Eloon! tour: Vibrant urban centres in Central Finland
Event information
What will the city centres of Central Finland look like in 2030? How vibrant will they be? And what role will art, culture and business activities play in this?
Join us to brainstorm how the vitality of Central Finnish city centres can be developed! Participants from different language backgrounds are also welcome to attend. The webinar will be conducted in Finnish, but participants who do not speak Finnish as their mother tongue will receive language support.
The event is organized in two parts. On Monday 30 September from 9 am to 10 am a webinar will orient participants to the upcoming workshop. This webinar will be held in Finnish, but a summary of the speeches and questions will be available in Finnish and English.
On Tuesday 1 October from 9 am to 1 pm, a workshop will be held where solutions for the vitality of Central Finland's urban centres will be developed together. The workshop is held at Yritystehdas in Jyväskylä. In the workshops, you can work alone, in a couple or in small groups. The workshops are organized in Finnish, but it is also possible to participate in other languages.
The event is aimed at companies and entrepreneurs working in creative fields and other industries in Central Finland. It offers a unique opportunity to meet professionals from various industries and develop new business opportunities between traditional industries and the creative sector.
Programme
Monday 30 September, 9:00am–10:00am, Teams
9:00 Opening words
Sonja Antosalo, Finnish Entrepreneurs
Sofia-Charlotta Kakko, Creative Net, Art Promotion Centre Finland
9:05 Presentation of the Vitality Challenge: Anna Kyntäjä, Jyväskylän sydämessä ry
9:15 Case study: Kirsi Pitkänen, Art Impact
9:35 Radical creativity: Riikka Mäkikoskela, Aalto University
Tuesday 1 October, 9:00am–1:00pm, Yritystehdas
8:45 Morning coffee
9:00 Recap of the contents of the Teams meeting
9:15 Guidance for the workshop and collaboration
11:45 Summary and a look to the future
12:00 Networking lunch
The results will be presented at the Central Finland’s Cultural Forum on Thursday 3 October at Painotalo in Äänekoski.
The registration has ended. You can inquire about cancellation spots at [email protected].
The event can accommodate a total of 50 participants from business and creative sectors.
Due to limited capacity, only one representative from each organisation can attend, but please get in touch with us in advance if there’s any questions about this. Priority is given for participants who can participate on both days. Please note that registration is binding.
Participation in the event is free of charge, and morning coffee and lunch are included in the workshop.
Eloon! tour
What new ideas emerge when traditional business sectors meet creative sectors?
Eloon! tour brings together actors from traditional business sectors with representatives of the arts, culture and the creative industries. The goal is to come up with new solutions to the challenges of regional vitality.
The Eloon! tour will take place in autumn 2024 and visit four locations: Lappeenranta, Jyväskylä, Rovaniemi and Rauma.
The Eloon! tour is being organised by Suomen Yrittäjät – the Federation of Finnish Enterprises and the Creative Net project (ESF+) of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike). The event in Jyväskylä is also being organised by the City of Jyväskylä, the Regional Council of Central Finland, and the ELY Centre for Central Finland. Keski-Suomen Yrittäjät and Jyväskylän Sydämessä ry are also involved in the collaboration.
Further information
Sofia-Charlotta Kakko, Project Manager, Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike), [email protected], +358 295 330 912
Sonja Antosalo, Specialist, Suomen Yrittäjät, [email protected], +358 50 303 7846
Visual design of the Eloon! tour: Aino Papinniemi