📋 Tender Overview
The Government has approved Finlands participation in seven European regional co-operation programmes i.e. the Interreg programme series. These programmes support cross-border transnational and interregional co-operation. They are part of the upcoming EU regional and structural policy programming period and are co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund ERDF.The programmes promote the exchange of experiences and dissemination of good practice from the regions. This can have a significant impact on the competitiveness and economic development of regions and especially of border regions. A further aim is to promote the effectiveness of cross-border labour markets.The programmes also seek to strengthen the entire Baltic Sea region as a European and global economic area and to find new solutions and formats for the developmental problems of sparsely populated northern regions.The programmes are jointly prepared with the participating countries and regions. All of the countries that participate in a programme must approve it nationally after which the programmes are submitted to the European Commission for approval.Programmes approved by the Government on 16 September 2021 participating countries and fundingInterreg Cross-border co-operationAurora Finland Norway and Swedentotal funding of EUR 160.8 million including EU funding ERDF of EUR 93.8 millionCentral Baltic Estonia Finland Latvia and Swedentotal funding of EUR 158.5 million including EU funding ERDF of EUR 126.8 millionInterreg IIIB transnational co-operationNorthern Periphery and Arctic Faroe Islands Finland Iceland Ireland Greenland Norway and Sweden potentially Northern Ireland Russia and Scotland over the programming periodtotal funding of EUR 67.3 million including EU funding ERDF of EUR 43.8 million Interreg IIIC interregional co-operationInterreg Europe EU-wide Norway Switzerlandtotal funding of EUR 474.4 million including EU funding ERDF of EUR 379.5 millionInteract EU-wide Norway Switzerlandtotal funding of EUR 45.0 million including EU funding ERDF of EUR 33.8 millionURBACT EU-wide Norway Switzerland and the EU candidate or IPA countries Albania Northern Macedonia Montenegro Serbia Turkeytotal funding of EUR 103.0 million including EU funding ERDF of EUR 79.8 millionESPON EU-wide Iceland Liechtenstein Norway Switzerlandtotal funding of EUR 60.0 million including EU funding ERDF of EUR 48.0 millionFinland will participate in a total of eleven programmes four of which are still in preparation. The national approval process for the remaining four Interreg programmes Baltic Sea Region Kolarctic Karelia and South-East Finland - Russia will be launched later in the autumn.
