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O4O Policy Retreat 7 - 8 September 2010 Nairn, Scotland FINLAND - NORTH KARELIA Arja Jämsén

O4O Policy Retreat 7 - 8 September 2010 Nairn, Scotland FINLAND - NORTH KARELIA Arja Jämsén. NORTH KARELIA FINLAND 166 000 inhabitants 14 municipalities. Three sub-regions Central Karelia Joensuu Pielinen Karelia Three O4O municipalities Lieksa (12 700) Nurmes (8 500)

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O4O Policy Retreat 7 - 8 September 2010 Nairn, Scotland FINLAND - NORTH KARELIA Arja Jämsén

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  1. O4O Policy Retreat 7 - 8 September 2010 Nairn, Scotland FINLAND - NORTH KARELIA Arja Jämsén

  2. NORTH KARELIA FINLAND 166 000 inhabitants 14 municipalities

  3. Three sub-regions • Central Karelia • Joensuu • Pielinen Karelia Three O4O municipalities Lieksa (12 700) Nurmes (8 500) Valtimo (2 500)

  4. BACKGROUND • North Karelia is ageing faster than the rest of Finland • Living the reality that is the future of the rest of Finland and Europe • “laboratory of ageing”

  5. Activities in Two main pilots Place of Friendship, Nurmes Vuonislahti Village, Lieksa Two sub pilots Koli Village, Lieksa Valtimo Municipality

  6. O4O AIMS New, positive prospects for ageing North Karelia region New ways of working with people in ageing communities New ways of cooperation in municipalities Volunteering, social enterprises, time-bank Sustainability – on the basis of Nordic welfare state

  7. O4O FOCUS • sustainable volunteering; learning from NPP-partners • - innovative co-operation in villages; regional development • - awareness, positive attitude towards the ageing society; young people, decision makers, professionals, older people

  8. PLACE OF FRIENDSHIP Nurmes a social meeting place and activity centre for (elderly) citizens Sustainable volunteering: 1)How to get volunteers 2) How to keep them 3) How to find the lonely elderly 4) How to cooperate with local authorities

  9. Outcomes – Ystävänpysäkki • Training program and handbook for volunteers • Campaign for volunteers • Interviews, reports by student • Happy Together Party tradition

  10. Outcomes - Vuonislahti • Interviews about old people´s needs, hopes and resources • Draft for a peer-support programme • Campaign and training for volunteers • Stronger role for Village Centre Kukko as a resource centre

  11. SUMMARY 1) Awareness of the ageing society • Ageing in all regional strategies • Positive ageing in media publicity • Involvement of many young people

  12. 2)New networking and linking • NKUAS - North Karelian University of Applied Sciences: ageing & rural areas • Role of NGOs stronger • New future care models in discussion; Green Care, family care; social firms etc. • NPP cooperation

  13. No progress in • Time-banking • Social enterprises • Social firms Why? • O4O ”too early” in terms of Finnish legislation • Finnish welfare state & strict rules and roles between the public, private and NGOs • Tension between the private sector, NGOs, volunteers and the public sector

  14. Finnish conclusions • Rethinking ageing society and rural communities • Changes in legislation • Welfare mix in service strategies • Structure for cooperation between the public, private and third sector in the region • Coordination and support for local activities, not bureaucracy • Learning from others • Empowering older people & involving the younger

  15. Thank you for your attention! arja.jamsen@jns.fi

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