The depopulation of young and active people, open to innovation, who seek better living conditions in rural areas is inseparable
from various negative economic and social consequences. The purpose of the research is to reveal the main factors that determine
the decision of young people to return to live, work and create businesses (invest) in X rural area. In order to attract educated youth
to rural areas, it is important to reveal the factors that influence the decision to stay. A qualitative case study was conducted. A semistructured interview was used. Ten young people who decided to return to live in rural area X took part in the study. According to
the respondents, their choice to live in the country was determined by factors such as cheaper housing, inherited property, accessible
preschool education, healthier food at lower prices, fresh air, trust and relations based on mutual assistance, family support, farming,
and orientation towards foreign markets. However, despite all these factors, young people mostly feel a lack of variety in social
services. Also, their initiatives in the sphere of social service are limited.
The purpose of this paper is to provide an initial description of youth policy and highlight some relevant data. There has been conducted a survey in the framework of CaSYPoT project (Capacity Building for Strategic Youth Policy and Transnational Cooperation) under the Interreg South Baltic Programme 2014–2020 (Project No. STHB.05.01.00-SE-0024/15). The overall aim of this project is to encourage young people to get involved into local democracy and to present the youth as the resource in the development of society and democracy. The goal of the project is the survey that was carried out in Klaipėda municipality, in the period of April–May 2017. Thus, the article analyses the findings of this survey. The questionnaire contained questions addressing young people’s well-being and safety in their neighbourhood and at school, as well as their experience getting involved in the municipality work and their influence on its decisions. The target group of the survey was young people aged 16–19.