Public funding and destination evolution in sparsely populated Arctic regions

Figures & data

Figure 1. Overnight stays in Lapland, Norrbotten and Västerbotten. Sources: Statistics Finland (2022) and Tillväxtverket (2022).

Figure 2. Organizations receiving funding for tourism projects between 2007 and 2021. Sources: Eura2007 (n.d.), Eura2014 (n.d.), Keep.eu (n.d.) and Tillväxtverket (n.d.).

Figure 3. Spatial distribution of funding for tourism firms in Finnish Lapland, Västerbotten and Norrbotten 2007–2021.

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	Lapland/Finland	Västerbotten/Sweden	Norrbotten/Sweden
National level Pools national funds with ERDF funds and delivers these funds to the regions	Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö)	The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket)
National level agencies involved in regional development	Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (elinkeino-, liikenne ja ympäristökeskus, ELY-keskus) Manages business and agricultural funding	County administrative boards (regional development function is gradually transferred to county councils/regions) Investments above 25 million Swedish krona are handled by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
Regional level authorities steering regional development	Regional Council of Lapland (statutory joint municipal authority) Manages public sector project funding	Region Västerbotten (elected county council/region) Public funding up to 25 million Swedish krona	Region Norrbotten (elected county council/region) Public funding up to 25 million Swedish krona
Funding percentages of total costs of private sector projects	Investment funding for small firms: 35% (40% for EU funding period 2021-2027) Investment funding for medium sized firms 25% (30% for EU funding period 2021-2027) Development funding: 50%	Investment support for firms varies between 25-50% Micro support granted if total costs of project are between 40,000 and 60,000 Swedish krona/50% Regional investment support for projects with total costs between 2 million and 25 million Swedish krona/10–35% Innovation grant: maximum of 1.2 million Swedish krona/maximum of 45%	Investment support for firms varies between 10% and 35% Micro support: maximum of 30,000 Swedish krona/50% Consultation support: maximum of 150,000 Swedish krona/50% Innovation support: maximum of 1.2 million Swedish krona/45%

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