KOHESIO · Q4298155 · FI

Meta cluster for attracting the Japanese tourism market

Tourist visits from neighbouring countries are declining, clusters with skills, knowledge & understanding to enter new challenging markets are required. Working with Japanese market experts project will forge new direct market links with Jap TAs & TOs to increase Jap tourist visits. Clusters & good potential from rural tourism (RT) exists in terms of: product quality; demand: Japan (Jap) tourists visit rural areas for natural & heritage culture & use rural SME services; marketing synergy: Tourism Boards in Jap is a key market, project will cooperate in joint marketing with them to Jap TAs & T…

EU budget
€1.1M
Total project cost
€1.4M
Period
2016-07-01 → 2020-03-31
Thematic objective
TO03Competitiveness of SMEs

About the Competitiveness of SMEs objective

Thematic Objective 3 backs the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises through grants, financial instruments, business-development services and internationalisation support. SMEs account for the bulk of EU employment, so the objective acts as a regional jobs lever.

Co-funding: the EU contributes €1.1M toward a total project cost of €1.4M — a co-funding rate of 81%, with the remainder covered by national, regional or private sources.

Kohesio is the European Commission's open-data platform for projects co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund and the Just Transition Fund. It draws on lists of beneficiaries published by national managing authorities and harmonises them into a single EU-wide view.

Full project record on Kohesio — partners, deliverables, location map, related funding decisions.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the EU budget for this project?
The EU contributes €1.1M toward a total project cost of €1.4M, a co-funding rate of 81%.
Which fund or thematic objective does it belong to?
This project falls under EU Cohesion Policy thematic objective TO03 — Competitiveness of SMEs — financed through the European Structural and Investment Funds.
Which country is the project located in?
The project is located in FI.
What is the project period?
The project runs from 2016-07-01 to 2020-03-31.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete project record — beneficiary, location and related funding decisions — is published on Kohesio, the European Commission's open-data platform, under reference Q4298155.