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Village movement arises from 1970-s to resist moving to cities

Villageplanning and villages as actors in Finnland, Häme region Elina Leppänen, elina.leppanen@hameenkylat.net , +358 400 944 868 Villagecoordinator, Regional villageassociation Häme, 3.3.2011. Village movement arises from 1970-s to resist moving to cities.

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Village movement arises from 1970-s to resist moving to cities

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  1. Villageplanning and villages as actors in Finnland, Häme regionElina Leppänen, elina.leppanen@hameenkylat.net, +358 400 944 868Villagecoordinator, Regional villageassociation Häme, 3.3.2011

  2. Village movement arises from 1970-s to resist moving to cities • Village commitees  village associations • Against reducing the services • Organize fun together

  3. About 15 years of developing villages connected with leader-like financing Suomen kylätoiminta ry (SYTY)Village Action association of Finland19 regional village associations3900 villages, with 2800 village assosiations-> common targets, planning for long periods, projects in every level

  4. Village association – village as local developer and actor • Association, registered = juridical actor, volunteers • Open to everybody, political independence, horizontal • Building cooperations, coordinating • Publicity: village news, websites, e-mail-lists, notice board • Actions • Own projects or participating in projects

  5. Village Development Plan – Our common future? • What are the common needs, problems and interests • How our villige is going to be a better place to live? • Villageplan – long time planning period, - common will to develop own village - wide participation- it leads to action

  6. Steps in the VDP process (1) • The board of the villageassociation decides how the process will be • Why to do a VDP • Getting everybody involved • How to connect the municipality to the process • SWOT • Village meeting for all • Current situation • Our village in the future (positive brainstorming) • What should be changed to achieve that future • Priorities • Who wants to participate in working groups

  7. Steps in the VDP process (2) • (A questionnairy for inhabitants if needed) • Writing the plan, version one • Feedback from assosiations and actors • who are responsible for which implementation • Schedule • Writing the definite plan • A villagemeeting to accept the plan • Implementation • Follow-up of the VDP

  8. New ways to produce local services • e.g. Multiservice day in Lusi villageschool • Older people come to the Lusi Village School in Lahti Region once a week to eat and exercise. Services of the local entrepreneurs are also available, such as massages. The most refreshing events are the joint events with small schoolchildren. The activity started in 2007 –Video in internet!

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