The newsletter of EP's Leader groups celebrates entrepreneurship

The third newsletter of 2024 has been published. Newsletter topics: Poetry workshop inspires word art SmartCode Solutions – coding and artificial intelligence expertise from Ähtäri Lukkarin Puustelli from Evijärvi got a new host and hostess Women entrepreneurs build a sustainable business Järviseudun Pelletti Oy produces clean domestic wood pellets Project operators' Teams coffees from September Local food day will be celebrated again on September 7. The South Ostrobothnia Leader groups and ELY center share in the newsletter published four times a year [...]
Cooperation for the benefit of the region - Jalasjärvi villages cooperation group

Ilvesjoki Toimela is still quiet, the muffled coffee maker can be heard from the kitchen, while Ilvesjoki village association chairman Marianne Hongisto prepares the meals for the May meeting. For more than a decade, the villages of Jalasjärvi have worked closely together to develop the villages and maintain their vitality. The cooperation group of the villages, which was originally created as a result of the project, has, over the years, developed into an informal but important gathering, where representatives of the villages share […]
Read Liiver's current affairs in the first autumn newsletter

Topics of the newsletter "It's great that young people are the target group in all decision-making" - Interview with the chairman of the Youth Division Forest of Hope - well-being and sustainable diversity Growth, competitiveness and internationality from a business group project We are looking for a village expert Goal and need - points for rural funding projects See the list of those who received funding - 19 who received support Autumn dates: Government meetings in the fall of 2024, Fall on-call hours in Formu, Two Youth Leader applications in the fall Register […]
See the list of those who received funding

We will publish those who received funding after the ELY Center has made an official decision on them. Below is a list of the ELY center's 29.5.-12.8. decisions made. Projects Non-profit investment Lakeus Disc Golf ry – Ahonkylä Frisbeegolf renovation Munakan Nuorisoseura ry – Munaka youth club hall energy renovation of the hall and toilets Coordination and activation projects Piirin Perinneyhdistys ry – District our common environment Ylistaro Kainaston Youth Club […]
Sign up as an organizer of Local Food Day

Sign up as an organizer of Local Food Day - let's set a record number of visitors to the countryside of South Pojanma together! Local food day is a national event whose purpose is to introduce the countryside and local food to the whole nation. This year Local Food Day is celebrated for two days. The organizers will keep their doors open for guests on Saturday 7 September and, if desired, also on Sunday 8 September. Producers, premises, gardens, services, entrepreneurs and further processors who operate local food […]
Forest of hope - well-being and sustainable diversity

A new Forest of Hope is being built in Seinäjoki's Pappilankorpe, which combines the restoration of nature and well-being. Its central goal is to bring people together while respecting and protecting nature, while creating a place where everyone can enjoy the forest without barriers. Efforts are being made to restore the forest saved in the felling to a thicket with the help of the parish's own measures. - During the felling, it was decided to save the raven, which, due to the drainage made in the early 90s, is not [...]
Recruitment: Village expert

The villages of the Liiver region are active, community-oriented and entrepreneurs can try their hand at them. We are now looking for a village expert to join our team to promote the intelligent development of villages. The themes of the development are versatile; energy, image, digitality, security and partnership. You don't have to be an expert in all of these areas, but it's an advantage if you're good at one of these topics. Your main task is to inspire, coordinate, organize and communicate to the villages [...]
You can now apply for project support payments

The Food Agency informs: Implementers of rural development projects can now apply for support payments for those projects for which they have applied for support during the past or this year and received a positive decision. The payment is applied for in the Food Agency's Hyrrä transaction service. Instructions for making a payment application are available on the Food Agency's website. In addition, you can ask for advice from the ELY center or Leader group from which you have applied for support. The payment of project subsidies starts after the ELY centers [...]
Peak flight in June

How can municipalities, villages and other communities create and maintain a positive public image and how should you react to social media attacks? Answers to these and many other communication challenges are available at a unique lecture held the week after Midsummer. According to Professor Vilma Luoma-aho, we need to start thinking about public image through so-called unbreakable communication. - The principle of unfragility is that communication starts to be thought about [...]
Read Liiver's current events in the summer newsletter

Topics of the summer newsletter: Interview with Päivi Alaniska, who started as Liiver's board chair New social and storage facilities for the Aisamäki summer theater - a show of community strength Local business change of ownership event Board meetings in autumn 2024 List of those who received funding Young people actively applied for Youth Leader grants National ladder campaign started Upcoming events Read the newsletter here.