Study trip to Finnish industrial and cultural heritage

Ekomuseum Bergslagen is arranging a study trip to Finland in the spring of 2026 in collaboration with the Finnish Administrative Area Smedjebacken and Leader Bergslagen. Through the trip, we want to develop the collaboration with the sister museum, but also look at how we can become better at promoting Finnish in our home municipalities. We would love to see fellow travelers from both the museum world and officials from our municipalities. The goal is to learn from the sister museum and the municipalities in Finland and to create new collaborations at home so that after the trip we can continue to explore the different perspectives of emigration and immigration.

Text in Finnish below

 

The trip will take place March 17 – 20, 2026

Participation in the trip includes one of the following:

  • Finnish administrative area within Leader Bergslagen.
  • Ecomuseum Bergslagen or another (eco)museum with a focus on industrial and cultural heritage.
  • Other corresponding activities that are in harmony with the purpose of the project, e.g. active in an association in the Leader area.
  • Municipal official, regional official or similar, with an interest in this network.

The project Study and inspiration trip Bergslagen – Finland is funded by Leader Bergslagen.

The trip is fully booked.

The goal of the project is to carry out a study trip to places of industrial historical interest in Finland.

The aim of the project is to promote minority languages and culture in Bergslagen. The hope is that the study trip will lead to new collaborations between the Finnishöthe administrative areas within the Leader Bergslagen area. There is a interesting point of contact between Mountaineering and others industrial historical sites around the EU, for example Finland. In addition, our countries have a long shared history. The project will be a way to revivelto be the work with the minority language Finnish – in a Bergslag context.

The background to the trip is that there is now a relatively newly formed "sister museum" to the Ecomuseum Bergslagen in Finland: Industrial Heritage Society. Several of Ekomuseum Bergslagen's founding municipalities are also Finnish administrative areas.

Through the trip, we want to develop our collaboration with the sister museum, but also look at how we can become better at promoting Finnish in our home municipalities.

We welcome fellow travelers from both the museum world and officials from Finnish administrative areas. The goal is to learn from our sister museum and municipalities in Finland and to create new collaborations at home so that after the trip we can continue to explore the different perspectives of emigration and immigration.

Program for the study trip 17-20 March 2026

We reserve the right to make changes to the program. The places we visit in Finland are included in Industrial Heritage Society, which is a newly started eco-museum with a focus on industrial heritage. We mainly get information about industrial history, but also about what it meant in Finland that so many Finns moved to Sweden.

Tuesday, March 17.

Collection of fellow travelers in the morning in Skinnskatteberg – Ludvika – Smedjebacken – Söderbärke – Fagersta – Surahammar – Hallstahammar – Västerås – Stockholm. We will travel in the same large bus with Taxi Skinnsberg the entire trip. You will pay for lunch on the way to Stockholm, e.g. bring a packed lunch.

Visit to the Finnish Embassy in Stockholm.

Boat trip Stockholm – Turku M/S Viking Glory. Part of inside cabin, double room, beds on the floor. Dinner included, drinks not included.

Wednesday, March 18.

Arrival in Turku 07:35, breakfast included.

Bus trip Turku – Eura – Ulvila – Pori – Ahlström. Approximately 200 km trip. "Today's lunch" + coffee included.

Overnight stay in Noormarkku. Dinner included. Drinks not included.

Thursday, March 19.

Departure from Ahlström/Björneborg – Leineperi – Tampere – Viking Line terminal in Turku. Approximately 300 km journey.

Lunch included.

Dinner on the boat included. Drinks not included.

Friday, March 20.

Arrival in Stockholm around 7:00 a.m. Then Västerås – Hallstahammar – Surahammar – Fagersta – Söderbärke – Smedjebacken – Ludvika – Skinnskatteberg.

What is included in the trip?

Leader Bergslagen covers the costs of bus + driver, round trip boat trip, hotel in Finland, guiding in Finland as well as lunches and dinners (excluding additional drinks/alcohol), all breakfasts.

Additional costs may include, for example, food and drinks in addition to what is included in the meal packages, single rooms instead of double rooms, etc. The project does not pay salaries to accompanying participants.

Welcome!

We hope to travel with you in September!

Anne Seppänen, Smedjebacken Municipality

Vivi Båvner, Leader Bergslagen

Malin Andersson, Ecomuseum Bergslagen

Terveluva ån opintomatkalle Suomeen 17 – 20 maräust 2026

Kuluut, jos kulut:

  • Johonkin Leader Bergslagenin kunnista, joka on also suomenkielinen hallintoalue. Esim kunnan sylvester, or similar.
  • Ekomuseum Bergslageniin, tai muuhun museoon, joka teluustuy teollisuus- ja kulturiperintöon.

