Umbrella project Living Rural Areas

Högsby municipality

The project aims to provide about ten local associations in Högsby municipality with knowledge, common working methods, and structures to jointly establish and sustainably run a community house in a former school. Through study visits, five training sessions, and the development of common routines, collaboration between the associations is strengthened and the conditions for a vibrant and inclusive meeting place in Fågelfors are improved.

Saljenbygdens Fishery Conservation Association

Through a joint study trip along Emån, Saljenbygdens FVO association, together with nearby fishery conservation associations, will increase their knowledge about the water system, water and fish conservation, and how different activities use and affect the water from Vetlanda to the sea. Through the study trip, participants will gain knowledge, inspiration, and new contacts that strengthen the associations' continued work for sustainable water environments and biodiversity.

Nässjö municipality

Nässjö municipality wants to conduct three guided bus tours during the Gårdsrundan 2026 to make the municipality's local food producers and countryside more accessible. Participants will visit producers and simultaneously learn more about local food production, attractions, history, and the countryside through guidance during the trips.

Aneby municipality

Aneby library wants to purchase board and party games for children, young people, and families and make them available both at the library and in the countryside. The games will be placed in existing book cabinets and with associations and community centers to broaden the library's offerings and create more opportunities for community and activity.

Allgunnens Community Association

Allgunnens Community Association will conduct two lectures on edible and medicinal plants as well as natural preservation to strengthen residents' knowledge and preparedness for potential crisis situations. The lectures build on the association's previous work with local preparedness and home preparedness and will also contribute to reviving knowledge about how nature's resources can be utilized sustainably.

Friends of Åsen

Friends of Åsen want to learn the method ”Time Travel” together with educators from Jamtli, where history is conveyed through role-playing, participation, and practical experiences. Through a training day and workshop, the association will develop its first Time Travel for children and youth and thereafter be able to develop more historical themes at Åsen's village.

Forserum Community Association

The sub-activity ”Cultivation for Crisis” will strengthen the knowledge of residents in Forserum about how to grow, harvest, and care for crops to increase their own preparedness for a potential societal crisis. Through five lectures and three practical sessions, participants will learn cultivation techniques and storage of crops, while the activity will promote community and interest in continued cultivation in the area.

Eksjö Working Dog Club

Eksjö Working Dog Club is organizing an open lecture with a leading dog researcher to spread current research-based knowledge about dogs to both members and other interested parties. Through collaboration with the cinema Metropol, the lecture can reach a wide audience and contribute to increased understanding of dogs and better animal husbandry.

Småland Garden Economic Association

Småland Garden wants to conduct a knowledge-enhancing lecture for visitor destinations and other actors in the destination. Through external inspiration and experience exchange, participants will gain new knowledge that can be used to develop their own operations and strengthen collaboration within the destination.

Eksjö Gymnastics Society

Eksjö Gymnastics Society wants to conduct a basic training at home for the association's and nearby associations' leaders. The training will provide more leaders with the foundational competence required for continued licensing training and thereby strengthen safety and development opportunities within gymnastics.

All of Sweden Oskarshamn

The association wants to conduct a joint development day where residents, associations, and businesses gather around an inspirational lecture and a process-led workshop. The goal is for participants to collectively identify concrete development ideas, create new collaborations, and lay the foundation for continued local development work.

Christian Cooperation Småland Blekinge

The association wants to develop its website and strengthen the staff's skills in website management and social media to reach new target groups for the farm's play area and high ropes course. The project includes both the development of digital channels and training that will make the staff more independent in future marketing.

Filmbyn non-profit association

Filmbyn non-profit association wants to create a digital information board that shows filming locations around Mariannelund and tells about their connection to Astrid Lindgren's stories and films. The board will help visitors and school classes find the locations while increasing knowledge about and pride in the local cultural heritage.

Vetlanda Municipality

Vetlanda municipality wants to, together with actors in the tourism industry and associations, carry out a study trip to Kalmar and Öland. Participants will learn from the destinations' work with hospitality, tourist information, and the Harvest Festival, and use the experiences to develop collaboration, info points, and sustainable events in Vetlanda.