Blog by Hermanni Backer Johnsen, Åbo Akademi University One key output of our Openrisk II project will be an extension and development of the Norwegian AISyRISK risk assessment system (aisyrisk.no) to the Baltic Sea. The AISyRISK model calculates, in a cost-efficient,...
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Supporting Migrant Women’s Entrepreneurship: BSI_4Women National Workshop Highlights
An event dedicated to supporting migrant and refugee women’s entrepreneurship was held as part of the BSI_4Women project, bringing together representatives of public institutions, project partners, experts, and women with migration experience. The meeting provided a...
Time for a Paradigm Shift in Water Recycling: Final ReNutriWater Conference
The in-person event was organised by the ReNutriWater project’s lead organisation, the Chamber of Economy Polish Waterworks (Izba Gospodarcza “Wodociągi Polskie”), and also served as a key milestone in the project’s closure. It gathered nearly 100 participants,...
Results of WMT! Christmas poll: What are your top 3 sources of inspiration?
"Meeting new people" was the most popular choice. The key message of We make transition! project is that creativity, common understanding and enabling hope for the future require interaction and inspiration between different kinds of people. Solutions for a better...
Sustainability Collaboration Between Civil Society Actors and Municipalities – 12 Examples from Finland
The twelve case examples were collected from the three regions that participated in the We make transition! -project: Southwest Finland, Tampere Region and Helsinki-Uusimaa Region. The publication focuses on the civil society´s crucial role in sustainability...
Moving Ahead with a Clear Focus
Much would be easier today if, hundreds of years ago, people had not begun draining the many bogs, pools and wetlands around Västervik in order to cultivate the land. The large amount of surface water that used to shape this landscape would be a valuable...
Enercracy Project Hosts Second Workshop on Municipal Climate Neutrality
On December 16, 2025, the Enercracy project consortium held its second workshop, focusing on municipal energy and climate measures that support energy communities and prosumerism. The event brought together members from different national working groups, representing...
Project BASCIL concludes – Strong outcomes for local food and tourism
As Project BASCIL comes to a close, partners from all eight participating countries recently reunited at Krinova to reflect on achievements, share experiences, and highlight key learnings. Over the past three years, the project has supported small local food...
Project Bascil paves the way for the future of culinary tourism
In the Interreg project Bascil, partners from eight countries across the rural Baltic Sea region came together with one shared goal: to support local food producers by helping them grow into sustainable culinary tourism. “Over the past three years, we’ve taken...
KidsLikeUs Final Conference with the Keynote speech from prof. Rama Gheerawo
KidsLikeUs - where Education, Design and Mental Health Meet On 15 December 2025 the KidsLikeUs Final Conference gathered 65 participants from 15 countries for a meeting that joined together the worlds of education, design and mental health. Represented were educators...












