The board of Etel\u00e4pohjalaiset kyl\u00e4t ry appointed Johanna Ikola from Lapua as the executive director of the association and the new provincial village representative. Juha Pohjonen, who has been the village representative for two decades, will retire at the beginning of April. He is already part-time retired, and Ikola will take up the sticks right from the beginning of March. Johanna Ikola has worked as a trustee in EPK since the beginning of the association's operations.<\/p>\n
The provincial association of villages celebrated its 20th anniversary last November at Sein\u00e4joki Kampustalo. Every year, the association chooses the Southern Pohja village of the year, and currently the title is held by Ylih\u00e4rm\u00e4 Yliluoma. The members of Etel\u00e4pohjalaiset kyl\u00e4t ry include villages in the province as well as other associations and municipalities. The chairman of the association is Heikki Korkealaakso from Kauhava.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The board of the Southern Pohjois Villages Association appointed Johanna Ikola from Lapua as the association's executive director and new provincial village representative. Juha Pohjonen, who has been the village representative for two decades, will retire at the beginning of April. He is already on part-time retirement, and Ikola will take up the reins as of the beginning of March. Johanna Ikola has served as a trusted person in the EPK since the association's inception. The provincial village association celebrated its 20th anniversary last November at the Sein\u00e4joki Kampustalo. [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uutiset"],"yoast_head":"\n