Liiver's office is closed on week 9
Liiver's employees are on vacation during the ski holiday week, so the office is closed from February 26 to March 3, 2024. You can reach us again on Monday 4.3. Have a sunny and relaxing week everyone!
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 […]
Sanna continues to activate young people
Liiver's Noora Riippi is going on parental leave at the beginning of February, after which Sanna Pihlaja will continue in the Participating Youth 2 project and as the coordinator of the youth division. Liiver's communications will also remain on Sanna's desk. The Youth Division meets next time in February to evaluate the Youth Leader applications received by the end of January. In other words, applications just keep coming, the decision will come already in February!
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 GENGREEN project supports female entrepreneurs in starting a sustainable business
The GENGREEN project focusing on green female entrepreneurship has started at the beginning of January. The goal of the project is to support a total of 50 female entrepreneurs in Southern and Central Ostrobothnia, Lapland, Norbotten, Tromsø and Finnmark. The project is implemented with the support of the Interreg Aurora program, which offers funding opportunities for cross-border cooperation in northern Europe in the area of Sweden, Finland and Norway. Silvia Gaiani, senior researcher and project manager at the Ruralia Institute at the University of Helsinki, considers it important to focus specifically on female entrepreneurship: […]
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.
Christmas opening hours
During the following weeks, we will be on vacation and will be working mostly remotely, so it is worth making sure we are there if you plan to drop by the office. We will return to the office on Monday 8 January 2024. Happy Holidays!
What did Liiver's employees remember from 2023?
The year has gone by fast! One of the highlights of Liiver's year was the opening of funding applications and the fact that funding was granted again after the break. There have been a good number of projects and business subsidies handled by Liiver's board, and next year we will continue! Much more has happened this year. We have organized events, completed big projects and our network has grown even more with new projects and […]
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) [… ]
Lakeuden Elämysliikunta ry: Cooperation towards a healthier and more active environment
Lakeuden Elämysliikunta ry has developed the area of Jouppilanvuori and Kyrkösjärvi in Seinäjoki into a health exercise area suitable for all kinds of users. The association, together with the city of Seinäjoki, has implemented experiential exercise routes and experiential destinations in many EU Rural Development Fund projects. The association has recognized that in addition to investments, activities, cooperation, events and information are also needed in order to know how to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the region even more. These measures […]