In his editorial, Sami Kurki, Director of Ruralia, underlines the need for cooperation between entrepreneurship and research and calls for new approaches to boost collaboration. As a guest contributor, Heini Utunen, Regional Director of Etelä-Savo, focuses on the importance of researched knowledge for ensuring overall security and security of supply in modern Finland.
This time, the magazine focuses on the people and phenomena that shape ruran areas: local communities, social entrepreneurship and multicultural communities in rural areas. The connection of businesses with their local communities, the built heritage or the development of the rural property market tell their own story of a changing rurality and the importance of local communities. The magazine also looks at the views of local decision-makers on organic and local food, the role of tourism in the regional economy, a sneak peek at upcoming events and a taster of scientific articles. One of the articles also looks at the versatility of project work - without forgetting the challenges!
Inspiring reading!