Model for Wellbeing and Civil Safety in Municipalities

Model for Wellbeing and Civil Safety in Municipalities Social Innovation from Finnish Lapland Lapland in figures Total area 100,369 km2 Population 182,856 Population density 2.0 people / km2 Municipalities 21 Challenges in Lapland Sparsely populated area Long travelling distances Decreasing population High unemployment rate Rising number of elderly people HowHow cancan wewe findfind moremore resources,resources, andand bebe moremore efficientefficient withoutwithout moremore moneymoney ?? SAFETYSAFETY ANDAND WELLBEINGWELLBEING NETWORKINGNETWORKING MODELMODEL Why do we need a new model? - Steeply rising costs Why do we need a new model? - Fragmented management system Public-Private-People Partnership is a possibility • Public authorities, NGOs and the private sector have the same wellbeing and civil safety objectives, and lots of know-how and a lack of resources! • We have managed to connect our resources and to work more efficiently together Develoment Tool of the Model - Project on Civil Safety and Wellbeing • Administrator – Regional State Administrative Agency for Lapland • Funding – European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development • Budget – €643,800 (Municipalities 10 %) • Implementation time – 1 January 2012 – 31 December 2014 • Implementation area – Lapland and North-East Ostrobothnia • Piloting – Cities of Kemijärvi, Pudasjärvi and Tornio – Municipalities of Pelkosenniemi and Posio Regional Network and Co-ordinators in Finnish Lapland Authorities NGO’s Private Sector Projects Regional State Administrative Finnish Red Cross The Regional Organisation of Civil Safety and Wellbeing in Agency for Lapland Enterprises in Lapland Municipalities Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment Regional Council of Lapland Villages of Lapland Association The Regional Organisation of Northern National Social and Enterprises in Western Lapland Health Sectors Development Programme Rescue Service of Lapland Finnish National Rescue NGOs in the villages Assosiation Police Civil Defence Training Municipalities Electronic Safety Association planning platform Lapland University Consortium Lapland Social and Health Travelling Safety Projects MTI, RAMK Care Association Northern Finland Centre of Crime Victim Support Regional Village Project Excellence on Social Welfare Association Traffic Safety authority Mother and Child Homes and Kids and Youths in Ski Resorts Sheltters Association Agrifood Research Finland Mannerheim League for Child ABC meets Youths MTT Rovaniemi Welfare Sami Soster Association Five pilot municipalities Eläkeläisjärjestöt Lapin Järjestötoiminnan Voluntary Rescue Service Network kehittämisrakenne The Tourism Safety Network Traffic Safety Network The Network of the Youth Associations National Network and Steering Group Partners Networking model of the municipalities 1. Common understanding of local needs – Indicators and civic participation – Focus from remedial to preventive work – Synchronising programmes and strategies to common targets 2. Public-Private-People Partnership – Common targets – common resources – Cross-functional/sectoral working group 3. Service packages for wellbeing and civil safety – Using all resources – Co-operation with local and regional authorities, NGOs and enterprises 4. Decision-making and control – The process is transparently connected to annual fiscal and budget planning Benefits of the municipalities • Transparency and confidence between municipalities and NGOs has been improved → Cross-Functional/Sectoral Steering Group • Stakeholders are satisfied and committed to the new working mode → Open and responsive network • New PPP partnerships and services have been developed → Common resources in common use • Financially and Socially Sustainable model has been created LOCAL LEVEL “First time ever municipalities, NGOs, enterprises and other stakeholders have a common picture of the situation and are able co‐ ordinate co‐operation together” (Mayor Erkki Parkkinen, Municipality of Pelkosenniemi, LOCAL LEVEL) REGIONAL LEVEL ““InIn EuropeanEuropean HighHigh NorthNorth thethe reliablereliable partnershippartnership hashas alwaysalways beenbeen toptop prioritypriority –– andand wewe stillstill followfollow ourour traditiontradition”” ”County Governor Mika Riipi, Regional Council of Lapland) REGIONAL LEVEL Statement by Mika Riipi, County Governor of Lapland NATIONAL LEVEL ””TheThe modelmodel willwill spreadspread toto FinnishFinnish municipalitiesmunicipalities andand itit willwill bebe beneficalbenefical forfor regionsregions andand municipalitiesmunicipalities inin allall ofof Europe.Europe.”” (Senior Adviser Christell Åström, Local and Regional Government Finland) .

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