LAG Keskipiste-Leader

Keskipiste-Leader is a rural development association, one of the 52 Finnish local action groups. Our mission is to support local and balanced development of the area.

The area of the LAG Keskipiste-Leader is situated in the middle of Finland and it consists of eight communities: Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Kärsämäki, Nivala, Pyhäntä, Pyhäjärvi, Reisjärvi and Siikalatva. This area of 8 100 km2 has about 41 000 inhabitants. Special characteristics of this rural area are active villages, strong and original culture, fantastic entrepreneurial spirit and a large number of children and young people.

Our focus points:

• Entrepreneurship
• Local communities
• Youth participation
• Freetime and culture