The strategy is the municipality’s roadmap for the future It tells us what kind of city we want for the future The strategy is based on the long-term goals for the city’s operations and finances decided by the council It guides other operational and service strategies With a new City Council and a changing operating environment the City of Loimaa started the process of renewing its strategy at the beginning of 2022 and the completed strategy “Loimaa of Success Stories” was approved by the City Council on 29 August 2022 At the core of the City Strategy 2022-2025 are nine strategic objectives relating to vitality and housing Through the values defined in the strategy the city commits itself to being resident-centred The vision for the strategy 2022-2025 was adopted as “Loimaa of success stories” The vision sees Loimaa as a regional city of success stories that attracts residents where vitality and well-being are created together The objectives and vision set out in the strategy will be implemented in particular through three key projects during the current Council term: vision and key initiatives (only in Finnish) Chair of the City Council and Strategy Steering Group “The work on the city strategy is based on extensive consultation and dialogue with Loimaa residents There has been a positive contribution from various stakeholders The dialogue that has taken place in the context of the strategy process has been valuable in itself Ideas and feedback have been heard and taken into account!” The strategies and similar ones for the whole region affect the activities of the City of Loimaa The most important of these are the Regional Strategy for Southwest Finland and the Regional Transport System Strategy A joint Vitality Pledge was signed on 13 March 2024 by the City of Loimaa Loimaa Region Women Entrepreneurs and Loimaa Trade and Services Association The priorities of the Vitality Pledge are: See the annex for the Vitality pledge (only in Finnish) Official email: kirjaamo@loimaa.fi All contact details E-invoicing details Accessibility statement Did you know that the most common accident among elderly people is a fall The risk of falling increases with age and one in two people over 80 falls at least once a year more than 750 hip fractures are diagnosed in the Varha region Not only are hip fractures caused by falls expensive to treat they also cause human suffering and disability for elderly people The cost of a hip fracture during the first year of treatment is €30,000 per fall The costs are even higher if the elderly person needs nursing or residential care as a result of a hip fracture More than one in ten elderly people with a hip fracture who were previously living at home will move into care and housing after the accident – Many people mistake stumbling and loss of muscle strength and mobility as inevitable signs of old age and adapt to them Although some falls are explained by physiological factors linked to ageing a significant proportion are caused by a decline in physical activity Muscle mass and strength decrease with lack of exercise The need for physical activity does not diminish with age but the benefits become even more pronounced,” says Saila Hänninen such as balance of power or safety in the environment 1) Go to the gym or do some balance training 2) Wear good footwear or slip-resistant shoes on slippery surfaces 3) Consider the safety and accessibility of your home and yard 4) Take care of your health and keep your medication up to date Remember to check your medication regularly 5) Eat and drink a varied and regular diet it is also important to maintain your hobbies and social relationships so that you don’t stay at home alone It is therefore important to maintain a healthy lifestyle and use slip-resistant shoes on slippery surfaces they should be discussed with a professional so that they can be addressed at an early stage,” continues Sari Sirkelä an expert from the Southwest Finland Wellbeing Region (Varha) It is also possible to get mobility aids from the aid services of your social welfare centre it is important to assess the right type of assistive device to support functional ability You should also ask your local sports services about strength and balance groups and how to join them The ability to walk is a key indicator of functional capacity and independent living Weak muscular strength in the lower limbs makes walking difficult which can reduce the range of life and increase the need for assistance Muscle strength and fitness training should start at the latest when walking up and down stairs becomes difficult outdoor activities are reduced or there are problems with balance and fear of falling exercise that increases muscle mass and speed is recommended Training should be goal-oriented and ascending the training programme is individually designed and resistance is increased as strength increases The results of twice-weekly training will be visible already in 2-3 months Beginners should attend guided classes to ensure that the movements are done correctly and safely There is no upper age limit for strength training it is suitable for everyone and can also be done at home The aim of the training is that the balance should work automatically in everyday activities for example by standing on one leg and moving the