ESC: Bite the snow, taste the green 2025 / working in Finnish Youth Centre

Name: ESC: Bite the snow, taste the green 2025 / working in Finnish Youth Centre
Start: 2025-04-10
End: 2025-05-14
Location: Anjala, Finland

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Finland Culture Education Environment European Voluntary Service Culture Education +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Project takes place in Kouvola, Finland in the beautiful milieu of Ankkapurha Youth Centre surrounded by nature. It is designed for two volunteers. Project is connected to daily work of Ankkapurha Youth Centre. Volunteer’s main job is to work with youth workers planning, organizing, and instructing youth groups. Volunteer may also work with the staff from other sectors: kitchen, cleaning and janitor when there is no instructing to do or there is a need for extra hands. Instructing work happens among the local youngsters in camp schools and other children/youth camps. Volunteers will have a chance to help us invent new programs or activities. That way we offer volunteers a chance to give something from themselves and their culture to Youth Centre’s work community and to our young customers while learning about Finnish culture. Project includes also organizing an spring event with ESC-team for children and youth. The volunteers are not left alone while working.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation is arranged at Ankkapurha in a cozy apartment including living room with one double bed, upstairs bedroom with two single beds, bathroom and kitchen. Both volunteers will be sharing the same apartment and may make the living arrangements together. There is a possibility to use bicycles, sauna, Lappish hut, game room and game arena on free time. Work happens mainly in the youth centre and requires no transportation. If there is a need to move outside the center it will be arranged by staff of youth centre. On working days lunch will be served in the youth centre’s restaurant.

📍 About the location

Kouvola

🎒 Leisure activities

Arrival training will be organised.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: For this short term individual project we are looking for volunteers with fewer opportunities. The most wanted characters are eager to learn and try things and will to work as a part of team. No former experience of mentioned work tasks is required but it will be seen as a benefit if volunteer has worked somehow with youth and/ or children. A clear criminal record extract is required while working with children. Please, start the motivation letter with words " I want to work at Ankkapurha Youth Centre because..." Interviews will be on week 9.
Deadline: 23/02/2025 23:59

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

FI43739

10/04/2025 → 14/05/2025

Closed

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Deadline: 23/02/2025

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Ankkapurhantie 6A, 46910 Anjala, Finland

Finland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 22:10 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Finnish