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The Regional Centre Programme

The aim of the Regional Centre Programme (RCP) is the development of a network of regional centres covering every region/province, based on the particular strengths, expertise and specialisation of urban regions of various sizes. Regional development based on a network of regional centres results in a more balanced regional structure in Finland and an enhanced international competitivity. In future, the resources of national regional policy are meant to be expressly directed to regional centres, and to the enhancement of the network consisting of them.

RCP is founded on the Programme of Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen's second Government, guidelines of regional policy, and the regional policy target programmes of the government. RCP is a government special programme in accordance with the Regional Development Act.

RCP is implemented on 34 regions. It was launched in March 2001 and will last until the end of the year 2006.