Countryside for vigorous finland. government report to parliament on rural policy. 

(Maaseutupoliittisen selonteon englanninkielinen käännös)

Tekijä: Maaseutupolitiikan yhteistyöryhmä

Sivuja 51, elokuu 2009

ISSN 1238-6464, ISBN 978-952-227-249-2 (nid.), ISBN 978-952-227-250-8 (pdf).

 

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The Government submitted the Report on Rural Policy to Parliament on 20 May 2009.

The report sets out national rural policy and acts as a guide for the comprehensive consideration of rural areas in various policies. The aim of the report is to improve the quality of life and develop business activities and the rural policy system.

Improving the quality of life will be pursued by developing the conditions for living in rural areas, the availability of services and rural accessibility. Developing businesses will be pursued by diversifying and strengthening rural businesses, entrepreneurship and business services, by capitalising on and enhancing human capital and by creating innovation systems suitable to rural areas.

Labour policy will feature in the efforts to respond to the labour shortage and special rural needs. The production of renewable energy, diverse use of forests, multi-sector farms and tourism are being seen to an increasing extent as a source of employment and livelihood.

Developing the rural policy system at all operational levels through a governance and networking approach is considered to be key. Particular efforts will be made to strengthen local development tools and the conditions for and role of civic activities within society, as well as to develop programme-based work. To develop broad rural policy, ministries are recommended to introduce the rural proofing method in situations when a decision or policy has a regional impact.