The village hall is being cared for for future generations
The village hall Seurala in Pojanluoma, located in Ilmajoki, has undergone several renovations in the last five years. During 2021–2023, the Seurala 2020 project was implemented for the village hall. An extension was built to the house, where new toilets were placed. The kitchen was also modernized and the heating system was changed from oil and electric heating to geothermal heating. In 2022, it was time to focus on Seurala’s old tin roof, which was renovated along with the insulation of the upper floor. At the same time, […]
Survey on communities' eco-actions and development needs
Liiveri wants to improve communities' environmental awareness and knowledge, and encourage and help communities to carry out eco-deeds of various sizes. The topics of the theme are promoted through the Eco-Deeds Together project. At the beginning of the project, we will conduct a survey for communities so that the project's activities can be directed as well as possible. The survey will find out what kind of eco-deeds you are currently doing in your community and what you would like to learn more about. The survey will also find out how you would like to utilize Liiveri's Eco-Deeds project […]
Liiveri government elections 2025
The annual meeting of the Development Association Liiveri ry convened at Nurmo Library on March 25, 2025 and elected new board members to replace those who were due to resign and those who submitted a resignation request. Rural resident Päivi Alaniska from Seinäjoki will continue as the chair of the board. This is her second year as the chair of the Liiveri board. According to the association's rules, this is Alaniska's last year on the board. Rural resident Laura Niemi from Ilmajoki, Pennihäät from Peräseinäjoki, and […]
The Year of the Lion 2024
In 2024, the most important activities in Liiver were the active application for Leader grants, especially for small business grants, the implementation of the Results website and the active participation of young people in development work. Leader business grants have been renewed from before. Now we have been able to support the development and start-up of 64 companies. We can also support part-time entrepreneurship, which is exceptional in the world of business support. On the Results page, we want to answer the question of what has been achieved with Leader funding. The page has collected […]
Traditions and new ideas hand in hand
The Liiver board awarded the 2025 diploma for significant work for rural development to Jaakko and Sari Koskenkorva. The couple, who moved from Tampere to the village of Koskenkorva in Ilmajoki, have been running the Koskenkorva Inn for seven years. In developing the tourist destination, they have considered what can be done on their own home farm. – We are not leaving here anywhere or opening an office in the center of Seinäjoki, we will operate here. It is difficult, but also […]
Neighborly help from a study trip to Central Finland
Exemplary work is being done in Ylä-Muuratjärvi to improve the safety of the village. Neighborhood assistance activities are highly organized and the village has, for example, implemented a 24-hour evacuation drill. Organized neighborhood assistance ensures that every villager is in the circle of help when they need it, and no one is left behind. Confidentiality and working as a team are important in the activities. The affairs of the person seeking help must not be disclosed to outsiders, and when working as a group, the help is not personalized for anyone. Ylä-Muuratjärvi residents […]
Prepared villages as part of societal security
We interviewed the fire chief responsible for preparedness at the EP rescue service, Juha Turkulainen, about the preparedness and safety work of villages. Why is the villages’ own work on safety and preparedness so important today? – A nearby safety net can even be vital. In exceptional situations, the public sector’s operations are overloaded because, for financial reasons, they are not designed for daily tasks under normal conditions. In exceptional situations, the number of alarms and the chain of disturbances […]
Preparedness requires concrete cooperation with villages, authorities and various security actors.
The Villages, preparedness and overall security seminar organized by the Finnish Villages Association and the Parliament's Village Action Network was held in Parliament on 13 February 2025. The seminar discussed the current state of overall security in villages and development needs. Antti Kangas, Chairman of the Parliament's Village Action Network, stated in his opening speech that when security is shaken, the value of the rural cousin of city dwellers is emphasized. However, in Kangas' opinion, the decisive factor is not whether people live in the country or in the city, but how residents of different areas are made to act in a crisis […]
February newsletter – read Liiver news
Topics of the first newsletter of 2025: Young people involved in community activities There is always an order for good projects! We help with the application Ample open and local offerings in forestry matters See the list of those who received funding – 8 new recipients of support Summer party venues are now being sought – are you sure your contact information is up to date? Funding for youth events – Culture Summer -Youth Leader search Liiverni member mail will be sent out soon […]
See the list of those who received funding
We will publish the funding received when the ELY Centre has made an official decision on them. The decisions made by the ELY Centre between 12 December 2024 and 2 February 2025 are listed below. Project grants Development project to be implemented as a small project Etelä-Ohjanmaan Estradi ry – Laulava landeus – development of a communal singing tradition Investment to be implemented as a small project Finnish Migration Museum Support ry – A mobile game for the museum Business grants Starting a part-time business €5,000 Double Care – […]