Mari Mäki-Karviasta, Chairman of Liiver
The annual meeting of the Liiveri Development Association elected Mari Mäki-Karvia from Jalasjärvi as the association's new chairwoman. Mäki-Karvia has previously served as vice chairwoman of the Liiveri board and a board member. She is an active association activist, who is, among other things, the chairwoman of the Jalasjärvi Society. The previous chairwoman of Liiveri, Päivi Alaniska, has completed the maximum number of years that can be served on the Liiveri board. New members were elected to the board. Elina Kouhia was elected as a full member to represent the residents of the area […]
Kvarken youth in the Liiver region
The genuine involvement of young people strengthens the vitality of the entire region. Young people are not just the future – they are the developers of today, it became clear at the first international meeting of the Young Bridge Builders – Andra sidan av Kvarken project in the Liiveri region in February 2026. The meeting brought together representatives and board members of the youth divisions of Leader Liiveri, Leader Suupohja and the Swedish Leader Lappland in the Liiveri region. The core of the three-day visit was the youth […]
Liiver's funding guidelines for 2026 – maximum support calculated
The application conditions for Leader project and business support were reviewed at the Liiver board meeting on 3 February 2026. The conditions otherwise remained the same as the previous year, but the maximum support for projects was reduced from 120,000 euros to 100,000 euros. The change applies to new applications. The basis for the change is the adequacy of funding for as many Leader targets as possible. All forms of project and business support are available for application. The meeting dates of the Liiver board for the spring are 3 March, 5 May and 9 June. The items to be discussed at the meetings […]
Gyrrrä has outages at the turn of the year
The state regional administration will be reformed at the turn of the year, when the tasks of rural development and agriculture and food economy will be transferred from the ELY centres to the vitality centres. The Finnish Food Authority will implement the changes required by the regional administration reform to the Hyrrä information system, which will cause an outage in rural development support services from 1 to 7 January 2026. During the outage, support applicants will not be able to submit support and payment applications, and authorities and Leader groups will not be able to process them. Support applicants should take this into account when planning their schedules for the turn of the year. For more information on the effects of the regional administration reform […]
Hire a young developer – apply for funding!
Liiveri's Pay a Young Developer funding encourages associations to hire a young developer – and at the same time offer the young person a valuable job opportunity from their own home region. A young developer could be, for example, a restaurant student who brings new flavors and trends to the association's food offering. He or she could be a communications expert who raises the association's visibility to a new level with the help of videos, games and social media. Liiveri grants associations 80 % […]
Board meetings in spring 2026
The Liiver board will meet four times in spring 2026 to decide on Leader support applications. Board meeting dates: Tue 3.2, Tue 3.3, Tue 5.5. and Tue 9.6. All project and business support options are available for application. Leader business support applications to be processed at the meetings must be in Hyrrä two weeks and project support applications three weeks before the meeting. Before you start your application in Hyrrä, contact Sinikka from business support or Telle from projects. Liiver staff contact information Meeting dates […]
Money from the Liiverin Fund for community security and preparedness investments – application open
Leader Liiveri offers associations, foundations and other communities the opportunity to implement investments that improve safety and preparedness. The support is intended for investments that facilitate everyday life and increase the community's ability to act in emergency situations. Funding is available for a wide range of projects. For example, purchasing a defibrillator, installing security cameras, improving lighting or building a disabled ramp can be financed. Also, backup power solutions, such as generators and energy-saving […]
Beneficiary communication obligations updated – What does this mean in practice?
An essential part of implementing a project is communicating about it and its results. The project's support decision explains how the project will be communicated. It is important to mention that the project is co-funded by the European Union. At Liiver, we hope that you will also tell us that you have received funding from us 🙂 Emma Marttila, the rural communications coordinator at the South Ostrobothnia ELY Centre, has written a clear article about how projects will be communicated according to the revised guidelines. You can read the article at maastuud.fi/ep […]
Leader applications will be processed by Liiver's board monthly in autumn 2025.
The Liiver board will meet four times in autumn 2025 to decide on Leader support applications. Board meeting dates: Tue 2.9, Tue 7.10, Sat 8.11. and Tue 9.12. All project and business support options are available for application throughout the autumn. The projects will focus particularly on community security and preparedness investments. Leader business support applications to be processed at the meetings must be in Hyrrä two weeks and project support applications three weeks before the meeting. Before you start your application in Hyrrä, […]
Sharp insights on selected topics
The South Ostrobothnia ELY Centre and Leader groups have jointly organized quick Teams coffees on selected topics during the winter of 2024–2025. If you missed the coffees or want to return to the issues discussed at them, you can view the video recordings made of the events. Links to the recordings have been collected in the material bank at maasutu.fi/ep. The coffees have covered: Project communication Climate and environmental projects Payments Results and impacts Business group projects Small projects Smart villages projects Cultural projects The events were so […]