Written by Terje Schmidt and Tiina Beldsinsky, Union of Municipalities of Harju County (HOL)Â The seminar brought together local government leaders, planning, education and health promotion specialists, school and kindergarten directors, and physical activity...
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What age-friendly employment has to do with mental health
Work is one of the main sources of daily structure, purpose and social contact in adult life. That makes the way employers handle the final decade of a career a question of mental health, and not only one of workforce planning. It is also a point where two of the BSR...
Invitation to join the RESIST Closing Seminar and Reception in Brussels
How can regions create the conditions for social innovation to take root, grow and deliver lasting impact? Designed for representatives of European regions and social innovation stakeholders this afternoon seminar will bring together regional experiences, policy...
How to Access the CADS Tool
The Climate Action Decision Support (CADS) Tool is an open-source, browser-based platform for assessing the emissions and economic impacts of climate actions, building transparent scenarios, and communicating results to planners and decision-makers. The CADS Tool was...
Tour Rural Baltic – connecting rural destinations through sustainable mobility
Rural tourism is full of hidden gems. A village café at the end of a country road, a beautiful forest trail, a small harbour, a local farm, a historic site or a spectacular cycling route – often these experiences are scattered across the landscape rather than...
ACTIVATE BSR: Strengthening Digital Resilience and Youth Engagement in the Baltic Sea Region
Overview Rural areas across the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) are facing growing challenges from hate speech, disinformation and radicalisation. These threats undermine civic trust, weaken democratic institutions and risk marginalising young people’s voices. At the same...
What does PestSpace mean in practice?
Meet Adam - our stakeholder from Poland, representing agricultural advisory services Adam Fojud from the Wielkopolska Agricultural Advisory Center brings the perspective of agricultural advisory services to PestSpace. His experience highlights the importance of...
ACTIVATE BSR launches to strengthen democratic resilience through youth participation
A new CBSS-led project will strengthen cooperation between young people and local authorities in the Baltic Sea Region to address disinformation, hate speech and polarisation. ACTIVATE BSR officially kicks off in Gdańsk, Poland, on 3 September 2026. “Democratic...
Project story. From Copenhagen to Riga: design quality in circular ideas
Alīna Beitane is one of the project participants from Riga, who travelled to the design festival 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen as part of a Creative Circular Cities study trip. With a background in architecture and a strong interest in sustainable solutions, she...
Insights from across the region: a new article series on mental health
The BSR Mental Health Platform has started a new article series, BSR Mental Health Insights. Each edition brings forward one voice from the region and one idea worth pausing on, drawn from the people working on mental health promotion, prevention and support across...











