Pori and Mänttä-Vilppula partnership: Revitalization, community and cultural development as driver of Liveability
The exchange centered on two study visits: Mänttä-Vilppula visited Pori in February 2025, followed by Pori’s visit in May 2025. These visits enabled deep dives into community development, cultural services, and the reuse of vacant urban spaces, while also...
Challenges and solutions from the City Blues pilot in Tartu
As part of Tartu’s shift from traditional infrastructure to climate-resilient planning, the pilot shows how old industrial areas can become vibrant landscapes that provide services like flood control, urban cooling, ecological connectivity, and recreational...
Transnational cooperation strengthens organisational capacity
A survey among organisations involved in KISMET shows that transnational cooperation has significantly strengthened institutional capacity across the Baltic Sea Region. As of now, 47 organisations from Finland, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Latvia, and Lithuania...


