A new regional institute in Scania
We head today into a new area. In Europe alone there are some 120 regions with different backgrounds. The regional aspects of culture, business and the democratic institutions are becoming more and more important. The objectives of SRI will be to achieve a natural position in the new Europe for our region, comprising the counties Halland, Scania, Blekinge and Bornholm.

On the 1st January 1998 an Institute called Scanian Regional Institute, SRI, was founded. SRI will openly and offensively work with influencing the public opinion on every level and area in the society. SRI's work will be directed to the region's cultural life, research community and the business and financial sectors.

The main areas in which SRI will work are:
Human cultural rights
to observe that the cultural human rights are being adhered to
to safeguard the rights, possibilities and the usage of the regional languages

Democracy and Regionalism
to develop contacts with other regions in Europe
to achieve recognition for the region as a cultural region in institutions of the EU
to observe the interests of the region in Sweden and Denmark and to inform the possibilities for the region in the EU
to support the creations of regional political institutions

Environment
to develop and strengthen a regional insight of environmental development

Culture
to strengthen the regional culture
to inform of the cultural and historical background of the region
to emphasise and protect the cultural symbols of the region

Business
to create a regional profile in the international arena
to strengthen the understanding of the advantages of a regional

Languages
to safeguard the regional languages rights and possibilities
to facilitate and support the use of regional languages

This site is entirely in Swedish. For more information about Scania, please use this link to the
Scanian Future Foundation