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Ung Folkmusikbro – Folk Summer School

Ung Folkmusikbro – Folk Summer School. TNC-project between Finland and Sweden. Anna Pensar Co-ordinator of International Affairs LAG Aktion Ostrobothnia LAG YHYRES. TNC-project between Finland and Sweden. Lead partner: Aktion Österbotten, Finland Partner: LAG Leader Hälsingebygden, Sweden

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Ung Folkmusikbro – Folk Summer School

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  1. Ung Folkmusikbro – Folk Summer School TNC-projectbetween Finland and Sweden Anna Pensar Co-ordinator of International Affairs LAG Aktion OstrobothniaLAG YHYRES

  2. TNC-project between Finland and Sweden • Lead partner: Aktion Österbotten, Finland • Partner: LAG Leader Hälsingebygden, Sweden • Owner of the project: • Finlands svenska spelmansförbund rf, Finland • Studieförbundet Bilda Gävle-Dala, Sweden • Second TNC-project in Finland during this period

  3. LAG Aktion Österbotten r.f. • Covers an area of 6750 km² with a rural population of 100 000 inhabitants. • The strategy of Aktion Österbotten focuses on vital villages with a wide supply of service and creative young entrepreneurs. • The three main themes are vital villages, enterprising in Ostrobothnia and competent villages.

  4. LAG Leader Hälsingebygden • Covers an area of 15 000 km² with a rural population of 93 000 inhabitants. • The strategy of Leader Hälsingebygden focuses in promoting entrepreneurship within tourism, added value on local products, nature and culture and also in local initiatives and cooperation.

  5. Ung Folkmusikbro – Folk Summer School • Duration of the Project: 01/04/2010 – 31/03/2011 • Objectives of the project:The main objectives for the project was to create new and interesting folk music activities to engage and stimulate young people’s interest and lead to further activities within the area of folk music, traditional and cultural heritage. Build a valuable network between young people and teachers with a common interest in folk music and cultural traditions. • Applicants of the Project: • - Finlands svenska spelmansförbund, which is an association for promoting Finland-Swedish folk music and traditions in Finland • - The Study and Learning Association BildaGävle-Dala in Sweden

  6. Description of the Project • Educational project • Stimulate the interest of young people to continue playing folk music • Dual actions; • “Sommarlåtar” • “Folk Summer School” • Concerts and local folk music events • Meeting points • Exchange of thoughts and knowledge

  7. Cost of the Project 70% public funding: EAFRD 45% 8 319,15 euro State 35% 6 470,45 euro Municipality 20% 3 697,40 euro ____________________________________ Total: 18 487,00 euro + 30% private funding: 7 923,00 euro ____________________________________ Total: 26 410,00 euro  Cooperation agreement between partners included joint action with separate budgets

  8. Description of the Process • December 2009 Cooperationinquiry from Sweden • Swedish initiator => Swedish NRN => Finnish NRN => Finnish LAGs • Immediate action • - respondeddirectly to the Swedish initiatorshowinginterest in the cooperationinquiry • - the Swedish initiatorwelcomed the responseconfirmingtheirinterest for us as a partner • Next step • - Contacting and engaging of the intendedprojectadministator and otheractors for a meeting in December 2009 • - Arrangements for the forthcoming visit by the Swedish delegation to visit Finland • January 2010 Swedish delegation visited Finland • All partners wereinvited to a meetingwhere the projectideawaspresented by the Swedes • During the process the communicationwassuccessful on severallevels • - LAG level • - Project administrative level • - LAG  Project administrative level – project plans and budgets werebenchmarked and streamlined

  9. Description of the Process • Project applications were submitted in both Finland and Sweden • Duration of the project: 1.4.2010-31.3.2011 • Name of the project: ”Ung Folkmusikbro – Folk Summer School 2010” • The board of the LAGs processed the application and granted funding • Aktion Ostrobothnia in March 2010 and Leader Hälsingebygden in May 2010 • The project work could get started • Preparing of the joint actions (events in Finland and Sweden) and the local actions in both countries • Letter of intent • The Swedish LAG proposed that the Finnish LAG would take the role of Leading Partner • Memorandum of understanding (Letter of intent) was signed on May 7th 2010 • The project application (incl. Letter of intent) was submitted to the ELY Center (the regional administrative authority in Finland) • A steering group was set up

  10. Description of the Process • May 2010: the final decision from the administrative authority – ELY-centre in Finland • - SFC-form to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Finland and further on to the European Commission • Joint action during summer andlocal action during fall and winter • - The event ”Folk Summer School” in Sweden • The event ”Sommarlåtar” in Finland • Budget, sharedcosts and distribution of expenses during  travel • - Both partners have separate budgets and have agreed that every partner will pay their own costs • - In practisetherewas an bindingadmissionfee to participate in the summer events (joint action) • Transnational cooperationagreementwaspreparedduring the summer 2010 • - Agreementsigned in September 2010 by bothLAGs and projectapplicants

  11. Ung Folkmusikbro 2 • Since Ung Folkmusikbro – Folk Summer School was very successful the project was further developed and continued • TNC-project between two Finnish LAGs and one Swedish Lead Partner: Aktion Österbotten rf, Finland Partner: Leader Hälsingebygden, Sweden Co-partner: Pomoväst rf, Finland • Duration of the project: 01/01/2011-31/12/2012

  12. Description of the Project • A two-year-long educational project • Ostrobothnia and Western Uusimaa • TNC-project between Finlands svenska spelmansförbund and Bilda Gävle Dala in Sweden • Folk Summer School in Hälsingland, Sweden during summer 2011 and 2012 • “Sommarlåtar” will be held in Kronoby in Ostrobothnia 2011 and in Tenala in Western Uusimaa 2012. • The main idea with these arrangements is to gather young folk musicians and give them the opportunity to play together with other young people and learn new songs from each other’s areas of origin.

  13. Cost of the project 70% public funding= EAFRD 45% 22 459,50 State 35% 17 468,50 Municipality 20% 9 982,00 ______________________________ Total: 49 910,00 + 30% private funding= 21 390,00 ______________________________ Total: 71 300,00 euro  Cooperation agreement between partners included joint action with separate budgets. Between lead partner and co-partner there is an agreement of transmission of funding.

  14. Outdoor jamming during Folk Summer School in Järvsö, Sweden, June 2010

  15. Sommarlåtar in the woods of Oravais 2010

  16. Outdoor concert in Järvsö, Sweden August 6th 2011. On stage young people from Finland, Sweden and England.

  17. The audience

  18. Thank you for your kind attention! Anna PensarCo-ordinator of International Affairs LAG Aktion Ostrobothnia LAG YHYRESanna@aktion.fi

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