"It's great that young people are the target group in all decision-making"
The chairperson of Liiver's youth division, 20-year-old Sofia Douka, has been actively involved in youth activities. Sofia, who ended up in Liiver's youth division through the Seinäjoki city youth council, has grown in her role and found her own voice as an influencer. Now he shares his experiences and views on being a chairman and the participation of young people in community development. Journey to become President Sofia started her journey to the youth division through the youth council. He did not immediately set his sights on the presidency, but [...]
Forest of hope - well-being and sustainable diversity
A new Forest of Hope is being built in Seinäjoki's Pappilankorpe, which combines the restoration of nature and well-being. Its central goal is to bring people together while respecting and protecting nature, while creating a place where everyone can enjoy the forest without barriers. Efforts are being made to restore the forest saved in the felling to a thicket with the help of the parish's own measures. - During the felling, it was decided to save the raven, which, due to the drainage made in the early 90s, is not [...]
Recruitment: Village expert
The villages of the Liiver region are active, community-oriented and entrepreneurs can try their hand at them. We are now looking for a village expert to join our team to promote the intelligent development of villages. The themes of the development are versatile; energy, image, digitality, security and partnership. You don't have to be an expert in all of these areas, but it's an advantage if you're good at one of these topics. Your main task is to inspire, coordinate, organize and communicate to the villages [...]
Growth, competitiveness and internationality from a business group project
The idea of a business group project gained momentum after Merja Ilomäki, the entrepreneur of Maatilamatkilu Ilomäki, participated in her projects, who sought to develop the tourism industry by activating regional operators and increasing internationalization capabilities, knowledge and skills. - Previously, I watched a similar business group project implemented in Lapua from the sidelines, thinking that such a thing would be good here as well. With the project evening organized at Kalajärvi, we really started to gather a group of people who could participate in the project, Merja recalls. Cooperation and new […]
Happy summer!
We wish everyone a relaxing and sunny summer. May it be full of joy and new experiences! Our office is mostly closed during July when the employees are on vacation. Please make sure we are there by contacting us in advance.
The Natural Movement project invites you to move in nature
The aim is to make better use of the unused potential of outdoor activities in increasing the movement of children and young people by means of a new type of circulating hobby activity. In cooperation with Rasti-Kurika and Jalasjärvi Jalas, Rasti-Jussit has started a new kind of traveling hobby activity in Seinäjoki, Ilmajoki and the area of the former Jalasjärvi municipality. With the help of the project, children's and young people's nature exercise can utilize the region's best nature exercise environments, support young people's initiation and continuation of meaningful nature exercise and the development of an active lifestyle. […]
Experiential museum tours and workshops at the Jalasjärvi museum
This summer, the goal of Jalasjärvi 4H is to increase especially children's and young people's interest in local culture and the history of their home region by offering experiential museum stories, activity workshops and nature experiences. In the Experience Paths project, the presentation of the area of the Jalasjärvi Homeland Museum is developed using a variety of methods. The purpose is to make the home owner's cultural heritage better known with new, storytelling methods. Museums must respond to people's needs and produce new kinds of experiences. Stories are a functional and nice way to tell […]
You can now apply for project support payments
The Food Agency informs: Implementers of rural development projects can now apply for support payments for those projects for which they have applied for support during the past or this year and received a positive decision. The payment is applied for in the Food Agency's Hyrrä transaction service. Instructions for making a payment application are available on the Food Agency's website. In addition, you can ask for advice from the ELY center or Leader group from which you have applied for support. The payment of project subsidies starts after the ELY centers [...]
Peak flight in June
How can municipalities, villages and other communities create and maintain a positive public image and how should you react to social media attacks? Answers to these and many other communication challenges are available at a unique lecture held the week after Midsummer. According to Professor Vilma Luoma-aho, we need to start thinking about public image through so-called unbreakable communication. - The principle of unfragility is that communication starts to be thought about [...]
Read Liiver's current events in the summer newsletter
Topics of the summer newsletter: Interview with Päivi Alaniska, who started as Liiver's board chair New social and storage facilities for the Aisamäki summer theater - a show of community strength Local business change of ownership event Board meetings in autumn 2024 List of those who received funding Young people actively applied for Youth Leader grants National ladder campaign started Upcoming events Read the newsletter here.