leg in the air in different directions Balance training can be made more challenging by doing the movements on an uneven surface It’s best to do the movements in a place where you can get support from a wall if you need it you can develop balance without realising it The Southwest Finland Wellbeing Region (Varha) and its 26 municipalities, together with the Southwest Finland Association for Sport and Exercise (LiikU), are involved in the three-year Strength in Old Age programme, one of the aims of which is to increase strength and balance training for older people. Get free tips on strength and balance training at www.voitas.fi If you have concerns about your own or a loved one’s mobility it’s worth talking to a professional for example at your health centre or with a home care worker Read more: varha.fi/fall-prevention (in Finnish) Varha’s Hyte unit is involved in the coordination of the Fall Prevention Action Model in Southwest Finland The development and implementation of the model will target a significant proportion of the residents in the Varha area The model will be developed for the different service areas of Varha and service pathways will be developed for the municipalities and organisations in the region FINLAND — The professional basketball career of former University of Jamestown standout Mason Walters is officially underway with his new team Kouvot getting an 82-76 comeback win over Bisons Loimaa on Wednesday Walters suited up in his first game for the four time Korisligaa champions finishing with two points on one-for-one shooting and two rebounds “It was a surreal moment being able to play in my first professional game,” Walters said in a text message “… It really sunk in during warmups when the fans were going crazy and playing their drums and whatnot.” Walters said he wasn’t sure whether or not he would play against the Bisons because of the quick turnaround “I originally wasn’t sure if I would be able to play today due to the lack of sleep but I was able to suit up and contribute to the team’s win which I (am) very thankful to be a part of,” Walters said which improved to 7-8 overall with 14 points putting them in a three-way tie for seventh Walters is the first former Jimmie to play professional basketball since Kevin Oberweiser who most recently played in the 2021-22 season Walters and Kouvot return to the floor on Saturday just being able to learn the plays and offense in practice as well as get familiar with playing with my new teammates will allow me to play more and have more of an impact on the game,” Walters said Olympiada Neapolis Nicosia earn second consecutive golden treble in Cyprus women’s volleyball Hurrikaani Loimaa triumph as Finland’s men’s champions for the first time Vasas Obuda Budapest defend women’s title in Hungary Maccabi Ashdod snatch maiden women’s title in Israel Speed Ball Chekka celebrate as men’s champions in Lebanon Al-Khaleej Saihat raise their first men’s Saudi Arabia Cup trophy Halkbank Ankara earn first men’s crown in Türkiye since 2018 Seven teams celebrated as winners of domestic volleyball trophies from Tuesday to Thursday of this week while national cup winners triumphed in Cyprus and Saudi Arabia Olympiada Neapolis Nicosia claimed the women’s Cyprus Cup for the third time in history and celebrated their second consecutive golden treble In Tuesday’s final at the Aphrodite sports complex in Paphos Olympiada’s 35-year-old French outside hitter and captain Veronika Hudima was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) Olympiada Neapolis triumph as Cyprus Cup winners (Photo credits: volleyball.org.cy) Hurrikaani Loimaa finally made it to the top of the men’s podium in Finland after previously collecting five silver medals They completed the best-of-seven championship series against Akaa-Volley in only four matches Hurrikaani finished up with a clean 3-0 (25-19 VaLePa Sastamala Tampere claimed the bronze After exchanging five-set victories with Savo Volley Kuopio they managed a 25-21 golden set win to make the podium Hurrikaani Loimaa’s team roster 🥇MESTARIT 2024 – HURRIKAANI-LOIMAA🥇 Hurrikaani-Loimaa päättää kauden ensimmäiseen mestaruuteen täpötäydessä kotihallissa — Mestaruusliiga (@mestaruusliiga) April 16, 2024 Vasas Obuda Budapest won the women’s title in Hungary for the third consecutive and ninth overall time They closed the best-of-five championship series against KNRC Kaposvar with three back-to-back victories: 3-0 (26-24 15-12) away on 13 April and another 3-0 (25-17 Vasas Obuda Budapest’s 24-year-old American opposite Taylor Bannister (pictured in the main photo; credits: Hunvolley) was honoured as the season’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) MAV Elore Foxconn Szekesfehervar led the best-of-five third-place playoff against Swietelsky-Bekescsaba by 2-1 in wins Vasas Obuda Budapest’s team roster A post shared by Magyar Röplabda Szövetség (@hunvolley) Maccabi Ashdod earned the women’s title in Israel for the first time in the club’s history after closing the best-of-five championship series against Maccabi XT Haifa in three games Maccabi Ashdod secured the title with a 3-1 (25-22 Maccabi Ashdod’s team roster A post shared by איגוד הכדורעף בישראל (@israelivolleyball) Speed Ball Chekka triumphed as 2024 men’s champions of Lebanon picking up the