Feasibility Study – Slow Travel Mid Sweden: Pilgrim
The association slowtravel.se has been granted project support for the project Feasibility Study – Slow Travel Mid Sweden: Pilgrim. The project targets people who live and work along the S:t Olav Trail and aims to create local anchoring, gather information and knowledge about the S:t Olav Trail.
Purpose and Goals
The purpose of the project is to:
The purpose of the project is a feasibility study to create local anchoring, gather information, knowledge, and data regarding the S:t Olav Trail as an important destination and as a future local leisure and wellness facility in Region Västernorrland and Region Jämtland.
The goal of the project is to:
The goal of the project is a feasibility study report.
About the Project
The project targets people who live and work near the trail and will create local anchoring and gather information. This is done, among other things, through data collection via surveys, interviews, and meetings that are then analyzed and compiled into a report.
From the application
”We want to create local anchoring around the S:t Olav Trail by finding ways to increase the use of the trail as a local leisure and wellness facility, which leads to an improved living environment for residents around the trail.”
About the Project
Project Period
Ongoing
Project Owner
slowtravel.se
Project Manager
Joanna Daxell Vivien
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About Funding
Established Support Amount
113,744 kronor
Funding from LAG
24,062 kronor
Funding from the Agricultural Fund
75,938 kronor
In addition to the above, the project estimates to contribute with voluntary engagement valued at 101,650 kronor.
LAG Board's Decision Justification
LAG decides to prioritize the project as it meets all basic requirements and achieves more than 300 points, which means that the project is assessed to contribute to the goals and efforts included in the implementation of the local development strategy for Leader Mittland Plus.
The applicant has described in their application that the project's benefits accrue to the countryside, follows the basic principles of the leader method regarding partnership, local anchoring, and local innovation, and through its results can contribute to Goal 2: An attractive, sustainable, and inclusive living environment – a place to long for through sub-goal 2G nature and cultural conservation, making nature and culture accessible for recreation and tourism development of small-scale infrastructure, as well as Goal 3: A strengthened local economy with livelihood opportunities and competitive entrepreneurship through sub-goal 3J development of tourism.