Nurmes Training
Cultural Routes Seminar
“A Route to Regeneration”
9-10 March 2020
The Seminar provided an overview of the main characteristics of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme and presented case studies and best practices from the certified Cultural Routes, with a special focus on Finland and the Baltic Sea Region. It served as an essential reference for managers, developers, stakeholders and representatives of member States interested in the implementation of Cultural Routes.
The Seminar in Nurmes addressed methodologies and tools for developing Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe and best practices from the Baltic Sea Region.
The event was organised by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture and Business Finland/Visit Finland, in collaboration with the Runosong Academy.
Day 1
HYVÄRILÄ YOUTH AND HOLIDAY CENTER
10.00 Registration of participants in Hyvärilä
10.30 OPENING
- Pentti MALINEN, Executive Director, Regional Council of Kainuu
- Pentti OJAJÄRVI, Cultural Coordinator, Regional Council of North Karelia
- Susanna MARKKOLA, Program Manager of culture tourism, Visit Finland
10.45 Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe: a European label of excellence and tool for cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region (in English)
Stefano DOMINIONI, Executive Secretary, Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe; Director, European Institute of Cultural Routes
11.30 Lunch break
12.30 Cultural Routes as a tool of regional development (in English)
Miguel Ángel MARTÍN RAMOS, President of the Routes of Emperor Charles V, Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, Head of Brussels Delegation, European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation
13.15 Cultural Routes in Finland
Anne MATTERO, Special Government Advisor, Ministry of Education and Culture and Marianne LEHTIMÄKI, Cultural Routes and heritage expert
13.15 The Case of St. Olav's Waterway: James SIMPSON, Project Manager, City of Parainen
13.45 Song traditions - theme for a new cultural route: Pekka HUTTU-HILTUINEN, Runosong-Academy
14.00 Coffee break
14.30 European Cultural Tourism Networks: the case of the Iron Curtain Trail, Cultural Route of the Council of Europe: Michael CRAMER, former Member of the European Parliament
15.00 Panel discussion
Cultural routes in tourism, regional development, youth education and studies
Moderator: Susanna MARKKOLA
- Miguel Ángel MARTÍN RAMOS, Head of Brussels Delegation, European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation
- Tytti MÄÄTTÄ, Mayor of Kuhmo City
- Tuomo TAHVANAINEN, Director of experience production sector, Kainuun Etu Regional Development Company
- Jason KOUKKU, Director of Hyvärilä Youth and Holiday Center
- Katja PASANEN, Researcher, Project Manager at the Centre for Tourism Studies, University of Eastern Finland
16.00 Closing session
17.00 End of seminar
Day 2
HYVÄRILÄ YOUTH AND HOLIDAY CENTER
Workshop for developing routes
08.00 Breakfast / Morning coffee
08.30 "Tourism Tours and Trails”
Keynote speaker David WARD-PERKINS, independent expert
09.30 Training Workshop: An overview of methodologies and tools for developing Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe
10.30 Cultural Routes in the Baltic Sea Region: Routes4U best practices
Constanze METZGER, Senior Project Officer, Routes4U, Council of Europe and Marianne Lehtimäki, cultural routes and heritage expert
11.30 End of seminar
