Monthly Archives: February 2020

MDI, in cooperation with the Natural Resources Institute Finland, implemented a process for the development of the Finnish Lake District’s Rural Environment and Climate Programme which supports the selection of rural development priorities for ELY Centres in the Finnish Lake District for the programme period 2021–2027. The ELY Centres of North Karelia, North Savo, Central … Continue reading A joint programme involving five ELY areas with the aim of achieving the rural, environmental and climate goals in the Finnish Lake District →

We carried out a survey of the statistical and database requirements of the arts and culture sector for the Ministry of Education and Culture. According to the survey, the industry produces a large volume of statistics, but they are often not commensurable and are generally scattered across many locations. More expertise in the collection, production, … Continue reading The statistical and database requirements for the strengthening of the arts and culture field →

MDI, together with the ‘New City collective‘, drafted a scenario and produced vision work on the development of the Malmi area for the City of Helsinki. The basis for this work is the need to develop Malmi as the new centre of northeast Helsinki. Malmi’s commercial services are concentrated in shopping centres, but the area … Continue reading Vision work develops Malmi as the centre of north-east Helsinki →

MDI, the City of Savonlinna and the Regional Council of South Savo jointly achieved a common and new cultural strategy for Savonlinna and the wider Saimaa region during the autumn of 2019. What made the drafting process exceptional was its trans-regional nature, where the objectives of the cultural strategy serve the needs of the four … Continue reading Savonlinna is a phenomenal cultural city →