Develop your place in Sörmland

The new long-term budget brings together several EU funds in a common plan. Leader mandatory measure for Rural Areas with special constraints. The Swedish Board of Agriculture is now working on developing proposals for measures that include Leader. Leader Södermanland will begin developing a new strategy at the end of 2026. The goal is for the next period to start in 2028.

On May 25th from 3-5pm you are welcome to Taxinge community centre in Nykvarn to Test your idea with us at LEADER Södermanland. Between 6-9pm we will be holding an Ideas Workshop where you can meet others who are in the starting blocks to start a project. This evening is aimed at residents of Nykvarn municipality. Registration is only required for the Ideas Workshop.

Imagine an IT outage knocking out electricity, water, payments and communication. How do we cope then, together? We will meet again on May 18th. Registration by May 14th. Everyone is welcome!

Imagine an IT outage knocking out electricity, water, payments and communication. How do we cope then, together? We'll meet again on May 5th. Registration is due by May 1st. Everyone is welcome!

Now you can apply for small grants to develop your village.
Leader Södermanland offers several different types of small grants for those of you who want to strengthen local development, preparedness and collaboration.

The project is a feasibility study that aims to develop Forssagården into a central meeting place.

The aim is to strengthen local preparedness in rural areas through inventory, training, networking, and coaching.

A collaborative project between Osprey Farm Studio and Landskapsliv. 

Don't miss the opportunity to meet others who are passionate about creative and cultural industries!
Come, be inspired and brainstorm ideas for collaborative projects with support through LEADER 🌱

A warm welcome to the Annual General Meeting on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the Järnvägshotellet in Flen.

We offer financial support for small projects in emergency preparedness, so that you can turn your ideas into reality. The small grants provide the opportunity to develop concrete initiatives and are based on
SEK 5,000–24,000.

What happens when the community collaborates on preparedness? Instead of thinking individually, we gather local commitment to build resilience together.

Imagine an IT outage knocking out electricity, water, payments and communications. How do we cope then, together? On February 25th, we will meet again.

With the countryside/local community as a starting point, we explore how we can jointly increase preparedness where we live and work.

We will return with time, location and program in Jan/Feb 2026, so stay tuned!

With the countryside/local community as a starting point, we explore how we can jointly increase preparedness where we live and work.

With the countryside/local community as a starting point, we explore how we can jointly increase preparedness where we live and work.

With the countryside/local community as a starting point, we explore how we can jointly increase preparedness where we live and work.

With the countryside/local community as a starting point, we explore how we can jointly increase preparedness where we live and work.

This time the ideas workshop will be held in Vingåker on October 23. The organizers are Vingåker Municipality together with Leader Södermanland and Hela Sverige ska leva. Come and experience the possibilities with the Leader method!

It is now clear that the next ideas workshop will be held in Vingåker on October 23rd.

Now it's done! Leader Södermanland's new operations manager is Evelina Sollander, who most recently came from a position as a communicator and project coach at Leader Mälardalen.

On April 23, Leader Södermanland's annual meeting was held at the office in Flen. Cenneth Åhlund was re-elected as chairman. New members elected were Åsa Lockner and Elin Ericsson.

Leader Södermanland grants support to projects that will improve water quality and contribute to increased carbon storage in Lake Öljaren. The project will develop a replacement product for peat by utilizing the residual products from the lake.

Leader Södermanland has granted SEK 782,000 in Leader support to the Economic Association imariefred.nu to develop a project with literary audio walks in Strängnäs and Mariefred.

The Leader Södermanland board granted SEK 205,068 in Leader support to Sparreholms Utbildning AB to run the Sparreholms School Garden project.

On April 25, 2024, the annual general meeting for Leader Södermanland was held at Plevnagården in Malmköping with nearly 40 participants who are committed to sustainable rural development in Sörmland.

Leader Södermanland, a non-profit organization that works for sustainable rural development, invites you, in collaboration with Eskilstuna Municipality, to the Stora Sundby Idea Workshop on Wednesday, April 10 at 6:00 PM at Stora Sundby GOIF.

The Leader Södermanland board granted SEK 268,849 in Leader support to the Drömfabriken association in Stallarholmen to conduct the feasibility study En God Start.