 15 April. – 12 June 2025. Priority axis 1 is open for this call. Innovative Finland and its specific objectives 1.1: Improving research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies, 1.2: Exploiting the benefits of digitalisation for citizens, businesses and public administrations and 1.3: Improving the growth and competitiveness of SMEs and Axis 2: Carbon-neutral Finland and its specific objectives 2.1: Promoting energy efficiency measures and reducing greenhouse gas emissions and 2.3: Promoting the transition to a circular economy.

In the project application process, the maximum amount of ERDF funding for sustainable urban development is 1,500,000 euros. ERDF applications must be submitted to the authority EURA2021 through.

More information about applying from this link.