Information about the opening of applications
The opening of applications for the new funding period is already highly anticipated. We are working hard in various organizations to open applications, but we still have to wait. Applications open in stages, and according to the current information, some forms of support can be applied for before the summer and some will only open in the fall. Liveri has prepared e.g. by making guidelines, website renewal and application information. We are ready! Since we have received a lot of inquiries about forms of support, […]
"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 […]
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 [...]
Get inspired by Liiver's development work
Through the following slide show, we present a taste of what has been done in Leader Liiver's area between 2014 and 2022. At the same time, the images direct thoughts to the future and hopefully inspire new development work from 2023 onwards. International cooperation is long-term work! In 2015, Liiveri was able to participate in the Jalasjärvi municipality's project, which started the cooperation with Swedish Leader Östra Skaraborg. Today, cooperation continues with entrepreneurship, youth work and [...]
With additional space, growth in the customer base
In Jalasjärvi's Pentinmäki, J. Rajamäki, a one-person company specializing in bodywork for cars, construction machines and motorcycles, is located. - Business activities include various sheet metal work, orthodontics, rust repairs, foundation work and painting. Making pictures and graphics is also possible, says entrepreneur Janne Rajamäki. Rajamäki, who studied surface treatment and car painting, started working as a part-time entrepreneur in 2013 and became a full-time entrepreneur a couple [...]
Locals as experts in the development of the area
Liveri is currently working on a strategy for the years 2023–2027. Making a good local strategy is important in order to know how to direct the next season's funding to exactly the areas that we want to develop in our region. Liiveri involves local people in making strategies, because they have the best knowledge about what kind of measures should be taken to develop the area's comfort and economic activity, and what they themselves are ready for […]
Fano helps with social media marketing
In 2019, when Mira Nyrhinen applied to Liiver for start-up support for a company focused on social networking services, she could not have imagined how quickly the company would grow in the following years. In a few years, Fano has grown into a company offering versatile communication and marketing services, with a goal of a million turnover during the fifth year of operation. Acting as an entrepreneur has been Mira Nyrhinen's dream since childhood. When the idea of someassari services […]
At SilverHill's stable, the well-being of horses and people is taken into account
Joint trips are planned by the entire stable community. Photo: SilverHill's stable The SilverHill's stable located in Ylistaro is a communal stable that focuses on personal guidance, emotional skills training and increasing well-being. Being involved in stable activities brings children and young people positive experiences and it strengthens their self-esteem. The investment support granted by Liiver played an important role in the initial stages of the operation. Elina Hopevauori, who works as an entrepreneur at SilverHills's stable, has worked almost all her life with horses [...]
Seinäjoki airport as part of future air traffic
Airport Hub project expert Elisabet Kivimäki is creating important contacts for the future of Seinäjoki Airport. "Dronamics, the developer of unmanned cargo transport, hopes to have a drone base at Seinäjoki Airport," says Kivimäki. Rural airports on the wane? At least not in Seinäjoki, because an innovative new type of digital aviation activity is emerging at Seinäjoki Airport in Pojanluoma in the next few years. - Seinäjoki Airport has the conditions to grow into a cargo logistics center, says Airport Hub project expert Elisabet [...]
The voice of young people and internationality are important to Tarja Pienimäki
For Tarja Pienimäki, chairman of Liiver's board, the development of the countryside and her own region are matters of the heart. Pienimäki works in his civilian profession as a private consultant at Develop Train Oy, and he has served as Liiver's chairman since 2018. A lot has already been accomplished in his chairmanship, which started three years ago. - Operations have been booming. The Leader activity has been impressive in the region and thanks to it we have been successful [...]