Get inspired by Liiver's development work
Through the following slide show, we present a taste of what has been done in Leader Liiver's area between 2014 and 2022. At the same time, the images direct thoughts to the future and hopefully inspire new development work from 2023 onwards. International cooperation is long-term work! In 2015, Liiveri was able to participate in the Jalasjärvi municipality's project, which started the cooperation with Swedish Leader Östra Skaraborg. Today, cooperation continues with entrepreneurship, youth work and [...]
People from Koskenkorva looking for ideas
The famous liquor factory is located in the village of Koskenkorva. How could the Koskenkorva brand be used better in the region's tourism and how would it be possible to create vitality and new attraction for the region? The people of Kostenkorva are looking for answers to these questions by taking a study trip to Åhus. Åhus is a village in the municipality of Kristianstad in southern Sweden, and traditional Absolut Vodka has been produced there since 1879. The goal was to see how a town of the same size as Ilmajoki has succeeded […]
Liiveri encourages young people to be international
In Liveri, internationality is seen as a force that activates young people and the region. The international SaYouth project with its study tours has offered several internationalization opportunities for the region's young people and those working with young people this year. - Liiveri is involved in the international SaYouth project, which promotes young people's participation in decision-making and opportunities to influence. Among other things, the project's goals include increasing the conversation between young people and the authorities from the local level to the European level, says Noora Riippi from Liiver. The goals of the project […]
SaYouth gathers young people from seven different countries
The international SaYouth project promotes young people's opportunities to influence and participate in decision-making. The project's first study visit to Italy took place on April 26-30, 2022. Veera Bohjanen from the board of the Ostrobothnia district of Nuva ry and Mikko Jokipii from the board of Liiver went on the trip. - As an experience, the SaYouth study visit was eye-opening and it was interesting to get to know the local culture. I learned about local voluntary associations and their activities. They were a little different than in Finland, so you could get good […]
Seinäjoki airport as part of future air traffic
Airport Hub project expert Elisabet Kivimäki is creating important contacts for the future of Seinäjoki Airport. "Dronamics, the developer of unmanned cargo transport, hopes to have a drone base at Seinäjoki Airport," says Kivimäki. Rural airports on the wane? At least not in Seinäjoki, because an innovative new type of digital aviation activity is emerging at Seinäjoki Airport in Pojanluoma in the next few years. - Seinäjoki Airport has the conditions to grow into a cargo logistics center, says Airport Hub project expert Elisabet [...]
Participation planner Noora Riippi activates young people
In April, FM Noora Riippi started as participation planner in the Participating young people project. Riippi, who lives in Seinäjoki, is excited about his new role in Liiver. Liiveri was already a familiar place for Riip, as he has been a summer employee at the association for two years. - Even then, I became enthusiastic about the versatility of development work. After graduating from university, I have secretly dreamed of getting back to Liiver, Riippi says. Riippi has previously worked […]
The voice of young people and internationality are important to Tarja Pienimäki
For Tarja Pienimäki, chairman of Liiver's board, the development of the countryside and her own region are matters of the heart. Pienimäki works in his civilian profession as a private consultant at Develop Train Oy, and he has served as Liiver's chairman since 2018. A lot has already been accomplished in his chairmanship, which started three years ago. - Operations have been booming. The Leader activity has been impressive in the region and thanks to it we have been successful [...]
"These days you can't hang around" - The role of the company's board of directors is emphasized in a situation of change
External board members are a good way to harness expertise to help the entrepreneur. Even so, the opportunity is utilized in only 14 percent of SMEs. However, during the last two years, the Southern Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce has already managed to activate board work in 20 local companies. Among other things, Ilmajoki Teräsputkikaluse, which won the KasvuOpen competition, now swears by the name of the Advisory Board. According to Sales Director Jussi Eväsoja, it was worth starting the renovation for many reasons. - Most importantly [...]
From the world to Ilvesjoki and back
Every year, more than a hundred trucks that have been driven to the end start their last journey towards Ilvesjoki. There they are cleaned, disassembled and the sorted materials are sold on around the world. According to CEO Jari Kauppila, the 65-year-old family business practiced circular economy even before the whole word had been invented. They have a recycling percentage of dismantled cars of 95. The new recycling field makes sorting easier, but one material still causes gray hair. […]
What could we learn from the Swedes?
Liiveri has started cooperation with Leader Östra Skaraborg. Thanks to that, we offer entrepreneurs and communities study tours to the region in southern Sweden, which is known for tourism, local food and the concentration of creative industries, among other things. Read what we could learn from our neighbors and sign up. A genuine interest in cooperation is enough, no other travel snacks are needed. Instead, the abundance of take-homes will definitely reward you: You can learn branding from the Swedes. If […]