ESC: Creating meaningful experiences
Code: 49524 Copied
Finland
European Voluntary Service
Environment
Social work
Education
Culture
European Voluntary Service
Environment
+3
Fixed dates
About the project
ESC: Creating meaningful experiences
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Established in 1982, Piispala is a youth center located in Kannonkoski in the north of Central Finland. Our primary mission is to promote youth activities and support the good life of children and young people. We also serve as a versatile centre of leisure, sports and wellbeing for families, seniors, businesses, and sports groups. Our clientele consists of camp school groups, sports groups, confirmation camps, family groups and international groups. In general, 90% of our customers are children and young people. Piispala is one of the 9 national Finnish Youth Centres that are supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture and guided by the Youth Act and the National Youth Work and Youth Policy Programme. The common goal of Finnish Youth Centres is to promote the participation, influencing opportunities and conditions to work in society for the youth, and support their growth, independence, and community spirit. Piispala operates on local, regional, national, and international level. The values that guide Piispala’s work are: Respect for life and environment, respect for individuals and sense of belonging, equality and participation and caring and appreciation. International youth work has been and will be one of the activities that we will keep on conducting, developing, and promoting. Main target groups for our international activities are mainly 13–30-year-old young people, youth workers, and municipalities. The international activities we carry out are youth mobilities, youth worker mobilities, volunteering activities, strategic partnerships and bringing and internationality to our region. We also promote and help different organisations, individuals, and municipalities to carry out international activities and projects. We also aim to develop international activities.
💼 What the programme involves
We are looking for individual volunteers to Youth Centre Piispala for 3,5 months. Volunteers will work in varying tasks at the youth centre. Tasks include work at the Pihka animal home, kitchen, cleaning, maintenance as well as helping youth workers in instructing groups. Additionally, volunteers will create content on Piispala’s social media channels and website. There might be also some trips to the local youth houses and schools where the volunteers can share about their experiences. The volunteers will learn about the work of youth centres in Finland and they can practice their working life skills in a safe environment. This project will empower the volunteers to gain positive international experiences as well as develop their social and interaction skills. The volunteers have the opportunity to develop new activities and practices for the youth centre. The volunteers are working 5 days a week, 6-8 hours a day including 30-45 minutes lunch break
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation is arranged in a comfortable room with a shared kitchen and bathroom where the volunteers can relax. Volunteers can use the facilities, such as the swimming hall and gym, at the youth centre on their free time. Meals are served in the dinner hall or at the accommodation. Volunteers arrive in Piispala on 18th of May and leave on 4th of September. Volunteers can be picked up from a nearby bus stop as there is no public transportation to Piispala. Maximum travel costs for a volunteer is reimbursed according to the Distance Calculator of EU projects.
🎒 Leisure activities
In the start of the project the volunteers are introduced to the youth centre's facilities, activities and core values. Volunteers are working with the staff who will support volunteers in the work tasks. The volunteers will participate in the on-arrival training at the Youth Centre Villa Elba.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We are looking for volunteers who are motivated to work with animals as well as with the young people. As the work task are versatile, the volunteer should be flexible. Volunteers should be open to learn about the work at the youth centre. No specific skills are needed but it is seen as a benefit if the volunteer has prior experience in working with animals, young people or creating social media content. Kindly describe in the Motivation Statement why you are interested in this position and why you would be a good candidate for this project. Start your Motivation Statement with: "Terve! I want to join in this project in Piispala because..."
Deadline: 08/02/2026 23:59
Deadline: 08/02/2026 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 ?
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.
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.
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18/05/2026 → 04/09/2026
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Deadline: 08/02/2026
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
43300 Kannonkoski, Finland
Finland
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Eastern European Standard Time
Local time: 20:56 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Finnish