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: […]
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!
Outage in Hyrra 1-3 December.
The Hyrrä customer service has a maintenance break on Friday, December 1. at 16:15 – Mon 4.12. at 8:00. Applications cannot be made in the system during the outage.
Decision-making for rural business subsidies starts
The ELY centers are now starting to make decisions about rural business subsidies applied for this year. Applications received since June are being processed, so it may still take some time for a decision to be made. Entrepreneurs who have applied for funding will receive decisions as soon as the ELY centers have time to process them. You cannot apply for payment immediately after receiving a decision, but it becomes possible later. If you have submitted an application and you know […]
The presentation of the government program on cuts to the financing of local development should be cancelled
Statement | Written by Heli Walls, Leader work development manager, Leader division The Strong and Caring Finland government program presents cuts to regional and local rural development in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's administration. The cuts would target the years 2025-2027, and according to the proposal, would be a total of 137.5 million euros from national funds. In total, the cuts would total more than 240 million. EUR, including EU funding, i.e. almost half of the allocated for rural development [...]
With the help of EU rural funding, more than 600 outdoor sports places have been financed
The administrative branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry enables equal opportunities to move in rural areas. With the help of EU rural funding, more than 600 places for outdoor sports have been financed in the years 2014–2020. Funding has also been used in our region - through Liiver, support was granted for the renovation or construction of a total of 51 recreational facilities (including non-sports facilities as well). - Immobility is a social challenge and, according to studies, especially in rural areas, says the country and [...]
Outage in Hyrrä transaction service 15.–17.9.2023
The Hyrrä transaction service will be out of service on September 15–17, 2023, due to maintenance of information systems. Applications cannot be edited during this time. The outage also applies to other business services of the Food Agency. The break starts on Friday 15.9. at 4:15 p.m. Transaction services are normally available no later than Monday 18 September. at 8 o'clock. Read more on the website of the Food Agency.
The banquet hall register brings together the premises for rent by associations
Kehittämisyhdistys Liiveri ry has renewed the register of party houses drawn up in 2009 during the summer of 2023. The register includes nearly 40 spaces maintained by associations from Seinäjoki, Jalasjärvi and Ilmajoki, which can be rented for parties and events. With the help of the renewed register, users can find up-to-date information on party houses and pictures of the facilities in one place. The old register was already twenty years old and still one […]
You can apply for funding again
The renovated Hyrrä has opened and with it it is possible to apply for funding again. You can apply for all forms of business support as well as community investments, training and information projects, and the majority of development projects. The rest of the project support forms will be applied for in the fall of 2023. That's when, for example, applications for group projects and small projects will start. Applications are made in the Hyrrä transaction service, which has renewed its user interface for the new EU funding period. The renewed transaction service guides and guides you in making the application […]