South Savo, Finland

  • Awareness, Co-creation, Data, Food education, Local food sector
South Savo Food Cluster

Context

South Savo Food Cluster will cover the food chain actors. Still, the role of end-users, customers, is weak. The need for modern food education and enhancing food citizenship has been identified. The co-creation of new food-products for public and private food service (customers, producers & food service together) plus promotion of the elements of sustainability of local food products are developed in the project.  

The South Savo case addresses strategies such as: 

  • South Savo Regional Strategy: Forest, Water and Food 2021 -2027
  • Smart Specialisation Strategy for South Savo 2018
  • Menestyvä ja muutosjoustava Etelä-Savo- Ruoka-alan kehittämisohjelma 2021 -2027 (Development program for South Savo Food Sector 2021 – 2027) 

Why

  • Newly established South Savo Food Cluster covers the food chain actors in South Savo. The food cluster needs to establish its activities in the area.
  • Regional strategies and action plans point out the role of the sustainable food sector and (food) tourism. 

What

The co-creation of new food products for public and private food service (customers, producers & food service together) plus the promotion of the elements of sustainability of local food products will be developed. 

Key Implementers

  • South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, XAMK 

Associated Organisations

  • Savonlinna Development Agency  

Other Stakeholders

  • Stakeholders from the South Savo Food Cluster such as food processing companies, public and private food services, consumers, RDI actors, business centers as well as regional and local public authorities

Piia Mikonsaari

Mobile: +358504108048

Email: piia.mikonsaari@xamk.fi 

“KISMET brings producers, processors, buyers, authorities, and decision-makers together in the South Savo region to develop a more sustainable food system.

By working together, we will promote the vitality of South Savo, step by step, toward a more sustainable tomorrow. With KISMET, we can spread these best practices across the Baltic Sea Region.” 

Piia Mikonsaari, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, XAMK
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Oberste Pflanzenschutzbehörde, Food Cluster
Behörde für Wirtschaft und Innovation

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20459 Hamburg