Jaana Hämäläinen and Eila Kultala capture the scenery of the village of Pyhäjoki for posterity with the help of books and handicraft. Their company Kuvanaiset has made customized business gifts for Fennovoima.
The Ollinmäki business area close to downtown Pyhäjoki is a great area in many respects. The Hanhikivi 1 construction site and the growth potential of the region have attracted new companies to the area.
The Hanhikivi 1 construction site further boosts the business activities in Pyhäjoki. According to Toni Kippola, chairperson of the local entrepreneur association Pyhäjoen Yrittäjät, there are good opportunities for new entrepreneurs.
The eighties-style products are manufactured in Pyhäjoki, following strict ecological and ethical principles. Milja Salmela, the founder of the company, has also designed stakeholder gifts for Fennovoima.
Niina Nuorala from Pyhäjoki is the founder of NIEKO, a company that manufactures durable consumer goods. The entrepreneur has also designed a recycling game.
Fennovoima's stakeholder magazine Fennonen is printed by Botnia Print in Kokkola, where sustainable development is both a fundamental value and a selling point.
Fennovoima has been supporting local activities in Pyhäjoki and the neighboring areas for over a decade. The collaboration promotes hobbies and leisure activities, in particular.
In twenty to thirty years, the Oulu region will be more international. According to Jaakko Simonen, a researcher from the University of Oulu, technological competence and the availability of emission-free energy will attract investments to the area.
The residents of Pirttikoski village believe in doing things together and having good interpersonal relations. Communality creates a shared feeling that Pirttikoski is a good place to live and raise your children.
Four generations of Pehkonens have been transporting freight in their family business. The entrepreneurs never plan to use robots in their bakery; their products will be handmade also in the future.
Ice hockey team Pyhäjoen Joki-Kiekko has an important role in increasing vitality of the municipality.
Katinka Käyhkö, project manager, talks about what the Welcome to Pyhäjoki project offers to the municipality.
There are a little over 3,100 residents in the municipality of Pyhäjoki. The parish village is divided into the southern Etelänkylä and the northern Pohjankylä. There are four villages in Pyhäjoki: Yppäri, Parhalahti, Pirttikoski, and Liminkakylä.
The second class of the Pyhäjoki Upper Secondary School arranged a trade fair event as part of their studies. Arranging the event taught the students entrepreneurship, which is difficult to learn from books.
At the garage, young people get help in servicing their mopeds, important information is shared, and everyday worries are heard.
Toni Grekula from Pyhäjoki says that an entrepreneur’s best reference is being true to one’s word.
Hereford cattle are the most important employees of Rautala farm. Thanks to them there is now room for the endangered Primula cortusoides and nesting waterfowl among the willows in front of the Parhalahti nature conservation area.