The Programme Kolarctic ENPI CBC is one of the ENPI financing instruments of the European Union. The ENPI programmes are being implemented on the external borders of the EU. 

Kolarctic ENPI CBC works by granting financing to projects. A minimum requirement is that there is one participant from the Russian programme area and one participant from the Finnish or Swedish programme area. (In some cases one Russian and one Norwegian partner is enough.)

Then, what is the programme area? It includes Nordland, Troms and Finnmark counties in Norway, Norrbotten in Sweden, Lapland in Finland, Murmansk and Arkhangelsk regions and Nenets autonomous district in Russia. Västerbotten in Sweden, Oulu Region (Northern Ostrobothnia) in Finland, Republic of Karelia, Leningrad region and St. Petersburg in Russia are also eligible regions, with certain conditions.

In many contexts, the region is also being referred to as the Barents region. The Kolarctic ENPI CBC programme region differs from the region known as the Barents Euro-Arctic region somewhat: the latter includes also Kainuu region in Finland, and Karelia republic and Komi republic in Russia. Kainuu and Komi are not eligible regions in Kolarctic ENPI CBC.

The Kolarctic ENPI CBC financing is for projects, by which organisations develop their own activities with cross-border partners. So it may be worth taking a look at the programme Kolarctic ENPI CBC - does it have the same goals as your organization?

The Regional Council of Lapland works as the administrative authority of Kolarctic ENPI CBC Programme.