Utsjoki
The Living Lab
The case area consists of Utsjoki (Ohcejohka in North Sami), the northernmost municipality in Finland. Utsjoki is the only municipality in Finland with Sámi-majority, having 46 % of its population Indigenous Sámi. The municipality is formed of three small villages: the main village Utsjoki that has given its name to the whole municipality and two smaller villages, Karigasniemi and Nuorgam. The settlement of the municipality is mainly concentrated along the river Teno between Finland and Norway.
Living Lab interventions
Traces in Utsjoki: inspiring respectful visitor behaviour in nature areas
Placemaking as a technique to support meaningful visitor experiences
News
Traces in Utsjoki: inspiring respectful visitor behaviour in nature areas – Utsjoki LL intervention
“Traces in Utsjoki” is a concept for managing and influencing Utsjoki visitors’ behavior and actions…
Exploring Scheldeland during international exchange visits
From 20 to 22 June, the Scheldeland Living Lab received representatives of the living labs…
Utjoski, Scheldeland and Huesca Living Labs share success stories of sustainable cultural tourism
On 24 and 25 May, Utjoski’s living lab hosted one of the six exchanges programmed…
UNESCO kicks off capacity-building actions in the Split and Utsjoki Living Laboratories
As foreseen by its role as leader of WP6, UNESCO has kicked off capacity-building actions…
Capacity Building Workshop on Sustainable Cultural Tourism Destination Management for the Utsjoki Living Lab
If you are interested in learning how UNESCO works for sustainable cultural tourism destination management…
Loarre and CIHEAM Zaragoza host a European training event on how to promote sustainable cultural tourism
The training took place in Loarre’s Town Hall on 17 March with researchers and experts…
