A vitality team has been appointed to the municipality, whose task is to promote vitality in a broad sense.
Establishing a vitality team is an activity in line with the municipal strategy and will significantly strengthen the municipality's development, competitiveness and community well-being.
The vitality team focuses on promoting the municipality's attractiveness and retention power.
This means in practice:
- Attracting new residents and businesses, e.g. developing business areas, marketing, improving housing supply.
- Supporting existing operators – business advice, networks, services and cooperation with educational institutions.
- Strengthening local identity and image – successful communication and branding increase the municipality's awareness and appreciation.
- Promoting the meeting of jobs and employees
- Increasing comfort
- Promoting integration
The vitality team works:
- As a platform for cooperation between different administrative units.
- As a link to external stakeholders, such as companies and associations.
A vitality team can systematically monitor the municipality's vitality indicators (e.g. employment rate, demographic development, business establishment, service provision) and produce a strategic information base to support decision-making. A vitality team brings agility and responsiveness to the municipality. It can listen directly to residents and businesses and act as a "forwarder" of messages.
Key parties promoting vitality include the municipal government, Willi Karvia Oy, MTK-Karvia ry, Karvia Yrittäjät ry, Yhtenäiskoolu Opinpolun entrepreneurship education and representation of young entrepreneurs.
