Living Coast begins its journey at Rødvig Harbour
What can an old harbour building become? A place to cultivate and process seaweed, a learning space for local schools, a meeting point for residents—or perhaps all three? These questions became tangible when the Living Coast partners visited Rødvig Harbour...
Jelgava tests how public buildings can share solar energy
Jelgava’s energy community began with a practical municipal question: could the city cover part of the electricity needs of its public buildings with locally produced solar energy? The city operates schools, libraries, municipal offices, cultural venues and leisure...
Hazardous chemicals: the way forward
On 8–10 September 2026, the Horizon Europe -funded project ZeroPM celebrated its closure in Brussels. At the final conference “Achieving Zero Pollution of Persistent and Mobile Substances: The Way Forward”, about 170 people representing universities, public...
What Can Forest Genetic Monitoring Tell Us? Key Takeaways from Our Recent Transnational Event
How can we tell when a forest population is beginning to lose the genetic diversity it needs to adapt? This question formed part of the discussion during the recent DIVERSE_GENE_WATCH transnational online event, “Forest Genetic Monitoring in the Baltic Sea Region:...How can the Baltic Sea remain safe, resilient, and sustainable in an increasingly complex maritime environment?
BalticBlue Corridor Platform Project Kick Off Held in Turku, Finland On 8-9 September, maritime experts gathered in Turku, Finland, to launch the BalticBlue Corridor Platform, a new initiative bringing together cutting-edge digital solutions and maritime safety...
Energy Circle Partners Meeting in Tartu: From Testing to Implementation
The meeting came at an important stage of the project. With the Energy Circle solutions now being tested across partner regions, the focus is gradually moving from testing and learning to implementation, monitoring and sharing the results. The meeting...
Obinitsa shows how a local problem can spark an energy community
The idea for the Obinitsa energy community did not grow out of an abstract wish to do something greener or more modern. It began with a practical problem: the high electricity bills of the Seto Aiad cold storage facility and the need to make local berry farming more...
Partner introduction
Turku University of Applied Sciences – Lead partner for Tour Rural Baltic About us Turku University of Applied Sciences (Turku UAS) is a community of 15,000 students and professionals in Southwest Finland. Beyond education, we actively develop research and...