Aisapari is a local action group and it is located in Southern Ostrobothnia in Finland. The operational area consists of six municipalities: Evijärvi, Lappajärvi, Vimpeli, Alajärvi, Lapua, Kauhava. Aisapari was founded in the spring of 1999, and it’s one of the 54 Finnish LAGs.
The main idea of the Leader program is that the Local action groups are independent organisations. This ensures that the local development truly follows the ”bottom-up” approach and the projects and actions are based on the locals’ needs and wishes. Aisapari’s LAG board holds meetings several times a year and decides which projects receive funding.