Projects
2024-2027 Luomuopetuksen nykytila ja koulutuksen kehittämistarpeet (LuomuOPE), participant, HAMK.
2024-2026 Maasta elinvoimaa. Kestävän ruoantuotannon ja uusien innovaatioiden tuomat mahdollisuudet Uudellamaalla, participant, HAMK.
2022-2025 Promoting and Upgrading Geen Skills in Agriculture (ProGreen), participant, HAMK.
2022-2024 Viljalajikkeiden sopeutuminen paikallisiin olosuhteisiin (Viljasoppa), participant, HAMK.
2023-2024 Luomuopetuksen nykytila ja koulutuksen kehittämistarpeet (LUKOKE), participant, HAMK.
2021-2023 Monimuotoisuutta peltoon (MoPe) coordinator. Financed by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, HAMK.
2021-2022 Tulevaisuuden maanviljelijät, participant, HAMK.
2021-2022 Growing Seed Savers in Museums participant, financed by Nordplus, Nordic Council of Ministries. Was choosen to Best practice -project by Nordic Council of Ministries, Estonian coordinator, NGO Maadjas.
2018-2020 Growing Seed Savers participant, financed by Nordplus, Nordic Council of Ministries, Estonian coordinator, NGO Maadjas.
2019-2021 Nordic Project on Edge Zones and Green Corridors in the Agricultural Landscape, participant. Financed by Nordic Council of Ministeries, HAMK.
2019-2021 Luomussa vara parempi participant (2019-2021), project leader (2021), HAMK.
2017-2020 DBL- Digitalisaatiolla luonnonvarat biotalouteen. TP1: Digitaaliset sisällöt ja menetelmät, participant, HAMK.
2017 Ravinne- ja energiatehokas maatila, jatkohanke, participant and coordinator (1.7.2017-31.12.2017). Financed by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, HAMK.
2018 Vähähiilinen maatila-hanke, coordinator (1.5.-31.12.2018). Financed by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, HAMK.
2007-2013 KnowSheep - Developing a Knowledge-based Sheep Industry on the Baltic Sea Islands. Interreg IV A 2007-2013 Archipelago and Islands Sub-program. More information HAMK.
2013-2014 AvoinLuovaYhteisö (ALY), education development, HAMK.
2013 OSKU, education development, HAMK.
2013 Mobiililla - luonnollisesti! Mobiilikesäkoulu, teacher and education development, HAMK.
2011-2013 Mobiilisti, Mobiilikesäkoulu, teacher and education development, HAMK.
2011 AVO-hanke: Viisautta Mobiilin käyttöön, Mobiilikesäkoulu, teacher and education development HAMK.
2009-2011 AVO-mobiilit, Mobiilikesäkoulu, teacher and education development, HAMK.
2013-2014 ESR hanke: Avoimet Luovat Yhteisöt (ALY), teacher and education develpment, HAMK.
2011-2014 Osku, education development, teacher and education development, HAMK.
2007-2010 Rural Traditional Heritage - tool for sustainability, 2007-2010, ERASMUS Intensive Program project, Life Long Learning. RUTH blog, HAMK.
2009-2012 Avoimet verkostot oppimiseen (AVO), AVOMobiilit, teacher and education develooment, HAMK.
2007-2009 Biotalouden verkkotoimintojen kehittäminen, participant, HAMK own development project.
2006. Conservation of Endangered Estonian Native-breed Sheep as Heritage Value, participant. Financed by UNESCO.
2003-2006 VirtuaaliAMK portal, teacher trainer, teacher and education development, Suomen Virtuaaliammattikorkeakoulu.
1999-2000 Rural Business Russia-Finland Farm development plan for educational farm of Novgorod State University, co-ordiantor (05/1999-02/2000), student education, HAMK.
1998-1999 Phare Micro Facility Project /036 “Co-operation on countryside business”, co-ordiantor (09/1998-04/1999), HAMK
1997-2000. Baltic Sea Agri - co-operation network between higher agricultural educational institutions in five countries around the Baltic Sea, coordinator of the network Baltic Sea Agri (09/1997- 04/2000), HAMK.
1996-1998 Managing traditional rural landscapes in the Nordic and Baltic countries (ManTra), participant, HAMK.
1994-1996. "Incentives and obstacles in the implementation of more sustainable methods in agriculture in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania” EU project Socio-Economic Environmental Research (SEER), No.CIPDCT930030. Project leader of the Estonian part. (02/1994 to 02/1996 ), Stockholm Environment Institute, Tallinn.
Professional field trips and visits:
2025. Lithuania. Visiting Aukštaitija Vocational Training Center, Promoting and Upgrading Geen Skills in Agriculture.
2024. Sweden-Norway. Finnskogarna.
2024. Germany. Farm visits in Hamburg area, Promoting and Upgrading Geen Skills in Agriculture.
2023. Norway. Visiting Høgskulen for grøn utvikling and South-Western areas of Norway. Promoting and Upgrading Geen Skills in Agriculture.
2023. Sweden. Ytterjärna. Nordic Heritage Cereal Seminar.
2022. Italy. Visiting Istituto Tecnico Agrario Emilio Sereni Roma, Promoting and Upgrading Geen Skills in Agriculture.
2022. Germany. Visiting Chamber of Commerce Hamburg, Promoting and Upgrading Geen Skills in Agriculture.
2021. Norway. Ås. Nordic Heritage Cereal Seminar.
2021. Spain. Visiting farms in area of Barcelona.
2019. Macedonia. Visiting horticultural enterprise in Strumica area, Goce Delcev University.
2919. Norway. Visiting field trials. Nordic Heritage Cereal Seminar.
2019. Norway. Promoting Pollinators in Agriculture.
2019. Sweden. Farm visit. Allkorn.
2018. Macedonia. Visiting educational farm of Goce Delcev University.
2018. France. Visiting farms in Nantes region, HAMK.
2017. Sweden. Visiting farms at Gotland island. Nordic Heritage Cereal Seminar.
2014. Åland island. Visiting field trials. Nordic Heritage Cereal Seminar.
2013. Sweden. Visiting Öland alvar areas.
2013. Lithuania. Visiting farm in Sargeliai.
2012. Kenozero National park, Arkhangelsk region, Russia.
2011. Norway. Visiting Kongsvoll Fjellhage and myscoxes.
2009. Lithuania, Rural Traditional Heritage - tool for sustainability.
2009. Kenozero National Park, Arhangels region, Russia.
2008. Norway. Rural Traditional Heritage - tool for sustainability.
2007. Lithuania. Rural Traditional Heritage - tool for sustainability.
2007. Finland. Visiting Jungfruskär, Managing traditional rural landscapes in the Nordic and Baltic countries.
2006. Iceland. Visiting western Iceland rural areas. Managing traditional rural landscapes in the Nordic and Baltic countries.
2006. Lithuania. Managing traditional rural landscapes in the Nordic and Baltic countries.
2005. Noway. Visiting several summer farms, among others Herdalssetra. Managing traditional rural landscapes in the Nordic and Baltic countries.
2005. Estonia. Matsalu National Park and Silma Nature Park. Managing traditional rural landscapes in the Nordic and Baltic countries.
2005. Karelia. Visiiting areas between Kizhi and Viborg in Russia.