The practical measures included within the Rural Development Programme for Mainland Finland are grouped under the programme’s four main axes:

1. Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector, including: support for young farmers starting work; training for producers working in agriculture and forestry; support for agricultural investments; support for developments in the foodstuffs, wood and bioenergy sectors.
2. Improving the environment and the countryside, including: the provision of Less Favourable Area (LFA) subsidies and agri-environmental subsidies; measures to promote animal welfare; support for financially unproductive investments.
3. The quality of life in rural areas and diversification of the rural economy, including: the diversification and development of non-agricultural livelihoods in farms and other rural-micro-enterprises; development of rural tourism; development of rural services and villages.
4. Leader activities: support for Leader Local Action Groups’ work on issues related to axes 1–3; support for collaboration between regions, including international projects.

For more detailed descriptions of the wide-ranging opportunities presented by the programme, follow the link on the right to see the entire programme document.

Rural Development Programme for Mainland Finland (4.11.2011)

Rural Development Programme for Mainland Finland (28.4.2011)

Rural Development Programme for Mainland Finland (7.6.2010)

Rural Development Programme for Mainland Finland (24.11.2009)

Rural Development Programme for Mainland Finland (18.6.2009)

Rural Development Programme for Mainland Finland (23.1.2009)

Rural Development Programme for Mainland Finland (14.4.2008)