fifth title in the club’s history They mastered three wins over Chabeb Batroun in the best-of-five championship series The bronze went to Anwar Beirut after a 3-0 (27-25 25-15) sweep of the third-place match against Qnat Speed Ball Chekka’s team roster A post shared by Speed Ball Chekka (@speedballchekka) A post shared by Asian Volleyball Confederation (@avcvolley) Halkbank Ankara defeated Fenerbahçe Parolapara Istanbul in three matches to win their 10th men’s title in Türkiye In the first game of the best-of-five championship series on 11 April after straight-set victories over Galatasaray HDI Sigorta Istanbul in both matches of the third-place series Nimir Abdel-Aziz lifts the trophy after receiving it from TVF President Mehmet Akif Ustundag (Photo credits: tvf.org.tr) The FIVB is the governing body responsible for all forms of Volleyball on a global level Working closely with national federations and private enterprises to develop Volleyball as a popular media and entertainment sport FIVB Fédération Internationale de Volleyball Château Les Tourelles Edouard-Sandoz 2-4 1006 Lausanne Switzerland Phone: +41 213 453 535 Fax: +41 213 453 545 Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative Syracuse Orange guard Symir Torrence (10)against Boston College Eagles at Conte Forum .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Donna Ditota | dditota@syracuse.comSyracuse -- Syracuse native Symir Torrence will play professional basketball in Finland next season Torrence said Friday he had been in contact with the team’s coach, Konsta Mastomaki, and will play for LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa in the Finnish Korisliiga league “My agent (AJ Mahar) does a good job of getting my name out there and talking to teams,” Torrence said “I had a bunch of options and he just really wanted to find the best option for me to play and build my name up And he thought Finland was the right idea and the right move and I thought so as well.” who is “actually around my age.” He liked what the coach said about the team He did some research on Finland and liked the country He compared the cold Finnish winters to Syracuse Torrence began his college career at Marquette and transferred to his hometown Syracuse University after two seasons He played two years at SU for Jim Boeheim before moving south down Route 81 to Binghamton, where he was fifth in the nation last year in assists per game (7.2) despite a nagging heel injury Torrence has spent these past couple days working at Jimmy and Buddy Boeheim’s basketball camp in Fayetteville He’s kept his skills sharp in the Salt City Pro-Am League in Camillus He said he expects to report to his first professional basketball gig in late August “I’ve been away from home but not this far away from home a different experience but I’m ready and excited to get started.” Contact Donna Ditota anytime: Email | Twitter Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices New facilities enable new automation and welding technologies the leading welding and production automation company will expand its production premises in Loimaa While Pemamek’s global demand is increasing and expectations in international markets are looking positive the investment in new facilities is necessary The new facilities will enable Pemamek to improve its laser welding solutions and big intelligent robot system deliveries - We are prepared to add our capacity due to increased demand of automation according to our new business strategy our goal is to grow Construction will start in May 2016 and is expected to be ready by the end of the year The current factory will undergo an expansion of 3 000m² the total size of the factory building will be 16 000m².  The board of Pemamek has named Jaakko Heikonen as the new Chief Executive Officer starting 1st of May who holds a Master of Science in Engineering Heikonen served as the Vice President for three years Heikonen highlights the importance of a customer oriented approach and understanding of customer's needs - In order to provide a high quality customer service and be successful in what we do it is essential for us to collaborate in the workplace and embrace each individual's skills Pekka Heikonen continues in the company as a full-time Chairman of the Board Heikonen has worked in Pemamek for 38 years of which he has served as the CEO and owner for the past 28 years.  Pekka Heikonen                           Jaakko Heikonen Chairman of the Board                 Chief Executive Officer +358 50 078 1710                         +358 50 596 6941 is a global leader in welding and production automation The headquarters and modern technically advanced factory are located in the city of Loimaa and in the near future will open one in the United States The company exports over 90% of its annual production PEMA employs around 150 staff and has revenue of over 40 million euros PEMA has a strong background in welding automation and by manufacturing Hi- Tech Solutions the company can provide a maximum benefit for its customers City of Loimaa has started the updating project of building registers The aim is to carry out the project in 2024–2027 The aim of the project is to update the building registers The building data to be updated include the number of buildings on the property