The strategy day looked to the future
- During the strategy day, the future season was planned using functional methods and a lot of ideas were generated, says Liiver's executive director Sinikka Koivumäki. The participation of young people and families with children was brought up as an important theme. The region needs a new kind of community, the tourism sector needs to be developed and the role of culture as a promoter of well-being to be strengthened. The prevailing entrepreneurial atmosphere will fuel the birth of new ones in the future as well. - The new innovations of rural companies can be related to, for example, circular and bioeconomy, climate [...]
Liiveri won silver
Liiveri performed excellently in the evaluation by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The success resulted in 750,000 euros in additional funding for local development. – The Ministry last evaluated the results a couple of years ago. Now we have risen from fifth place to silver. It feels great! The pot will be used without reduction for the benefit of local entrepreneurs and projects in Seinäjoki, Ilmajoki and Jalasjärvi, says Executive Director Sinikka Koivumäki. Liiveri has done well in national comparisons before. […]
The year of the liver 2019
Can you guess how many project ideas we implemented or how many villagers participated in our trainings? One animation summarizes the key figures of the past year. Watch on Youtube
Is the countryside dead?
At least the villages of Jalasjärvi are proof of something else: first aid courses, children's clubs, plays, dinners, market excitement and kökkä. Liiver's media expert Markus Loppi captured the villages' vibrant spring on video. Watch the video
6 facts about Liver
Sometimes it's good to stop and think about what has been achieved. Since you, as a taxpayer, also finance our activities, we put together a list of six things that we at Liiver are proud of! Finland's best strategy. How much money the Leader group has available depends, among other things, on how well the group succeeds in creating a development strategy. On January 21, 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry assessed Liiver's strategy as the best in Finland with a combined score of 4.6, the country's average [...]
20 young professionals get jobs
The “Summer bucket list” promoting the mental health of young people and other interesting experiments will be launched in the summer in twelve local associations in Seinäjoki, Ilmajoki and Jalasjärvi. Liiveri enables development work by paying the salaries of twenty young people. The following received support from Liiveri: FinFami Etelä-Ohjanmaa: A young person plans and implements a “Bucket list” by YouTube, which presents the recreational and hobby places in the area from the perspective of young people. The content emphasizes the perspective of promoting mental health. Hanhikoski Village Association: A young person plans, […]
Cultural cycling is coming again!
The Seven Bridges Cultural Cycling Tour, which was organized last year and immediately gained great popularity, will be organized again this coming summer on Saturday, August 10th, from 11 am to 3 pm. The route presents the rich cultural heritage of the parish, running along the banks of the Kyrönjoki River, crossing it at seven points. During the day, there will be open doors at museums, church cloisters and businesses, among others. In addition, there will be guides on the route telling stories and history related to the monuments. This […]
What could we learn from the Swedes?
Liiveri has started cooperation with Leader Östra Skaraborg. Thanks to that, we offer entrepreneurs and communities study tours to the region in southern Sweden, which is known for tourism, local food and the concentration of creative industries, among other things. Read what we could learn from our neighbors and sign up. A genuine interest in cooperation is enough, no other travel snacks are needed. Instead, the abundance of take-homes will definitely reward you: You can learn branding from the Swedes. If […]
How to charm millennials?
Story, relevance, interaction and appreciation. That's coach Jenni Rajahalmee's magic words with which organizations, organizations and companies can win over representatives of the millennial generation. The task is not exactly easy, after all, the attention span of the age group has been researched as that of a goldfish. Still, the Leader groups took up the challenge, and the workshops led by Rajahalme resulted in a checklist that no community should ignore. Millennials want to be part of the story. That's why every […]
In the future, a third of the money will go to climate work
The Director General of the Finnish Food Authority, Antti-Jussi Oikarinen, assessed the upcoming funding period at a meeting of Southern Ostrobothnia Leader groups in Ilmajoki: There are cuts ahead, investments in climate action and less bureaucracy. The period that will regulate Leader funding from 2021 onwards is currently being prepared. The Director General of the Finnish Food Authority visited Ilmajoki for a meeting of Leader groups. He had both good and bad news with him: – With Brexit, there will be a 15 percent cut in funding. The situation is worrying for rural development […]