Young people leading the way to a sustainable economy

Click on the pins to explore story-maps of young leaders across the Baltic Sea Region (scroll-down for full stories).

This platform was designed to collect stories of young people whose business ideas, jobs and other activities lead the way towards a different and more sustainable economic path. With a variety of different examples, young people from across the Baltic Sea Region, inspire new ways of making business while having a positive impact to the environment and society. The overall aim is to build a community of like-minded people, by sharing our stories and inspiring each other.

This initiative comes from the BeUBio project, a collaboration between different partners across the Baltic Sea Region pushing for youth participation in the transition to a bio-based economy, and create synergies with other actors and initiatives addressing the SDGs. This project has received seed funding from the Swedish Institute.

Read more about the project here

Read the brochure here

Read press release here

If you wish to share your story with us, for more information contact:
Alberto Giacometti, Research Fellow at Nordregio
alberto.giacometti@nordregio.org

Simone Grind: Promoting a self-sustaining lifestyle through community support agriculture
Simone works at Under Tallarna, a small-scale farm initiated by a bunch of young enthusiasts passio...
Jussi Nissi: Cows are not the problem, but the system!
Jussi is a young farmer passionate about food production and carbon sequestration through sustainab...
Māra Lieplapa: Generating value in rural areas from wild herbs
Freshly graduated from university, in 2018, Māra Lieplapa founded PLŪKT, a company producing teas...
Juan Medina: From the grounds up - reaping the benefits of the coffee bean
Imagine a list of the top coffee drinking countries and you can be sure that the Nordic countries w...
Liisa Aavik – Zero Waste influencer, blogger and coach
With more than 2 years of experience living the 'zero waste' lifestyle, Liisa is an influencer, blo...
Vinh Hoang: Plant based alternatives to plastic
A small international team of young people driven by their love of the environment are using a cent...
Vaiva Žvirblytė: A young entrepreneur's bet with solid cosmetics
Nature and human friendly as well as practical in daily life products, telling the truth and fighti...
Marina, Ole Kristian & Mathias: Championing circular economy through material reuse at Loopfront
Circular economy. Reuse, recycle, find new opportunities in the old. We often hear this in connecti...
Nadine Sydow: ‘slugs-are-gone’ invention - an ecological 'repellent' for slugs and snails
Nadine Sydow’s unique invention, 'Schnexagon', or ‘slugs-are-gone’ in English, is a product t...
Fredrik, Leo and Angelo: Cutting up to 4% of global emissions by feeding cows with seaweed
Fredrik Åkerman, Leo Wezelius and Angelo Demeter are three young enthusiasts on a mission to reduc...
Mari-Ann Meigo Fonseca: 'Gelatex' leather like material - a better alternative for the garment industry
With seven years of experience in the fashion industry, Mari-Ann’s goal with 'Gelatex' is to scal...
'Care to Smile' - a sustainable high-school student company
Augustė, Julija, Gabrielė, Viltė, Aistė, and Saugintas – 'Care to Smile' toothpaste - Kaunas,...
Sami Holmström: 'Solar Foods' for health and sustainable environment
Not far from Sci-Fi, the gamble of Sami Holmström and 'Solar Foods' is to produce protein in a lab...
Anastasia Selezneva: Think globally, act locally - a grassroots approach to generate social change
Anastasia has long been interested in environmental sustainability and is today involved in many ac...
Amit & Monika: Digital tools and their potential in improving food systems
Agriculture is as old as civilization and sometimes its processes can look rather archaic. However,...
Ingrid Vik Lysne: ‘Sewstainability’ – the rise of reuse and redesign
Ever looked at your grandmother’s doilies and thought they would make an excellent top or scrunch...