My summer in Liveri - results and impact
The summer of 2024 was special for me in many ways. I started working at Liiver at the beginning of April, and right from the start it was clear that the upcoming summer would offer diverse and interesting challenges. My main task during the summer was to put together Liiver's results and effectiveness website, which will serve as an important tool in the future for communicating the achievements of Liiver's operations. Influence work has been done in Liveri for a long time, and this new website [...]
Cooperation for the benefit of the region - Jalasjärvi villages cooperation group
Ilvesjoki Toimela is still quiet, the muffled coffee maker can be heard from the kitchen, while Ilvesjoki village association chairman Marianne Hongisto prepares the meals for the May meeting. For more than a decade, the villages of Jalasjärvi have worked closely together to develop the villages and maintain their vitality. The cooperation group of the villages, which was originally created as a result of the project, has, over the years, developed into an informal but important gathering, where representatives of the villages share […]
"Small contributions can have big effects"
Pirjo Pystykoski-Sopanen, chairman of the business division and a long-time entrepreneur, has seen up close how the received funding can be a significant incentive for entrepreneurship. The business division is part of the business implementation of Liiver's strategy, and its task is, among other things, to inform, activate and evaluate business projects and business subsidies. The division acts in an expert role when assessing the impact of business subsidies on the competitive situation. Pirjo emphasizes that even though the business ideas evaluated by the business division […]
"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 [...]
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 […]
New social and storage facilities for the Aisamäki summer theater - a show of community strength
The operating environment of the Aisamäki summer theater has improved considerably thanks to the new social and storage facilities built by the Peräseinäjoki pennihäät ry. Theater operations have grown significantly over the past 20 years, which has also put pressure on the premises. The old facilities were simply insufficient, only about 16 square meters of room had twenty actors changing clothes, and the space also had to fit a hairdresser to work. There was no […]
The long-awaited dog park for Ilmajoki
Hurttahaka ry of Ilmajoki built a long-needed dog park in Ilmajoki. Now in the large dog park of about 600 square meters, found behind Mötätuuli Areena, both big and small dogs can go outside on their own. The idea of a dog park to be built in Ilmajoki started after Laura Mäki-Välkkilä, the current president of the association, got herself a dog in 2017. The idea was accelerated by an accident that happened to her, which made it difficult with the dog due to a plastered leg [...]
Sanna-Kaisa Nokso started summer work in Liiver
Sanna-Kaisa Nokso, already known to many from last summer, will continue working at Liiver next summer as well. The tasks focus especially on evaluating the results of the last financial period and communicating them. - It's wonderful to get back to work at Liiver! It's nice to return to a nice team and new challenges. In her studies, Sanna-Kaisa has focused on marketing and corporate communication, from which she completes an internship at Liiver, which is the last course [...]
The banquet hall register brings together the premises for rent by associations
Kehittämisyhdistys Liiveri ry has renewed the register of party houses drawn up in 2009 during the summer of 2023. The register includes nearly 40 spaces maintained by associations from Seinäjoki, Jalasjärvi and Ilmajoki, which can be rented for parties and events. With the help of the renewed register, users can find up-to-date information on party houses and pictures of the facilities in one place. The old register was already twenty years old and still one […]