Work and restoration expertise in the rural areas of Joensuu

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Jury Citation: "The Jury highly commends this project as an exemplary cooperation between the voluntary and public sector, as well as owners and educational institutions, which has created a number of very important results. Unemployed people have been trained in restoration skills, nationally or regionally important traditional buildings have been restored, and awareness towards building heritage has been raised. This approach can be used throughout Europe, for the benefit of the conservation of our heritage."