Responsible cross-border history-based tourism. Gustav III – Sprengtporten – Catherina II

Programme 2014 - 2020 South-East Finland - Russia ENI CBC

Date of latest update: 2024-01-29

Description

Description (EN): Sprengtporten project’s objective is to develop responsible cross-border history-based tourism by creating new tourist products and services, which are based on our common history and heritage.

Description (RU):

Целью проекта Sprengtporten является развитие устойчивого трансграничного исторического туризма посредством создания новых туристических продуктов и услуг, основанных на нашем общем историческом и культурном наследии.

Description (FI): Sprengtporten hankkeen tavoitteena on kehittää vastuuntuntoista rajat ylittävää historiapohjaista matkailua luomalla uusia turistituotteita ja -palveluita, jotka perustuvat yhteiseen historiaamme ja perintömme.

Achievements (EN):

The aim of the project is to develop responsible cross-border history-based tourism by creating new tourist products and services based on our common history and common heritage attracting and developing SME sector in tourism and other related industries. Lead Partner was University of Helsinki, Ruralia Institute. Partners were Mikkeli development company Miksei, Mikkeli city, Union "Leningrad region chamber of commerce and industry", Autonomous non-commercial organisation Microcredit company Vyborg centre of business support and Administration of Municipal Union Vyborg district of Leningrad region. After Russia-Ukraine was started, the project continued only in Finland. Project consisted in several parts. The first one is contend development, which included historical research, collection and geolocation of data. Data were collected and archives and libraries in Finland, Sweden in Russia. As a result, two research reports were prepared. Russian research reports was published as online-publication. Report of Finnish researches was published in the Ruralia Institute publication series. Research data was used for the creation of Sprengtporten virtual museum with open access. Biggest part of youth work was organised though creation of virtual museum. https://sprengtportenmuseo.fi/ During the second part of the project on the base of research, the development of new tourist products and services and testing of them together with local tourism business were done. All together 13 local companies participated in the project. Trainings and individual consultation for entrepreneurs were organised. This lead to the new skills development. Among created tourism products and services are local historical beer, historical menus, historical cycling route, Katariina stable inspired by Sprengtporten, etc. Repairing works are the third part of the project. In Ristiina Brahelinna building was partly reconstructed. Sprengtporten room and library were renovated and new entrance was constructed. In the Business incubator in Vyborg rooms for the workshops and historical exhibition were renovated.

Website: http://sprengtporten.fi

Delivered Outputs (EN):

target value: TI Number of enterprises participating… 40/25 TI Number of business organisations… 13/6 PSI Collection of historical data/adults 10/7 PSI Collection of historical data/youth 16/20 PSI Amount of non-profit organisations 9/7 PSI Amount of local residents… 55/100 (justification provided with IR) PSI Amount of hours worked by volunteers…584/5000 PSI Amount of developed tourist services 10/10 PSI Partly renovated Brahelinna opens…1/1 PSI Virtual museum with open access…1/1

Thematic information

Cultural heritage and arts Tourism

Thematic Objective: Business and SME development

Partners (6)

Lead Partner: Helsingin yliopisto

Address: Lönnrotinkatu 7, 50100 Mikkeli, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.helsinki.fi/fi/ruralia-instituutti

Total budget: EUR 337 499.00

ANO «Microcredit company «Vyborg center of business support»

Name: ANO «Microcredit company «Vyborg center of business support»

Address: Lenin’s avenue, 2, 188800 Vyborg, Russia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.vcpp.ru

Total budget: EUR 124 522.00

Leningrad Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Name: Leningrad Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Address: Kirpichniy Lane 4, 191186 Saint Petersburg, Russia

Legal status: private

Website: https://lo.tpprf.ru/

Total budget: EUR 107 178.00

Administration of Vyborg District of Leningrad region

Name: Administration of Vyborg District of Leningrad region

Address: Sovetskaja street, 12, 188800 Vyborg, Russia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.vbglenobl.ru

Total budget: EUR 6 140.00

Mikkeli Development Miksei Ltd

Name: Mikkeli Development Miksei Ltd

Address: Maaherrankatu 22, 50101 Mikkeli, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.mikseimikkeli.fi

Total budget: EUR 76 263.00

Mikkeli city

Name: Mikkeli city

Address: Raatihuoneenkatu 8-10, 50100 Mikkeli, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.mikkeli.fi

Total budget: EUR 243 128.00

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ANO «Microcredit company «Vyborg center of business support»

Responsible cross-border history-based tourism. Gustav III – Sprengtporten – Catherina II

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Leningrad Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Responsible cross-border history-based tourism. Gustav III – Sprengtporten – Catherina II

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Administration of Vyborg District of Leningrad region

Responsible cross-border history-based tourism. Gustav III – Sprengtporten – Catherina II

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Mikkeli Development Miksei Ltd

Responsible cross-border history-based tourism. Gustav III – Sprengtporten – Catherina II

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Mikkeli city

Responsible cross-border history-based tourism. Gustav III – Sprengtporten – Catherina II

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University of Helsinki

Responsible cross-border history-based tourism. Gustav III – Sprengtporten – Catherina II

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Summary

Project name (EN): Responsible cross-border history-based tourism. Gustav III – Sprengtporten – Catherina II

Project acronym: Sprengtporten

Project start date: 2020-11-01

Project end date: 2022-10-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 894 730.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 429 470.00

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 48.00%

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Third-country contribution: Russia: EUR 143 157.00

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2014 - 2020 South-East Finland - Russia ENI CBC

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2024-01-29

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

71 / 71 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

320 / 320 (100%)

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Responsible cross-border history-based tourism. Gustav III – Sprengtporten – Catherina II

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