Liiver's newsletter – Happy summer!
Newsletter topics: Liiveri involved in youth summer employment Policies and application periods for Leader funding for autumn 2026 Preparation is a collaboration between regions, organizations and the grassroots level 16 new recipients of funding Respond to SeAMK's survey to develop local services Office opening hours You can read the newsletter here.
See the list of those who received funding
We will publish the funding received when the Elinvoimakeskus (formerly the ELY Centre) has made an official decision on them. The decisions made between 4 May and 15 June 2026 are listed below. Project support Development project to be implemented as a small project Honkakylän kylaseura ry – Vireyttä Honkakylään Investment to be implemented as a small project Ilmajoki Ratsastajat (IR) ry – Field and competition equipment Lakeuden Ursa ry – Lakeuden Ursa: Telescope far away, stars close by – top astrophotography and […]
Preparedness is a collaboration between regions, organizations and grassroots levels
Leader Liiveri and Leader Suupohja organized a study trip in Seinäjoki, Ilmajoki and Kurikka on 13-14 April 2026 for Nordic Preparedness project partners from Finland and Sweden. The aim of the Leader cooperation project is to increase knowledge and awareness of the crisis resilience of citizens and communities and to share best practices between rural areas. The themes of the study trip were the preparedness of villages and farms. An important outcome of the study trip was the networking and […]
Guidelines and application periods for Leader funding for autumn 2026
All forms of project and business support are still available for application. The project selection emphasizes internationality, security and preparedness, as well as the inclusion of young people in development work. A maximum of €80,000 will be granted for an individual project, instead of the previous €100,000. There will be three processing sessions for Leader applications in the autumn. Project support applications must be submitted to Hyrrä three weeks and business support applications two weeks before the processing dates. Application period Project support Business support Processing in the Liiver Section 1 Not processed 1.9. […]
Liiveri newsletter – Spring news
Topics in the May newsletter: New chairwoman Mari Mäki-Karvia: “I liked the positive atmosphere in Leader activities right from the start” Your spirit and my spirit = a spirit of togetherness, Mari's blog post Leader funding application in May and autumn Leader funding in danger of ending – the effects would be felt directly in our area Free online course for entrepreneurs 29 new Youth Leader support received for ten projects Upcoming events You can read the newsletter here.
See the list of those who received funding
We will publish those that have received funding when the Centre for Vitality (formerly the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) has made an official decision on them. The decisions made between 24 March and 3 May 2026 are listed below. Project grants Development project to be implemented as a small project Jalasjärvi 4H Association – Bringing 4H history to life Ostrobothnia Sports and Sports PLU ry – Increasing the participation and competence of Ostrobothnian youth Finnish Migration Museum Support ry – Power to communication Rural services and operating environment […]
New chairwoman Mari Mäki-Karvia: “I liked the positive atmosphere in Leader activities right from the start”
Mari Mäki-Karvia from the village of Hirvijärvi in Jalasjärvi has started as the chairwoman of the Liiver board. Mäki-Karvia has seen Leader activities from many different perspectives: through work, association activities and board work. Mäki-Karvia has now started her fourth year on the Liiver board and for the last two years she has served as vice chairwoman. – We have worked closely with the previous chairwoman, Päivi Alaniska, and I have been involved in meetings either alongside her or […]
Application open: Free yard plan for the village hall
Liiveri will implement a free yard plan for up to three village houses. Now is the opportunity to get a ready-made plan on how to modify the yard of a village house to make it cozy and suitable for the environment, to look exactly like your village. The plans will be implemented by ProAgria's landscape designer Marika Riihimäki. The villages will have access to an idea-level, professionally made, clear yard plan, which can be implemented piece by piece in projects and future investments. The yard plan can be implemented in addition to village houses, also […]
Leader funding in danger of ending – the effects would be felt directly in our region
The European Commission is currently reforming the Leader funding for rural development, and the decisions may directly affect the operations of villages in our region, the start-up of businesses and the well-being of communities. The continuation of Leader activities is not a given – Finland will soon decide what opportunities local development will have after 2027. Small grants have big impacts In recent years, the Liiveri Development Association has enabled Ilmajoki, Jalasjärvi and Seinäjoki […]
Read the annual report to see what was achieved in 2025
Liiveri's 2025 annual report has been published. Check out the annual report (pdf). A few highlights from 2025: 94 positive project and business support decisions LocalTapiola granted 20,000 euros to Liiveri's Youth Leader activities Young Bridge Builders, Nordic Preparedness and Eco-Acts Together projects launched 89 of the community houses that received a % survey request responded to the national village house survey of Finnish Villages. The association's business operations started after a break of years.