Taustana on ektsä Suomesta gistika "sisarmuseo" Ecomuseum Bergslagenille: Industrial Heritage Society, www.teops.fi.

Useat Ekomuseum Bergslagenin kunnista ovat südiming also suomen kielen hallintoalueita ja tahtoisimme hankeen kautta makita kuljaköy kuntiemme – ja sisarmuseomme välle.

Matkan aikana olisi aeika syventyä mahan- ja maastamuuttoon liuttviin aiheisiin, ja svetning oppia tunteman toisemme tämpä.

Program

The program can be changed according to the need. Matkustamme yönnes isolla bussilla Skinnsberg's taksilla.

Vierailukheit Suomsä geutt Teollisuusperintöseuraan, joka on vastaperustettu ekomuseo. Saamme tietoa teollisuushistoriasta, mutta eksätä äsätä, mimä merkitsi Suomelle se ektä niin moni muutti Ruotsiin.

March 17
Matkareitti: Skinnskatteberg – Ludvika – Smedjebacken – Söderbärke – Fagersta – Surahammar – Hallstahammar – Västerås – Tukholma.
Vierailu Suomen suurlähetystösse Tukholmassa.
Laivamatka Tukholma – Turku M/S Viking Glory.

March 18
Saapuminen Turkuun 07:35 local time.
Bussimatka Turku – Eura – Ulvila – Pori – Ahlström. Yöpyminen Noormarkussa.

Approximately 200 km bus route.

March 19
Lähtö Ahlströmistä/Porista – Leineperi – Tampere – Viking Linen terminaali Turussa.

Approximately 300 km bus route.

March 20
Saapuminen Tukholmaan noin at 07.00. Paluureitti: Västerås – Hallstahammar – Surahammar – Fagersta – Söderbärke – Smedjebacken – Ludvika – Skinnskatteberg.

Leader Bergslagenin hankerahoitus kattaa säytä kulut: bussimatka, laivamatka (kahden hengen sissehytti, alapeti), kaikki ateriat (ei säläjuomia/alkoholia).

Varaa omaa rahaa ruokiin ja juomiin æreonvarattujen aterioiden tai jos haluat kalliimman hytin/hotellihuoneen.

Imloitstautut övgamällä meilin Malin Anderssonille, malin@ekomuseum.se. Aihe "Application for study trip Finland". Muista mainita nimi, bämmävuosi ja pieni krije jossa kerrot miksi tahdot äätn. Malin replies to meiliisi säytävan alassa.

Hope to see you soon

Anne Seppänen, Smedjebackenin county
Vivi Båvner, Leader Bergslagen
Malin Andersson, Ecomuseum Bergslagen

What is Leader?

Leader on europpalainen såråning keitässähojmela. Leader Bergslagen on yksi Ruotsin rihmista. Yhteensä rihmä on 40. Leader Bergslagenia tukee Europån komissió, Jordbruksverket ja siemen kuntaa: Ludvika, Smedjebacken, Skinnskatteberg, Surahammar, Norberg, Fagersta, Hällefors, Lindesberg, Nora and Ljusnarsberg.

Leader Bergslagen tukei hankeitia jokta sätävät alueelista dynamiikkaa.

The program supports new local hankeita. Projektit voila olla joko localisia tai huytstött yllä mittøjen kuntien köytäm. Cooperation can also be done Leader groups meet in Finland.

Jos haluatte sördersätze aktivitetteja jokka maxavat max SEK 30,000 sis alv. was able to hook up the name The Leader Check.

Kielikylpy aktivitetietti inspirasiata

  • Kutsukaa Suomesta comedy group
  • Rätzäkää konsertti jossa suomen kielinen einistätä
  • Räjätäkää naittely jossa suomenkielinen taitelijia, esim kutsukaa videotaitelija Suomesta.
  • Räjätäkää tuohipaja (Workshop with fists)
  • Kutsukaa Sanna Laakso inspiroimaan. https://www.instagram.com/sannni/
  • Rätzäkää leipomis-päivä nuorten kanssa jossa teemana karjalanpiirakat ja muut suomiaiheiset levokset.
  • Rätzäkää kunnon vappufestit jossa simaa ja munkkeja. https://www.k-ruoka.fi/artikkelit/vappu

Take the opportunity Leader-kansliaan niin kerromme très!