Criteria for Åland Spring Fair
THE PRODUCTS
All products sold under Åland Spring Fair must be produced and/or processed on Åland. If the organizers come across products that are not produced or processed on Åland and therefore do not belong on Åland Spring Fair, the organizers have the right during the course of the event to ensure that the products are removed immediately.
FOOD CRITERIA
The origin of the raw material must primarily be from Åland, if this is not possible, raw materials must be used where the producer guarantees origin and quality. Look to your neighboring farms and nearest producers, food processors. What do they offer that you can use in your menu? You can find Åland food producers at www.aktasmak.fi. Go to "Search companies" and under "Landscape" click on "Åland". Also on landsbygd.ax you will find a compiled list of Åland food producers.
MEMBERSHIP IN SKÖRDEFESTENS VÄNNER
To participate in Åland Spring Fair (applies to all categories: Excursion destinations, Plåpp Åpp and Vendors) organizational membership (50 euros) in the association Skördefestens Vänner rf is required Here fill in your membership application if you have not previously been a member.
DECORATIONS
Decorate the farm/restaurant with nature as inspiration. Feel free to use sprigs of apple blossom and old milk jugs. Avoid plastic materials as far as possible. The association contributes with pennants and road signs according to the graphic profile for Åland Spring Fair. The pennants may not be used outside the event.
PERMISSION
The participants themselves take care of permits and insurance related to the business: e.g. liability insurance, alcohol permit etc. If you have Lantöms in your agricultural company, it applies. To be safe, check with Ålands Ömsesidiga or another insurance company.
On Åland Spring Fair it is not allowed with:
- Flea market
– Active voluntary collections
- Political election advertising
RECYCLING
As of 2021, it is permitted to sell restored crafts as a supplement to your Excursion destination or Plåpp app. Unlike flea markets, you need to think carefully about what you sell as used, even new items made from recycling are a nice and environmentally conscious investment, or why not building maintenance? Read more about the criteria for restored crafts sales here.
Experience apple blossom, taste asparagus and other spring legumes, cuddle with the lambs and enjoy the bright season
LOTTERIES
Lotteries are permitted, however please note that all lottery winnings should be produced on Åland.
DATA FOR STATISTICS
All participants in Åland Spring Fair undertake to provide approximate sales figures to the association. This is due to statistical monitoring of the event.
QUALITY POLICY
All participants take part in the document for quality policy
EXCURSION DESTINATIONS
(Category where we collect Open Farms, restaurants and cafes) Mandatory opening hours: Saturday at 10-19 and Sunday at 10-17.
If you wish to stay open longer, that's fine, let us know and we'll put it in the program sheet.
RESTAURANTS AND CAFE
Participating restaurant must follow the The Åland Kitchen Manifesto produced by Ny Nordisk Mat Åland.
DISPLAY OF ANIMALS
Participants who show animals during Åland Spring Fair can be visited by representatives from Hushållningssällskapet and Producentförbundet before the event, to get tips on how best to show the animals to visitors.
PLÅPP ÅPP
Optional opening hours (max. 6 hours in total) during Saturday - Sunday.
SELLERS
In order to participate in Åland Spring Fair, all vendors must be registered for the event and the organization membership (€50) must be paid. The organization invoices new participants when registration is closed. As a salesperson, you participate "under the roof", so to speak, of an excursion destination or place that is marked on the program map with a number. In this way, we have collected marketplaces that we can highlight in the program. As a seller, you are on site during the entire event/farm's opening hours.
Registration period for sellers is empty April 24. As a seller in Åland Spring Fair and the Harvest Festival, only organizational membership (€50) is required. Late registration for sellers to Åland Spring Fair will be charged a late fee of €35.
Please note! The participants who have vendors on site are responsible for informing their vendors that they must register with Åland Spring Fair. Registration is done HERE.
PARTICIPATION FEES FOR ÅLAND SPRING FAIR 2024
Excursion destinations (farms, restaurants and cafes) – 100 euros
Plåpp Åpp – 50 euros*
In case of registration after 29 February, an additional €100 will be charged as a late fee.
Please note! The participation fees are exclusive of VAT
Registration to Åland Spring Fair is binding
This means that cancellation does not entitle you to a refund of the participation fee.
* Plåpp Åpp is sponsored if the criteria below are met:
- is an association, village association or community.
- An individual trader who wants to try to develop and grow into the event. Sponsored for a maximum of three years.
- sponsorship does not apply to well-established year-round entrepreneurs who have one or more employees.
Åland Grönskar/ Skördefestens Vänner r.f. 08-11-2023