MDI and Luke (Natural Resources Institute Finland) support ELY centres in the Finnish Lake District (South Savo, North Savo, North Karelia, Southeast Finland and Central Finland). The programme contributes to the content of the next programming period for national and regional rural development programmes, bringing together existing knowledge and developing objectives and concrete measures relating to the following themes: water protection, climate change, biodiversity and business and housing. The programme will be completed in December 2019.