Register your village for the Open villages day!
Open villages day will be organized for the tenth time nationwide on Saturday, June 8, 2024! The event brings hundreds of villages into the limelight and local tourism destinations, because the day is full of the charm and life of the villages. The day offers a unique opportunity to get close to village life and the Finnish countryside. The goal is to raise the villages to tourist destinations, as well as to encourage new residents to find a home in the heart of the villages. Plan an event that looks like your village for your village, check out the Open Villages Day […]
The village of the future 2.0 has started, come join us!
The opening ceremony of the future village project, open to all, was held on Valentine's Day at the Seinäjoki Business Center. The event had around 70 participants from more than thirty villages in southern Pohja. The project has three themes, which are worked on with experts in each field. In each theme, six villages or groups of villages are taken to develop and pilot new operating models. Participants are required to commit for the entire duration of the project. Energy villages - The village can aim for self-sufficiency and sustainability, for example […]
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 [...]
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 […]
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 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.
Liiver board meetings, spring 2024
Liiver's board of directors will meet monthly in the spring of 2024. The Leader support applications processed at the meetings must be in Hyrrä by the date indicated in the meeting connection. • Tue 30.1.(applications by 16.1) • Tue 20.2. (applications by 6 February • Tue 12 March (applications by 22 February) • Tue 26 March in connection with the annual meeting (no new Leader applications will be processed) • Tue 16 April (applications by 2 April) • Tue 21 May (applications by 7 May) [… ]
The joint Uhoo newsletter of EP's Leader groups has been published
The South Ostrobothnia Leader groups and ELY center wish you a peaceful Christmas season! The theme of the last Uhoo newsletter of the year is public benefit investments. In these projects, e.g. common facilities are built and repaired and purchases are made that benefit the entire community. There is usually a large amount of work involved, active people working together to achieve common goals. Read what kind of things have been achieved in South Ostrobothnia! In the joint Christmas calendar of the South Ostrobothnia Leader groups and the ELY Center […]
Read the current affairs in the November newsletter
The Liiver newsletter has a lot of current issues again! Liiveri offers ideation and sparring help to the associations of Seinäjoki, Ilmajoki and Jalasjärvi. The Uutta virtaa project responds to the volunteer shortage in associations. Christmas atmosphere at the villages' Christmas events. An event about the benefits of internationality is coming. Read the newsletter here.
The Uutta virtaa project responds to the association's volunteer shortage
Is the activity of your association waning? Do you need new ideas and volunteers to join your activities? Ostrobothnia's Liikunta ja Urheilu ry's Uutta virtaa project is a stimulus for clubs and associations to develop new tools and operating models. The idea for the project started out of necessity. - The tradition of volunteer work is strong in the region and there is a desire for voluntary work, but the need and the factors and ways of doing things do not always meet. […]