Up-to-date building register information is important for building control An updated building register also has an impact on the city’s property tax revenues It will increase tax equality for municipalities by ensuring that all buildings subject to property tax are included in the register It should be noted that the property owner has an obligation to inspect and report to the tax authorities all buildings subject to property tax and the municipality has an obligation to report to the Population Information System on buildings within the municipality maintained by the Finnish National Directorate for Digital and Population Information contains information on buildings and the apartments in them Also known as the Register of Buildings and Apartments (RHR) it is based on building permit data provided by municipalities the data are mainly derived from the 1980 population and housing census gaps in the registers are due to factors such as the old building stock system changes and data transmission errors unauthorised construction and unsolicited final inspections data will be maintained in the new built environment information system to which existing data will be transferred The audit project will go through all properties in Loimaa aerial photographs and register information the owner of the property will be contacted and asked to provide details of the buildings on the property a decision will be taken on whether or not to organise an inspection and measurement visit Open image viewerDrought has plagued many areas of Southwest Finland during the 2000s Image: Carina AndreassonYle News6.4.2020 14:55•Updated 6.4.2020 14:55The past six years have been significantly drier than normal in Southwestern Finland a situation that has caused periodic alarmingly-low groundwater levels But according to the Centre for Economic Development water levels in the region are now higher than in recent memory Last spring the Natural Resources Institute (Luke) reported that the previous year’s cereal harvest was the smallest in 26 years regional groundwater levels in Southwestern Finland have risen by an average of half a metre and even up to a whole meter since last autumn "The situation hasn’t been this good since the end of the 1990s," said Maria Mäkinen groundwater levels have already reached maximum levels in many areas which is a good sign for the future because there will be groundwater reserves available in coming years "This is mostly due to rain in November and December. The situation was helped by the ground not being frozen," Mäkinen said, referring to this year’s mild winter. She said the good groundwater levels mean that even a potential dry spell would not be catastrophic "Groundwater reserves don’t drain easily once they have been filled," Mäkinen explained The winning ticket with seven correct numbers was traced to the southwest city of Loimaa Open image viewerThe 90-million-euro win is the largest in Finnish history Image: AOP10.2.2018 13:21This Friday evening's Eurojackpot lottery win of 90 million euros has gone to five co-owners of a lucky ticket in Finland The state-owned gambling company Veikkaus confirmed that the record-winning number series was purchased at the Prisma supermarket in the southwest city of Loimaa The winning ticket was a perfect 5+2 match The odds of winning the jackpot have been put at 1 in 95,344,200 The Eurojackpot prize starts at 10 million euros and can roll over up to 90 million euros Players participate by submitting a line of numbers The win was the fourteenth time a notable Eurojackpot win has gone to Finland since the transnational European lottery was launched in March 2012 The 90-million-euro jackpot is the largest win in Finnish history The five co-owners of the winning ticket will split the proceedings the countries participating in the Eurojackpot lottery are Croatia Europe has two other transnational lotteries that dangle the prospect of big wins: EuroMillions (with Austria Switzerland and the United Kingdom participating) and Vikinglotto (with Denmark Open image viewerImage: Mari Kahila / Yle6.5.2018 11:10•Updated 7.5.2018 9:25The owners of Finland's largest-ever Eurojackpot lottery win of 90 million euros have claimed their prize ending months of speculation about whether the ticketholders would be found The state-owned gambling company Veikkaus confirmed that the record-winning number series was purchased at the Prisma supermarket in the southwest city of Loimaa in February, but the winning ticketholders did not immediately come forward Veikkaus now reports that the winners have claimed their prize Prisma sales manager Tanja Raika says word spread around the personnel and customers of the Loimaa supermarket as soon as Veikkaus made the announcement She says the overarching sentiment in the shop was relief that the money would be coming to Finland after all "We started to have suspicions that a dog had maybe eaten the tickets But this is fantastic news that they have been safe and sound the whole time," she says She says the winners' request to stay out of the limelight may prove difficult and anyone with an extra 18 million euros in their bank account will likely gain some attention I'm sure everyone will be keeping an eye on their neighbours' driveway to see if a new car suddenly appears," Raika laughs