Relevant projects and initiatives

The project “ICH North - passing on our musical heritage” aims to enhance the role of musical heritage and musical communities in northern Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Sami region. The project will give musical heritage more visibility as well as promote cross-border cooperation, building bridges between educational institutions and heritage communities and musicians. ICH North applies a bottom-up approach with the communities. The project measures include creating a digital map and a MOOC and advancing entrepreneurship related to musical ICH in the region. Our international networks include ICH NGO Forum and Nordic-Baltic ICH Network, nationally, regionally and locally we participate in the National ICH expert group and many folk music and folk dance related associations, networks and working groups.