Lehtimäki village is a powerful and progressive agricultural village, located 20 kilometers from the center of Seinäjoki and 12 km from the church village of Peräseinäjoki. Seinäjoki flows on the southwest side of the village, in the north is a large natural Karvasuo, perhaps Seinäjoki's most valuable natural site. There are about 30 households and 80 inhabitants in the village. Lehtimäki is the name of the village's most central hill and the old kievari house, from which the village got its name. The postal code of the village is 61120 Louko; Information can be found online at www.facebook.com/lehtimaenkylaseura, where information is updated as needed. A high-quality village book has recently been published: Hoeprints on the edge of Karvasuo!
The nearest village school is three kilometers away in Ala-Viitala, which has a sports hall, ice hockey rink and lighted fitness track. There is a school bus for children right from the front door. Middle school and high school are in the center of Peräseinäjoki. Regional road 694 passing through the village is illuminated and there is a light traffic lane next to it at the village. There is an opportunity to participate in numerous circles of the civic college, the parish activities are lively.
Lehtimäki Kyläseura and the local branch of SLEY. Regional responsibility group of Seinäjoki parish. People from Lehtimäki are members of the Viitala countrymen's club, agricultural and household women, the Youth club and the Peräseinäjoki club. The pension union has many members in the village.
The partial master plan for the area is being completed. Marked plots and excellent building land are available and can be asked from private landowners. The transfer sewer and main water supply run through the village.
Good road connections and proximity to the city center. 'We're close, but not on our feet!' The Seinäjoki river flowing in the southwest is a versatile destination for recreation, which offers opportunities for fishing and canoeing. Other destinations are Jokilakia, Pitkärannanmäki, the roadside settlement of landscape road 694, Maasilta, the double railway, the ridges Loukas- and Vasikkamäki. Karvasuo and its surrounding areas have excellent opportunities for nature camping, picking berries and hunting. The village landscape consists of large open fields, which have been made possible thanks to the lease arrangement. In addition to the usual crops, sugar beet is grown, the village has two agricultural training farms and Kumpula's farm has been awarded with the home garden plaque of the Association of Rural Centers and is included in the publication of the Maatilahallitus The best of the farms. In the village, there are craftsmen who have received national attention, objects of observation of the tilus arrangement and the adjustable sub-drainage applied for under irrigation.
The village association has organized activities and events according to the wishes of the residents: roadside clean-ups in the spring, summer cycling, a recreation day at Kalajärvi, an excursion, a Christmas party in Koivukaari. In Talvirieha, a skiing competition for young people, a downhill competition, tandem skiing between families and roasting sausages by the campfire. Devotional moments, singing clubs, kinkers in cooperation with the congregation and SLEY.
Things are good for basic agriculture and agriculture also has continuity. There is no fear of the village being deserted, it is located on the side of the county center and along good transport links. Professionals from many fields can be found in the village almost everywhere! Karvasuo on the northern side has come into the limelight, and there is a large-scale discussion about its future!