In this section you will find our research reports and policy recommendations.
Research
Best Practice Examples in Rural NPA areas
What are the biggest challenges for rural social enterprises and what are their top tips for success? In the following you can read about Best Practice Examples and learn more about how social enterprises run their businesses in Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway and Sweden. You will learn about what kind of support has been important to them and in which areas they feel they need more support.
Download the study paperTransnational Knowledge Report of the Conditions for Rural Social Enterprises in NPA Regions 2025
Comparison between Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway and Sweden
Download the reportWhat do we know about social entrepreneurship in rural areas?
A literature review of previous research in Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway and Sweden
Download the study paperNordic research conference Nordic Ruralities
On December 3–5, 2024, Uppdrag Landsbygd organized the Nordic research conference Nordic Ruralities. The conference took place at the Aurora Kultur och Kongress facility in Kiruna. At the event Yvonne von Friedrichs and Cecilia Dalborg presented the paper ‘Social enterprises as enablers in rural areas? ‘
Download the presentation and abstractTo measure the immeasurable or communicate the measurable?
Abstract for the 10 th EMES Conferences Scaling Through Communities: The role of Social Entrepreneurs and Social Enterprises in Boosting Societal Transitions
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