Rovaniemen kylien kehittämissäätiö
The purpose of the foundation is to strengthen the viability of Rovaniemi's villages and promote the well-being of their residents. In order to achieve its general interest purpose, the Foundation supports and assists projects and activities that increase the attractiveness of the different areas and villages of the municipality and promote their cultural, recreational and economic activities.
The future is not a place, where we are going, but a place we create
The Foundation's activities
Supports and assists projects and activities
- increase the attractiveness of villages
- promote cultural, recreational and economic activities
- maintaining living conditions in villages that make people want to continue to live and work there
- promote research to identify trends in the development of activities in different regions and villages
- the Foundation's funds are not used to finance the statutory activities of the municipality.
The assets of the Foundation:
- Foundation capital: 1 000 000 €
- Donated funds: €17 000 000
- Total: €18 000 000
- Value of investment assets at 31.12.2024: €25 027 543
The assets of the Foundation:
- The Foundation's capital
- Donation funds
- Total
- Value of investment assets 31.12.2024
- 1 000 000 €
- 17 000 000 €
- 18 000 000 €
- 25 027 543 €
Budget for the use of revenue shares in 2025
- Investment and development projects for associations: €280 000
- Water management measures:
20 000 €
- Business vouchers: €150 000
- Cultural activities in villages: 55 000 €
- Transport support and summer employment for young people: €20 000
- Other separate investment and development projects: €130 000
- Total: €670 000
Budget for the use of revenue shares in 2025
- Investment and development projects for associations
- Water management measures
- Business vouchers
- Cultural activities in villages
- Transport aid and summer employment for young people
- Other separate investment and development projects
- Total
- 280 000 €
- 20 000 €
- 150 000 €
- 55 000 €
- 20 000 €
- 130 000 €
- 670 000 €
2024
2023
2022
2021
Development aid and aid for water management
2024
2023
2022
2021
Cultural events in villages
2024
2023
2022
Projects
Business voucher
The application for a business voucher is submitted as an electronic application via the link below.
The application can also be downloaded in pdf format
Useful links
Board members
Topical
Rovaniemi villages' future evenings
The Future Evenings allow villagers to share their own views, dreams and questions about the present and the future, and thus build common visions for their own village and between villages. The evenings will take place between 5 May and 14 May 2025.
Programme:
18:00 - 18:15 Welcome coffee and words of welcome
18:15 - 18:45 Introduction and sharing of success stories
18:45 - 19:15 Village discussion: our development goals and dreams
19:15 - 19:25 Break
19:25 - 19:55 Outline of village plans
19:55 - 20:10 Summary
20:10 - 20:30 Village BINGO
Sign up by clicking on the link below. Welcome!
Celebration of Rovaniemi's villages, 20 years of the Foundation, history and publication of the strategy 2025
The party will take place on 25.10.2025 at 9 - 17 at Mäntyvaara racecourse. The programme will be announced closer to the event.
Village Development Foundation launches call for applications 2025
Village development grants
The grant is intended for registered village associations operating in the Rovaniemi city area for the self-development of the residential area.
Water management grants
Grants are awarded to registered associations operating in village areas for water management measures. The maximum amount of the grant is e 2000 per water body.
The applications will go to Rovaniemen kylien kehittämissäätiö, tj. Matti Alatalo, matti.alatalo@rkks.fi.
Application guide and online application forms
Instructions and forms coming later at asiointi.rkks.fi
(link will be opened in April 2025)
For more information, visit
Matti Alatalo, tel: 040 501 2850, email: matti.alatalo@rkks.fi.
Summer job grant for associations 2025
RKKS's grant to a village association to hire a young person with a summer job voucher from the City of Rovaniemi in summer 2025.Application deadline 30.4.2025 using the form below.
Community and culture in Rovaniemi villages 2024
The Village Development Foundation made it possible to organise Rovaniemi villages and children's cultural events.
Sonka Napapiirin Kyläyhdistys ry selected as Rovaniemi Village of the Year 2024 - Village of the Year awarded
Each year, Rovaniemen kylien kehittämissäätiö presents recognition awards for the village of the year and village activities.
Rovaniemi Villages handicraft product
Villages' Rhythm handicraft product in the picture.
Taito Lappi ry is designing a craft model for use by village craftspeople at the request of the Village Development Foundation.
As a basis for the design, we want to find factors that connect Rovaniemi's villages by interviewing villagers and collecting information through a survey.
Thank you for being part of bringing the craft tradition to life!
Yt. Taito Lappi ry and Kylien Kehittämissäätiö
In Jaatila, a village tradition was collected
Last summer, the Jaatila's Villages Association's Village Heritage Collection project mapped old photographs, archival materials and objects owned by private individuals in the villages of Jaatila.
The project combined the village knowledge of Olli Tiuraniemi, who acted as project manager, with the knowledge of the Lapland Provincial Museum's materials. The project was supported by Rovaniemen kylien kehittämissäätiö.
Olli Tiuraniemi and Jouni Alaruikka examine the material found in the Ylitalo house. Photo by Heidi Pelkonen.
Annual Meeting of the Rovaniemi Village Development Foundation Board of Directors 29.05.2024
Rovaniemen kylien kehittämissäätiön history for village actors
In 2025, the Foundation will celebrate 20 years of activity and the Board of the Foundation has decided to produce a history, which will be completed in the anniversary year.
2022 report on the use of aid for Rovaniemen kylien kehittämissäätiö
Please use the form below to submit a statement of account for any village development aid previously received to Rovaniemen kylien kehittämissäätiö if your association is part of a village area. An approved statement is a condition for the award of new development grants.
JOKOS -Work and Wellbeing in Villages project awarded with the "Work away" award
Fibre-optic connections to villages
The Rovaniemen kylien kehittämissäätiö government has decided to contribute to the provision of fast and reliable fibre connections to villages, thus increasing the vitality of the village.
