With heart and professionalism – Social entrepreneurship requires courage
Recently, many social enterprises have been founded. One of them is Satakielen Palvelut oy, which provides various social services, such as family work, enhanced family work, support services and support services for young people in after-care. The fact that a year and a half after the company was founded, it employs three employees in addition to three entrepreneurs is a testament to its strong start. Establishment and growth of the company Entrepreneur Tiia Wallin changed […]
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 3.2.–5.5.2025 are listed below. Project support Cooperation projects for the development of rural services and the operating environment Ilmajoki Music Festival Association – Digitalization of the 50th anniversary of the Ilmajoki Music Festival Seinäjoki 4H Association – VAU – From Green Steps to Unelmaksi Investments in the development of the rural operating environment Jokipii youth club association – Youth club house Alasen water roof […]
Board meetings in autumn 2025
The Liiver board will meet four times in autumn 2025 to decide on Leader support applications. Board meeting dates: Tue 2.9, Tue 7.10, Sat 8.11. and Tue 9.12. All project and business support options are available for application throughout the autumn. Leader business support applications to be processed at the meetings must be in Hyrrä two weeks and project support applications must be in Hyrrä three weeks before the meeting. Before you start your application in Hyrrä, contact Sinikka for business support or Telle for project support. […]
Improving village safety through a village project
Reijo Hämäläinen from Kurikka served as a member of the board of directors of Liiver for six years. When the term was up, he left the activities, but a certain interest in it remained. So he returned to the board this year as a representative of the city of Kurikka, when the opportunity was offered. – Everything is developing forward, so of course I agreed to be involved again to see what things could be implemented together, he […]
Silverhills is a constantly evolving stable for equestrian guidance and equine-assisted social rehabilitation.
The operations of the Silverhills stable have developed over the years, both through the studies of entrepreneur Elina Hopeavuori and through the resources added to the farm with Liiver’s support. In 2016, Elina Hopeavuori bought a horse stable in Mäki-Pohto, Ylistaro, with Liiver’s investment support. The Silverhills stable offers riding therapy and horse-assisted social rehabilitation for clients of child welfare, social care and healthcare. The stable also offers riding instruction for small groups. Hopeavuori says that the stable’s operations have […]
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, […]
The diverse Lamminjärvi area is being developed through cooperation
The Lamminjärvi area, located in the center of Jalasjärvi, has been developed in a variety of ways in recent years. A big thank you for the development of the area goes to active people who have implemented various projects in the area. The city of Kurikka has also focused its efforts on the area. Killing two birds with one stone through cooperation One of Lamminjärvi's largest investments has been the Kurikka Energy Arena, located on the western shore, which also serves as the Jalasjärvi […]
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 […]