The Nordic Council of Ministers has decided to make the Nordic archipelago cooperation a cross-border committee. The archipelago cooperation budget doubles to over 100 000€ in years 2014 – 2016. This affects the six archipelago municipalities of Åland, the Stockholm archipelago region, and the Åbo and Uusimaa archipelagos in Finland.

– We will increase cooperation between companies and regional stakeholders and build trust, says Esther Miiros who is director of the Nordic archipelago cooperation which also received funding for a youth project, which will look at opportunities for young people to find summer jobs, and for their possibilities to move back to the archipelago as grown-ups.

Ester Miiros