Linking sustainable practices throughout Europe
SYTY (Village Action Association of Finland)
Rural topic(s): Development of rural territories
City: PERNIÖ
Country: Finland
Web site: http://www.kylatoiminta.fi
The Village Action Association of Finland (in Finnish: Suomen Kylätoiminta ry or SYTY) promotes and develops village action and locally initiated rural development on the national level. The Village Action Association of Finland is an umbrella organisation for regional actors in rural development. Residents’ Associations, village coalitions, LAGs and national central organisations are members of the Village Action Association. In 2013, theAssociation had 131 member organisations.
Scale of intervention : National
Keywords: empowerment of rural communities, integrated rural development, Community Led Local Development (CLLD), Leader approach
Places: Finland
Actors: association, network, platform, forum
Methods: networking, partnership, training/capacity-building, programme/project management