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Farm2Future North

Farm2Future North - Navigating Unsecure Futures

About the project

Farm2Future North – Navigating Unsecure Futures is a three‑year Interreg Aurora project that strengthens small‑scale food producers in Northern Sweden and Finland. The project is grounded in the real needs of primary producers and develops practical, design‑driven solutions that increase visibility, reduce waste, and open new market opportunities. By combining expertise in design, entrepreneurship, bioeconomy, and applied research, the project delivers concrete and scalable methods that support resilient and sustainable regional food systems.

Project goal

Strengthen the competitiveness, profitability, and resilience of small food‑producing SMEs.
Develop Challenge‑to‑Opportunity Transformation Models that turn key challenges into viable business opportunities.
Test and validate solutions through case studies in real SME environments.
Create a digital platform for long‑term knowledge sharing, tools, and collaboration.
Establish a lasting cross‑border network of producers, researchers, students, and regional stakeholders.

UN's Sustainable Development Goals

4 Quality Education
8 Decent Work
12 Responsible Consumtion
13 Climate Action
17 Partnerships for the Goals
Kenneth Nordell

Kenneth Nordell

Research Manager

Period: 1.2.2026 - 31.12.2028
Focus area: Sustainable Businesses and Societies
Research theme: Entrepreneurship
Campus: Vasa
Total budget: 758 681 €
Novia budget: 186 004 €
Financers: Interreg Aurora,
Partners: Luleå University of Technology, Lapin ammattikorkeakoulu, Sustainability InnoCenter Ekonomisk förening
External coordinator: Luleå University of Technology