International activities

North Karelia has international contacts and activities with the European Union and with European regions as well as with the Republic of Karelia in Russia. Co-operation in international projects are growing all the time.

The Council is  in charge of the implementation of the Competitiveness and Employment Programme of North Karelia (ERDF and ESF, Objective 2, Phasing-In). The Council has been in charge of the implementation and co-ordination of the Structural Fund programmes of Objective 6 (1994 - 1999), Objective 1 (2000 - 2006), Innovative Actions programme and Euregio Karelia Neighbourhood Programme, Interreg II A Karelia (1994 - 1999) and Interreg III A Karelia (2000 - 2006) in the region of North Karelia.

North Karelia has international contacts with the European Union and European regions, as well as with the Republic of Karelia in Russia. Currently the Council is preparing in cooperation the ENPI CBC Karelia Programme. RCNK has had experience in international EU projects since 1994.

Further information

• Euregio Karelia Neighbourhood Programme
• Interreg III B Northern Periphery programme
• Northern Dimension

East Finland EU Office is the common European liaison office of the four regions of eastern Finland: North Karelia, South Savo, North Savo and Kainuu. The office focuses on the policy follow-up and on identification of the financial opportunities offered by the EU funded programmes and Community Initiatives. The office also searchers for partners in other European regions and provides a rendezvous point and office facilities for visitors from the regions.

East Finland EU Office

Thw New Innovative Actions of Eastern Finland Programme (2006 - 2007)
Welfare technology as an instrument of social innovations

The New Programme "Innovative Actions of Eastern Finland 2006 - 2007"

The programme Innovative actions of eastern Finland (Modern Networked Periphery MONEP) was implemented in four regions during 2002 - 2004 (South Savo, Kainuu, North Karelia and North Savo). The strategic subject of the Innovative actions of eastern Finland programme (Modern Networked Periphery) was eEuropeRegio, the information society at the service of regional development.

Regional Council of North Karelia is a member in the following institutions

• AER (Assembly of European Regions
• AEBR (Association of European Border Regions)
• Erisa (The European Regional Information Society Association)
  
  

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