
Practices to Improve School Lunch Quality and Inclusion
Quality School Lunch
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Quality School Lunch
PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
1 Innovative societies
objective
1.2 Responsive public services
Project type
Implementation
July 2026 - June 2028
Quality School Lunch
The project Quality School Lunch brings together schools, municipalities and food providers across Finland, Lithuania and Poland to create more inclusive and healthy school food environments that help all children, including those with special needs, enjoy balanced meals and participate equally in school life.
The project addresses growing health disparities in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) focusing on children’s nutrition and inclusiveness in schools. Many children with special needs cannot enjoy balanced school meals, which impacts learning, well-being, and long-term health. Public schools in Finland, Lithuania, and Poland face similar challenges but differ in experience and approaches to inclusion. This transnational project builds on the proven Finnish Tasty School model, which integrates food literacy and school practices, to strengthen the capacity of municipalities—particularly in rural or socioeconomically challenged areas—to provide inclusive food environments. Through cross-country cooperation, focus groups, on-site visits, co-creation workshops and training, the project will adapt and harmonize the Tasty School model for the BSR. The main output will be a standardized, multilingual toolkit (EN, FI, PL, LT) offering schools and municipalities practical guidance to integrate food literacy into school practices. The toolkit will include training materials, tested practices, and pedagogical resources to support food literacy for diverse learners. By connecting schools, municipalities, and food service actors in the BSR, the project creates a network that fosters shared solutions, reduces fragmentation in public services, and improves policy uptake. Its outcomes will strengthen child well-being, health and equity, while enhancing the livability and resilience of BSR.
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Budgets
Quality School Lunch
in numbers.
in numbers.
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0.50MillionTotal
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0.40MillionErdf
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0.00MillionNorway
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Quality School Lunch
in numbers.
- 60.223558224.9459659
- 62.889531627.6309296
- 54.886247823.9290387
- 50.093553818.5421463
- 54.395441424.0463483
- 52.466960016.9802600
Project partners
Lead partnerFinnish Society for Food Education Ruukku
- TownHelsinki
- Region
- CountryFinland
- RegionHelsinki-Uusimaa
- RepresentativeFinnish Society for Food Education Ruukku
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
124,572.64
Savonia University of Applied Sciences
- TownKuopio
- Region
- CountryFinland
- RegionPohjois-Savo
- RepresentativeSavonia University of Applied Sciences
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
112,694.40
LITMEA | Smart Food Cluster
- TownKaunas
- Region
- CountryLithuania
- RegionKauno apskritis
- RepresentativeLITMEA | Smart Food Cluster
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
118,955.20
City of Rybnik
- TownRybnik
- Region
- CountryPoland
- RegionRybnicki
- RepresentativeCity of Rybnik
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
58,707.04
Alytus District Municipality Administration
- TownAlytus
- Region
- CountryLithuania
- RegionAlytaus apskritis
- RepresentativeAlytus District Municipality Administration
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
43,825.60
Czerwonak Municipality
- TownCzerwonak
- Region
- CountryPoland
- RegionPoznański
- RepresentativeCzerwonak Municipality
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
41,094.93
Contacts
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Project manager, Financial manager, Communication managerAliisa HyvönenFinnish Society for Food Education Ruukku
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Project manager, Communication managerKaisa KähkönenSavonia University of Applied Sciences
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