For the final chapter of our PestSpace on Tour series, we visited the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LBTU) in Jelgava. It was a great opportunity to meet the people behind the research and see where the work happens - from the university...
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Facetten shows what it takes to turn a promising site into an energy community
The Facetten pilot in Åtvidaberg began with ambition and a practical municipal interest. Åtvidaberg Municipality had a long history of working with climate and energy projects, and StartSun offered an opportunity to connect that experience with something concrete:...
BSR HyAirport partners meet in Kiruna to prepare for the project’s final phase
In early September 2026, the partners of the BSR HyAirport project gathered in Kiruna, Sweden, for a partnership meeting hosted by Swedavia. With less than two months remaining until the end of the project, the meeting focused on reviewing progress and preparing for...
Follow the BSR Mental Health Platform on Instagram
The BSR Mental Health Platform has opened an Instagram account. You can find it at @mentalhealthbsr. The platform brings together the results of a number of projects working on mental health across the Baltic Sea Region, and much of that work is easier to show than to...
Marttila shows why energy communities start with calculations, not solar panels
The idea of exploring an energy community in Marttila did not begin with a broad wish to do something greener or more innovative. It grew out of a practical need to understand how a typical Finnish housing company could modernise its energy system, reduce long-term...
BSR Go-abroad brings the Baltic Sea Region together in Copenhagen!
How can we make it easier for smicro-SMEs to grow beyond their national borders in the Baltic Sea Region? And what can policymakers, business development organisations and regional ecosystems do to make internationalisation more accessible for even the smallest...
Opening of Teilen & Schrauben in Hamburg
On 22 August, Goldbekhaus in Hamburg-Winterhude opened “Teilen & Schrauben” (“Sharing & Screwing”), a new neighbourhood space for sharing, repairing, making and learning. The opening featured hands-on activities including screen printing, making deodorant,...
Reflections from Europe Forum 2026: Harbours of Change Turning Circular Economy Ambitions into Action in Baltic Sea Ports
Organised by Circular Ports partner Centrum Balticum Foundation, the session Harbours of Change: Circular Economy in Baltic Sea Ports explored both the strategic framework for circularity and concrete solutions already being tested and implemented around the...
Creating a shared vision for regenerative tourism in the Baltic Sea Region
2 November 2026 12:00 - 17:00 The workshop is organised by the Interreg BSR RegenT project as a pre-event to the Baltic Sea Tourism Forum 2026. Location: Danish Maritime Museum, Helsingør 12:00 – 13:00 networking lunch, Danish Smørrebrød...
SmartAging Podcast #29-Biomaterials for Smarter Aging: Nature-Inspired Materials for Future Care
Nature has spent millions of years developing ways to protect living organisms from pathogens. Could these existing solutions help us create safer, more sustainable and more human-centred care environments? In this SmartAging podcast episode, host Pasi Rantanen is...












