How can smart health solutions truly support older adults and why are so many promising innovations still stuck on the shelf? In this episode, Jukka Niiranen, CEO at Arnora shares key insights from Nordic Access project. According to Jukka, the real bottleneck is the...
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Arts on Prescription: Bremen Adult Education Centre Inspires Nationwide Interest in Mental Health through Art
Since 2023, the Bremen Adult Education Centre (Bremen vhs) has played a pioneering role in the international Interreg project Arts on Prescription in the Baltic Sea Region. Known in German as Kultur auf Rezept, this innovative programme brings together art, culture,...
FoodLoops partners meeting in Vilnius: experiences, ideas and exploration of the local context
On May 21–22, 2025, a meeting of FoodLoops project partners took place in Vilnius, gathering representatives from Germany, Finland, Poland and Lithuania. The main goal of the meeting was to discuss the progress of the project, exchange ideas, and explore local...
Lessen the schools’ environmental impact by reducing student food waste and food miles
At this year's Lampa Festival in Cēsi in Latvia, Sustainable Gastro and the Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Latvia, brought together researchers, farmers, educators, and innovators who are working on the frontlines of change—from school gardens to food systems...
🎬Latvian partners visit Poland — the power of collaboration
The programme included fieldwork and laboratory sessions at the experimental station in Wrócikowo and in the laboratories. In the field, researchers looked for early signs of disease in fava bean crops. They exchanged observations and compared pest situations...
Kaskinen Celebrates Cultural Pearl Award with Festive Public Event
The event, organized in cooperation with the Port of Kaskinen, kicked off at with a lively public festival. The highlight of the evening was the formal presentation of the Cultural Pearl award, delivered by Felix Schartner Giertta project manager of the BSR...
Fehmarnbelt Days 2025: BSR Cultural Pearls Celebrates Democracy and German-Scandinavian Friendship
On Saturday morning, visitors were invited to draw their favorite places on a large map of the Fehmarnbelt region, with support from artist Volker Sponholz. These entries sparked many conversations about beloved ice cream parlors, summer houses, or North Sea...
Digital sustainability: towards a competitive and responsible future
Digitalization and sustainability are no longer just future visions; they are becoming an integral foundation for modern business and societal development. In collaboration with the media platform DIENA PĒC, the Latvian Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional...
Helsingborg to Celebrate BSR Cultural Pearls Award on Sweden’s National Day
The main stage program featured the National Day ceremonies, official speeches, musical performances, and the Swedish national anthem. At the BSR Cultural Pearls Awarding ceremony Mr. Felix Schartner Giertta, project manager of the BSR Cultural Pearls project...
Securing Culture: Culture and community actions in times of insecurity
Under the title “Securing Culture” the Cultural Pearls Network gathered local authorities across the BSR, Ukraine and Moldova to discuss how the shifting security landscape is affecting cultural policy and budgets on a local level. Defence, security, and civil...











