Jokipii youth club - community and experiences
In the Jokipi village community, there is a genuine spirit of working together and working together, the goal of which is to keep the village vibrant. Various events are an essential part of this goal, and Jokipii has real gems in this field. One special event is the Umpimähkäretki for the villagers. The charming feature of this excursion is that the participants do not know in advance where they will go! Youth and village clubs offer versatile opportunities […]
Some influencers' study trip opened the heart to Ostrobothnia
Suomen Kylät ry and a group of rural developers and companies from Southern Ostrobothnia organized an unprecedented social media event, which made village activities and idyllic rural summer gems known through popular social media influencers, highlighted local brands in the regions, burst social media bubbles and introduced Finnish youth to rural opportunities. The study trip exceeded expectations The visitors were the blogger Lähiömutsi or Hanne Valtari, the influencer Arttu Mustonen, the photographer Ina Lähteenmaa, the influencer [...]
Villages and the future
Artificial intelligence center for the village? A village where energy would be free for all residents? Futurist researcher Ilkka Halava shared her views on the future of the villages when the steering group of the Kylille project met to plan the continuation of the project. In addition, Halava listed seven things that make up the vitality of villages. There are about a dozen senior futurists in Finland, and they are often involved when plans are made. Ilkka Halava is one of them. Halava has collaborated with 1600 […]
Young people created a new kind of company
When Elmo Saikkonen and Emil Viitala graduated from high school, they started thinking about starting their first company. The young people liked water sports and had practiced it for many years at the cottage. The idea to establish the region's first water sports center in Seinäjoki was born from that. The main activity of EPOP Wake water sports center located in Tanelinlammi is cable water sports. You can go on the cable car with water skis or a board, or really with any kind of equipment. In addition, there is a supply of sup-boards […]
An illustrator of children's books finds funny details in everyday life
Already in middle school, Kristiina Mäkimattila thought that it would be wonderful to one day be an illustrator of children's books. The wish came true years later and Kristiina Mäkimattila, who has been running a company called Murupumpula since 2014 and now lives in Seinäjoki, has focused on illustrating children's books. Kristiina considers art and creative work to be a kind of play. Finding interest and joy in small things and getting attached to the background and doing the work. - Is lovely […]
"We tried hard and I think we even succeeded"
"We tried hard and I think we even succeeded" Shooting and hunting have interested Mikko Vuorela for 35 years. The object of interest later became a profession, and now Mikko has been running a gun shop in Ylistaro for over 20 years. When Mikko was of school age and there was no permission from home to buy an air rifle, he secretly acquired a hunting license at the age of 15. – I got a hunting card […]
The development plan for Lamminjärvi is now being drawn up - come join us!
In the Lamminjärvi area of Jalasjärvi, participatory planning has started in the fall of 2022 with the associations operating in the area. During this year, a development plan for the area will be drawn up, which will take into account the area's various functions and actors, as well as tourism perspectives, among other things. The joint vision of the associations on the development of the area is recorded in the plan and possible implementing agencies are considered. In autumn 2021, Liiveri collected development ideas from the Jalasjärvi area and presented them at a public event [...]
In a family business, we move forward with a good attitude
Hautala Service Oy, operating in Ilmajoki, was originally founded in 1987 for maintenance activities. Over the years, the operation has grown and expanded to the import and sale of professional machines, such as high-performance mowers and green machines. It is a family business, whose operations today include, in addition to the original entrepreneur Jarkko Hautala, his brother Arto and Jarkko's two sons, Joel and Tuomas. Joel Hautala joined full-time [...]
"I'm looking forward to what the new work patterns will bring"
I am Anne Palohuhta from Seinäjoki. I started at Liiver in January as the leader of the Kylille III project when Irma Kortesuo retired. I'm looking forward to what the new work patterns will bring. This is a great opportunity to learn something new and get to know the area and its people. In the spring of 2022, I was doing an internship in Liiver, and then I was already impressed by how great work has been done here for rural development. Is […]
Jokipii-Ahonkylä is the southern Pohja village of the year
The village of the year was chosen in Alavude's Kätkänjoki at the beginning of December. Photo: Juha Iso-Tuisku. The autumn meeting of Eteläpohjalaiset Kylät ry was held in the traditional way in the previous year's village of the year, this time in Alavude's Kätkänjoki on December 3, 2022. Jokipii-Ahonkylä from Kurikan's Jalasjärvi was chosen as the southern Pohja village of 2022. By choosing the village of the year, we want to highlight the versatile activities of the villages and increase the recognition and visibility of village activities. The goal is to find active villages, […]