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Vähäkyrö Cultural Circle

The aim was to develop a people-oriented sense of place and local identity in a rural village which became a part of City of Vaasa 7 years ago.

The aim was to highlight historic treasures in a new way and to get people to move about in the surrounding area. By developing cultural services, a sense of local pride and sights for visitors are created.

Results

  • The results include a map service, concrete environmental artworks, guided tours, handicrafts demonstrations, videos, a brochure and the launch of summer artist cooperation. 
  • Mysticism and handicrafts were identified as the themes for tourism communications.
  • Cooperation across administrative boundaries.
  • Experiences, wonderment "I never knew they did this here.”

Effects

  • A vision on steps to be taken. 
  • New development projects: The hiking path project, the tourism product project and the construction of new operating models.
  • A spirit of communal creativity: New actors awaken and start making proposals and launching activities, an enabling and experimental operating culture and the fight against apathy.

In collaboration

  • City of Vaasa
  • SAMK art education in Kankaanpää
  • Vähäkyrö Association
  • Vähänkyrö tour guides
  • Ministry of the Environment

See also

Accelerating Sustainable Development - Agenda 2030 Handbook for Municipalities

A handbook was compiled on sustainability management in municipalities. The handbook supports the interpretation and utilisation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals in cross-sectoral sustainable development at the local level. 

Work on challenge bundles

The aim of the project is to identify and solve joint sustainability challenges of cities, towns and municipalities. The challenge bundles were ‘inclusion and sense of community’, ‘green areas nearby and health’, ‘station districts’, and ‘circular economy and joint use’.
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