Together for development

The Year’s Best Leader Project and the Year’s Best Young Leader Project are awarded to highlight successful projects that, through the Leader method, contribute to sustainable development, innovation, and local mobilization in Sweden's rural areas.

Behind every finalist are people who dare to think anew, collaborate, and engage for their community. During the award gala, the power of the Leader method and the local initiatives that strengthen Sweden from the heart – our rural areas – are highlighted!

In connection with this year's national Leader meeting in Sunne, Värmland at Selma Spa, Local Development Sweden is holding its membership meeting.

Full seminar at the Rural Parliament on the future and importance of the Leader method

”It's a bit jarring when you need to translate our value and people's commitment into numbers,” notes Ann-Charlotte Thörnblad, chairwoman of Local Development Sweden.

A new compilation based on over 3,000 Leader projects shows how local initiatives create long-term development throughout Sweden!

LEADER contributes, among other things, to: Linking the EU with the most local. Strengthening implementation capacity at the local level. Meeting a changing world through strengthened preparedness and resilience. Complementing other efforts within regional development – including through a bottom-up perspective and a place focus. Placing increased focus on how two subject areas (regional and rural development) fit together.

You are welcome to listen to a presentation of the results of LEADER! Team link and information in the post.

🌱Discover what Leaders really accomplish

👉 What concrete results are being created around the country?
👉 What makes the Leader Method unique?
👉 And how is the money from the EU, the state and the municipalities actually used?

Spring is coming and we look forward to continued constructive meetings and dialogue, our members' meeting, annual meeting and the Rural Parliament - among many other things.

Program Local Development Sweden October 7 and 8

On August 27th and 28th, Local Development Sweden met in Stockholm to discuss the ongoing work ahead of the upcoming EU programming period 2028-2034.