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New cultural models in the peripheral areas – Network of Ethno-Cultural and Heritage Organisations

Start date: Feb 8, 2013, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Objective of the project The objective was to create a network of ethnocultural centres and Finnish cultural organizations to represent Karelias autochthonous people, promoting the survival of cultural diversity in Karelia and the growth of cultural exchange between Karelia and Finland, developing more opportunities for cultural tourism across the border. Main activities• Developing the operating ...
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The Ontrei Malinen's Kantele Tourist Route (OMK-project)

Start date: May 10, 2012, End date: Dec 9, 2014,

Objective of the projectThe objective of the project is to strengthen cross-border tourism by creating a new tourist route from Kainuu to Viena Karelia, called "Ontrei Malinen's Kantele Tourist Route", which will advance economic development in the area. The goal is to make the area more attractive for travellers, whether they come from Europe or Russia. Main activities• To set the OMK-route. • To ...
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CoBus - The Possibilities of Cooperation, Business and Trade across the Border between enterprises (PoCoBus - The Possibilities of Cooperation, Business and Trade across the Border between enterprises)

Start date: Feb 18, 2011, End date: Feb 17, 2014,

Objective of the projectThe objective of the project was to create and promote entrepreneurship on both sides of the border, and to advance their cooperation.Main activities• Founding of two new enterprises.• Renovating a part of Mobergs house in Kalevala.• Renovating a house in Paanajärvi for the use of the Museum of the village. • Renovations and small purchase in Vuokkiniemi, Kalevala and Haiko ...
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Tacis project supporting the project Folk Music development project in support of cultural tourism (The Roots and the Shoots of Runic Song)

Start date: May 31, 2007, End date: May 31, 2009,

...Karelia, as well as establish a folkmusic activity unit in Kainuu that serves Finland as a whole as well as beyond. Th e project wanted to take advantageof the results of the previous projects by the Juminkeko Foundation and their subsequent know-how, continuing thedocumentation and revival of runic singing, with the emphasis on the revival and presentation of folk music tradition,which would also ...
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Karelian Cultural Enterprise (Tacis)

Start date: Jul 31, 2006, End date: Jul 31, 2008,

The project endeavoured to create conditions for survival for the culturally significant Russian Karelian countryside and the Finnish villages of White Sea Karelia through business activities and cultural tourism, as based on their cultural heritage. The aim was to create a model for the revival work of the villages, which could also work more extensively in the wooden architectural area of Northw ...
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Karelian Cultural Enterprise (Interreg)

Start date: Dec 4, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The project endeavoured to create conditions for survival for the culturally significant Russian Karelian countryside and the Finnish villages of White Sea Karelia through business activities and cultural tourism, as based on their cultural heritage. The aim was to create a model for the revival work of the villages, which could also work more extensively in the wooden architectural area of Northw ...
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Folk Music development project in support of cultural tourism (see The Roots and the Shoots of Runic Song)

Start date: Jul 31, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

...d White Sea Karelia as well as establish folk music activity unit in Kainuu, serving the entire Finland and beyond. The project wanted to take advantage of the results of the previous projects by the Juminkeko Foundation and their subsequent know-how, continuing the documentation and revival of runic singing – with the emphasis on the revival and presentation of folk music tradition, which would a ...
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The second phase of Kalevala into the New Millennium -project: Souten soamma suuren hauvin, airoten kalan paremman

Start date: Jun 13, 2004, End date: Aug 12, 2007,

The previous project (the first phase of Kalevala Into the New Millennium) concentrated on creating a networking system between White Sea Karelia and the programme area of Interreg III A Karelia, accounting for, illustrating and preserving the unique cultural values of the Karelian folk song areas as well as guaranteeing their sustainability in both the material and non-material cultural sectors. ...
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The Kianto Institute

Start date: Nov 30, 2002, End date: Jan 30, 2006,

The so-called backwoods writer Ilmari Kianto is an important part of the history of Finnish literature andSuomussalmi. Th e aim of the project was to design and establish a permanent, nationally and internationally knowncultural centre, the Kianto Institute. Th e institute would cherish Kiantos literary and other cultural heritage andpresent the local and Karelian traditions. Th e starting point f ...
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The Interreg project of Kortesalmi border guard station

Start date: Feb 28, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2005,

The project was intended to equip the internationalising Kuusamo border crossing point and the associated Kortesalmi border guard station infrastructure with appropriate and suffi cient border inspection equipment and devices as well as a backup power source. For the border guard station, the monitoring facilities necessary for border control and inspections were to be repaired, a helicopter landi ...
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Research, documenting and revival project of folk music, stage II: Kokko lenti koilta ilmoin

Start date: Sep 30, 2001, End date: Jul 30, 2005,

The main purpose of the project was to implement research, documentation and revival-based activities pertaining to folk music in the runic song area between Kuusamo and Lieksa. Th e research and data collection also involved, in addition to runic songs, other kind of folk music. It was the intention that runic song should be saved for the future generations with the means off ered by information ...
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The first phase of Kalevala into the New Millennium project: Viekäämme syville verkot – etemmä ehättäkäämme

Start date: Jun 12, 2001, End date: Jun 11, 2004,

...indexing system for image material and net-based audio archives, directly accessible on the Internet, supplemented by research excursions to Karelia. The web archive can be found on the home pages of Juminkeko at www.juminkeko.fi /arkisto. Due to lack of resources, it was not yet possible to include material in the audio archives during the project The project also published several books (mostly ...
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