The newsletter of EP's Leader groups has been published in 1/2024
The first newsletter of 2024 has been published. Topics of the newsletter: The future village 2.0 project has started - villages are being sought to join the ELY center and Leader groups are working closely on the EP - the goal is a sustainable and vibrant countryside Youth exchanges create life-long memories - In just over a year, Kuuistaan ry has run 10 international camps Ideas from study trips - nine associations applied for lessons learned to develop their own operations [...]
Liiver's office is closed on week 9
Liiver's employees are on vacation during the ski holiday week, so the office is closed from February 26 to March 3, 2024. You can reach us again on Monday 4.3. Have a sunny and relaxing week everyone!
Ideas from study trips
With the Travel theme project implemented by Liiver, local operators were activated to renew their operations by looking for new ideas, methods of operation and a new perspective, which would have positive effects on a wider scale, e.g. services and vitality of the area. Nine associations implemented a study trip in the years 2020–2023, of which three were domestic trips and seven were foreign trips. The total budget of the project was €100,000, including the coordination part. The cost estimates for the trips were limited to between €2,500 and €12,000. Study trip […]
Sanna continues to activate young people
Liiver's Noora Riippi is going on parental leave at the beginning of February, after which Sanna Pihlaja will continue in the Participating Youth 2 project and as the coordinator of the youth division. Liiver's communications will also remain on Sanna's desk. The Youth Division meets next time in February to evaluate the Youth Leader applications received by the end of January. In other words, applications just keep coming, the decision will come already in February!
Read the current affairs in the January newsletter
In the first newsletter of the year: Leader groups from Eteläpohja have applied to the Ely center for the Älykäs village cooperation project, which will pilot the future of the villages in three themes. Watch the video why a company should use expert services The GENGREEN project supports women entrepreneurs in starting a sustainable business Sanna continues to activate young people Upcoming events Read the newsletter here.
The GENGREEN project supports female entrepreneurs in starting a sustainable business
The GENGREEN project focusing on green female entrepreneurship has started at the beginning of January. The goal of the project is to support a total of 50 female entrepreneurs in Southern and Central Ostrobothnia, Lapland, Norbotten, Tromsø and Finnmark. The project is implemented with the support of the Interreg Aurora program, which offers funding opportunities for cross-border cooperation in northern Europe in the area of Sweden, Finland and Norway. Silvia Gaiani, senior researcher and project manager at the Ruralia Institute at the University of Helsinki, considers it important to focus specifically on female entrepreneurship: […]
The province of Kylie is piloting the future
South Ostrobothnia is a province that lives strongly in villages. The change in the economic structure and the centralization of services have increased the need for villages to be renewed so that they can adapt their operations and invent new operating models in changing conditions. Agile villages develop. The Leader groups from Etelä Pohja have applied to the Ely center for the Smart Village cooperation project, which will pilot the future of the villages in three themes: Energy villages - The village can aim for self-sufficiency and sustainability, for example [...]
The December newsletter is out
In the last newsletter of the year: Highlights of 2023 as told by employees Invite Siivet to the internationalization event Board meeting times in spring 2024 Happy Christmas Read the newsletter here.
Christmas opening hours
During the following weeks, we will be on vacation and will be working mostly remotely, so it is worth making sure we are there if you plan to drop by the office. We will return to the office on Monday 8 January 2024. Happy Holidays!
What did Liiver's employees remember from 2023?
The year has gone by fast! One of the highlights of Liiver's year was the opening of funding applications and the fact that funding was granted again after the break. There have been a good number of projects and business subsidies handled by Liiver's board, and next year we will continue! Much more has happened this year. We have organized events, completed big projects and our network has grown even more with new projects and […]