Rural Wellbeing
Rural Wellbeing

Rural Wellbeing

PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
1 Innovative societies
objective
1.1 Resilient economies and communities
Project type
Implementation
July 2026 - June 2028
Technical details

Rural Wellbeing

The project Rural Wellbeing brings together rural SMEs, support organisations and local communities to turn local nature, food and cultural traditions into an attractive well-being tourism experience, helping rural communities become more visible and economically thriving across the Baltic Sea region.
Project summary

Rural areas in the Baltic Sea Region face population decline, fragile economies, and fragmented tourism development. Many small rural businesses have strong potential to offer unique wellbeing services based on nature, food, and cultural traditions, but they lack the skills, networks, and visibility to do so competitively. The project Rural Wellbeing supports rural SMEs in five countries to co-create place-based wellbeing tourism offers. It focuses on selected flagship SMEs, supported by umbrella organisations, to turn local assets such as forest walks, sauna traditions, and local food into attractive and sustainable tourism packages. Currently, SMEs cannot achieve this alone due to barriers including limited know-how, weak cross-border cooperation, and lack of marketing reach. The project overcomes these barriers by offering joint training, peer exchange, and practical tools such as self-assessment methods, guidelines, and promotion materials. By enabling SMEs to design and test wellbeing offers, WiN strengthens rural economies, creates new income opportunities, and fosters cultural pride. Communities benefit from new jobs and visibility, while visitors receive high-quality, restorative experiences. The project outcome will also inspire other regions in Europe by showing how rural resources can be transformed into innovative wellbeing tourism.

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Budgets

Rural Wellbeing
in numbers.
  • 0.50
    Million
    Total
  • 0.40
    Million
    Erdf
  • 0.00
    Million
    Norway
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40 Benefitting organisations 1 Solution(s) in preparation 1 Solution(s) plannedfor use / upscale 1 Pilotactivities 20 Organisationsin the project

Rural Wellbeing
in numbers.

  • 56.057256714.1494362
  • 59.430942524.7797511
  • 54.898213923.9044817
  • 52.738685123.5869851
  • 56.50628127.3306623

Project partners

Lead partnerKrinova Incubator & Science Park
  • Town
    Kristianstad
  • Region
  • Country
    Sweden
  • Region
    Skåne län
Total partner budget
117,196.80
Estonian Rural Tourism NGO
  • Town
    Tallinn
  • Region
  • Country
    Estonia
  • Region
    Põhja-Eesti
Total partner budget
95,650.80
Lithuanian Countryside Tourism Association
  • Town
    Kaunas
  • Region
  • Country
    Lithuania
  • Region
    Kauno apskritis
Total partner budget
95,650.80
Local Tourst Organization Bialowieza Forest Region
  • Town
    Hajnówka
  • Region
  • Country
    Poland
  • Region
    Łomżyński
Total partner budget
95,650.80
Latgale Region Tourism Association
  • Town
    Rezekne
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Latgale
Total partner budget
95,650.80

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