The story of energy advisory services in South Karelia began in 2012. Since then, the service has operated as a regional one-stop shop (OSS), coordinated by the city of Lappeenranta. It was launched in response to a clear regional need for comprehensive and impartial...
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PlanHeat partners and experts gather in Estonia to discuss progress in local heat planning in the BSR
After seven months of intensive collaboration, the PlanHeat consortium and invited experts met in Estonia on 15th and 16th October 2025 for the project’s second transnational partner meeting and its first Local Heat Planning (LHP) Expert Forum. Hosted by PlanHeat...
Meet-Up in Vilnius
On 14–15 October 2025, the MI-RAP team met in Vilnius for its fourth partnership meeting, hosted by the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Over two productive days, the focus was on reviewing progress, defining next steps, and preparing the Transmission...
Latvia: Encouraging Neighbor’s to Start the Renovation Conversation
The Vidzemes EnergoGids is a regional OSS launched by the Vidzeme Planning Region to support apartment owners, housing managers, and municipalities in renovation of multi-apartment buildings. Created within the RenoWave project, funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea...
Flip-EC consortium has completed the first round of user journey workshops and focus groups
Flip-EC consortium has completed the first round of user journey workshops and focus groups Over the summer, the partners of the Interreg Baltic Sea Region project Flip-EC organised a series of focus groups and user journey workshops in six countries across the...
Introducing Sustainable Business Hub – Energy Circle’s Swedish partner
Article written by Astrid Hackl and Deepshikha Singhania: Sustainable Business Hub (SBH) is founded in 2000 and supported by Region Skåne and it operates as a limited company owned by a non-profit association, with a diverse membership spanning businesses,...
Creative Circular Cities start a pre-commercial procurement to tackle cities’ circularity challenges
Creative Circular Cities are looking for interested entrepreneurs, start-ups and other innovative and creative minds to help tackle urban circularity issues. In response to the challenge of adopting more circular lifestyles, CCC cities are now engaging in a...
Soil in Focus: GYPREG at Agricultural Fairs in Sweden
The GYPREG project was showcased at two major agricultural events in Sweden – Borgeby Fältdagar and Brunnby Lantbruksdagar – through the participation of Race For The Baltic and RISE. Both events offered valuable opportunities to connect with farmers, advisors,...
DK Conference Highlights Culture’s Role in Health and Wellbeing: A Call for Greater Investment in Arts on Prescription
Loneliness Is as Harmful to Health as Smoking That was one of the key messages highlighted at the Regional/National Transfer Conference on the topic of Arts on Prescription & Social Prescribing, held at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and organised by...
Capitalising EU-Funded Project Results for Climate-Resilient Coastal Planning
The Baltic PlaNet project platform brings together coastal municipalities to unify their responses to extreme weather events through joint spatial planning, offering practical tools, training, and peer exchange to protect natural and urban areas. Baltic PlaNet...










