Regenerative Nature Tourism (REGGAE) presented results at final conference in Finland
On 23 September 2026, project partners, companies and other stakeholders gathered in Karleby/Kokkola, Finland, for the final conference of the REGGAE research project. The results of the three-year project aimed at promoting accessible and regenerative tourism were presented.
Regenerative tourism is a new and growing concept with many definitions, developed with different purposes. It can be described as a way of traveling that contributes positively to the places visited by giving back more than it takes. The focus is on developing local communities and protecting the environment, so that both society and the environment can thrive and develop in the long term.
The Regenerative Nature Tourism (REGGAE) project started in 2023. The goal has been to promote accessible and regenerative tourism, as well as improve the well-being of entrepreneurs in the area. This has been done, among other things, by the project group building networks and clusters, developing educational materials, producing a guidebook and developing new thematic tourism experiences.
During REGGAE's concluding conference, the results of the project were presented and the participants jointly discussed how regenerative tourism can contribute to strengthening local communities and destinations in the Nordic countries and internationally. From ETOUR at Mid Sweden University, Lusine Margaryan, who together with Kristin Godtman Kling has been responsible for the work on accessibility in nature tourism in the project, participated.
Among the results are popular science and scientific publications, a guidebook, web-based courses, new tourism products and networks for continued collaboration. Here you can read more about the project and take part of the results.
The collaboration will now continue in new forms after the end of the project. This is partly done through ReThink, an international project that develops practical tools for regenerative tourism in Northern Europe.
The REGGAE project is funded by the EU's Interreg Aurora programme and has been carried out in a collaboration between the University of Eastern Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland LUKE, Centre for Economic Development of Kristiinankaupunki, Gold of Lapland Economic Association, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Centria University of Applied Sciences and Mid Sweden University.
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