The regions
Six Baltic regions from six European countries are collaborating in the framework of the Smart Blue Regions project.
Southwest Finland
Southwest Finland is the leading maritime region of the Finnish maritime industry and hosts over 60% of all Finnish maritime industry companies.
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Ida-Viru
Ida-Viru industries and business activities are mainly located along the Baltic coast, making innovation in maritime sector a crucial topic for the development of the region.
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Riga Planning Region
The Gulf of Riga is one of the most productive marine areas in the Baltic Sea in terms of produced biomass. Innovative and sustainable use of marine resources is a key factor for the long-term prosperity of the region.
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Pomorskie
The coastal region of Pomorskie is one of the most dynamic Polish regions. Energy, in particular manufacturing for the offshore sector, is perceived as one of the region’s priorities.
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Skåne
Skåne Region is the southernmost region of Sweden. The region's “blue” maritime industry is well advanced in offering products and services that contribute to reducing the environmental and climate impact of shipping.
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Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost region of Germany. Its RIS3 identifies maritime economy as one of its five fields of specialisation.
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Southwest Finland
Southwest Finland is the leading maritime region of the Finnish maritime industry and hosts over 60% of all Finnish maritime industry companies.
Read moreRegional partner
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Ida-Viru
Ida-Viru industries and business activities are mainly located along the Baltic coast, making innovation in maritime sector a crucial topic for the development of the region.
Regional partner
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Riga Planning Region
The Gulf of Riga is one of the most productive marine areas in the Baltic Sea in terms of produced biomass. Innovative and sustainable use of marine resources is a key factor for the long-term prosperity of the region.
Read moreRegional partners
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Pomorskie
The coastal region of Pomorskie is one of the most dynamic Polish regions. Energy, in particular manufacturing for the offshore sector, is perceived as one of the region’s priorities.
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Skåne
Skåne Region is the southernmost region of Sweden. The region's “blue” maritime industry is well advanced in offering products and services that contribute to reducing the environmental and climate impact of shipping.
Read moreRegional partner
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Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost region of Germany. Its RIS3 identifies maritime economy as one of its five fields of specialisation.
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Smart Blue Regions news
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Beautiful video about the blue economy of Ida-Viru region (Estonia)
"The sea unites us and belongs to all of us". Watch this beautiful video developed within the frames of the Smart Blue Regions project to learn more about the blue bioeconomy potential of an Estonian region Ida-Viru.
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Conference “The role of regions in fostering blue growth”: presentations are available online
Dear participants of the conference “The role of regions in fostering blue growth”, thank you for coming to Berlin on the 22nd of January and making a success of this event.
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Register for the conference ”The role of regions in fostering blue growth”!
The registration for the conference “The role of regions in fostering blue growth” - Smart Blue Regions’ final conference - is now open! Click here to register
The conference will take place in Berlin on the 22nd of January. It will build upon the results of several transnational projects, most of them Submariner Network ones, that all aim to foster blue growth – from regions and for regions in the Baltic Sea.
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Discover the new website for blue growth in Southwest Finland!
Southwest Finland, partner of the Smart Blue Regions project, just launched a new website presenting blue growth success stories and opportunities in the region: blue growth in Southwest Finland - http://sininenkasvu.fi.
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Learn more about Smart Blue Regions’ contribution to the Annual BSSSC conference
The Annual Baltic Sea States Sub-regional Cooperation (BSSSC) Conference took place from 10th to 12th September in Gdansk, Poland. This year, the theme was solidarity, participation and smart action for a better future. Smart Blue Regions project partner Association Pomorskie in the EU, was the main organiser of the workshop “Smart societies - Blue Growth regions".
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Have a look at the programme of the Smart Blue Regions project workshop at the 26th BSSSC Annual Conference!
Smart Blue Regions will contribute to the further development of smart specialisation strategies by hosting an inspiring workshop “Smart societies – blue growth regions” during the Baltic Sea Subregional States Cooperation (BSSSC) Annual Conference, taking place on 11-12th September in Gdańsk. The main theme of the conference is “Solidarity, participation and smart action for a better future”. The programme of our workshop is available here.
