Since the 1930s wood processing industry is already there in the village of Leilem, carts and wooden house is the first product of the craftsmen. In the 1960s craftsmen see opportunities and do product development, businessmen began to produce furniture. Over time the furniture from the village of Leilem began to received by market area, even to the exported abroad because it has good quality. In the 1980s and 1990s was the golden age of the furniture industry in the village of Leilem. Even in 1998 Indonesia President BJ Habibie visits the timber industry in the village of Leilem. Village of Leilem as one of the areas of industry in Minahasa in North Sulawesi and continue to develop the quality of products and now entrepreneur from the village of Leilem furniture has been expanding not only in the North Sulawesi but also to Balikpapan, Tobelo, Manokwari, Sorong, Jayapura, and other areas in Papua.
In addition to having the furniture industry, the village of Leilem has the potential to tourism which is a natural hot spring baths. Hot water sulfur comes from these former volcanic eruptions. Around the hot water baths there are lodgings Sulfur Resort. In the middle of the village of Leilem we can see a beautiful church and the many tourists who often visited the Church.
If you're visiting the North Sulawesi come to village Leilem sure you will enjoy it.
