Develop
your place in Tornedalen

The project will create a podcast with 6 episodes in multiple languages, a guide to support minorities in changing urban spaces, and a permanent public Sami artwork erected in Kiruna. This is to strengthen identities and reduce conflicts by making cultures visible and spreading experiences across national borders and to raise knowledge, include, and create a sense of a shared future in a changing world.

View over Tornedalen will strengthen local storytelling and create a visual memory of Tornedalen for future generations. The project will also enable knowledge transfer between generations and strengthen young people's skills in technical and creative professions. The goal of the project is to conduct workshops in drone technology for young people and to create an open digital image archive with place descriptions and stories.

The project in the footsteps of August Lundberg will develop a hiking trail with new routes and complement rest areas and signage in the area around Lannavaara in Kiruna municipality. A guidebook based on research about August Lundberg's life in Swedish and English will be created, as well as a digital presentation that will be available on a display in Lannavaara memorial church.

Go Young Tornedalen will create new Tornedalian products and raise awareness among young people about Tornedalen's history and traditions as well as about the manufacturing and preservation of craft products through workshops, study visits, circle meetings, and events with and for young people. The area's cultural identity and entrepreneurship will be strengthened by further developing traditional products from Tornedalen, creating new ones, and promoting collaboration between different cultures,

The project will increase accessibility to the national river for children and the elderly by establishing a work of art, creating a walkway with lighting, a grill hut, and a stone labyrinth. A whole will be created for recreation, meetings, and increased attractiveness for both the local population and the tourism industry.

The project will prepare Trollsparven's bathing area in Vittangi by clearing a path, establishing a grill hut, a volleyball court, and providing opportunities for changing clothes.

The project will build a hockey rink with associated changing rooms and a leisure bank for borrowing equipment through many volunteer efforts.

The project will visit more villages with its sports and leisure store to give people in rural areas the opportunity to meet and shop locally.

The project will develop the company Pesulas Lantbruk in Haparanda municipality by receiving tourists at its farm to experience various activities during the winter.

The project will enable communication over Torne River through the purchase and establishment of a boat landing site, a boat, and 6 bicycles.

The project will, with the help of collaboration between multiple sectors, develop the midnight sun trail to make it easily accessible through new
signage, clearing, and bridging in certain sections.

Umbrella project – Youth vouchers 13-25 enables young people aged 13-25 to test their ideas by creating various activities. The sub-projects can receive a maximum of 40,000 SEK and last for a maximum of 6 months.