ESC: International Youth Houses

Name: ESC: International Youth Houses
Start: 2026-10-01
End: 2027-12-31
Location: Pori, Finland

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Our organization, the Youth Affairs of Pori city Education Office, is a local public body and organizes the youth work services provided by the city. Our staff consists of 16 full time youth workers with addition of 1-2 project workers depending on ongoing projects. Our leading idea in Youth affairs: Through youth work and by affecting the living conditions of young people we support their coping skills and social empowerment to create requirements for a good life. We implement this idea by striving to offer young people (13-29 -year-olds) in Pori the equal chance to plan and take part in free time activities in a safe environment with guidance and support from professional youth workers and safe adults. Our main activities are open youth house activities in six different youth houses, specialized youth work (for youth with difficulties in life management), online youth work, school youth work, youth participation and international youth work. These activities include small group activities, a variety of freetime events, individual guidance, camps and street patrolling.

💼 What the programme involves

This project aims to foster a positive international atmosphere in all the activities provided by youth services in the city of Pori. We want our volunteers, youth workers, and youngsters to develop an interest in pressing matters like climate change and inclusion while enjoying their time participating in free time activities and workshops. The main tasks will take place either at open youth houses or youth workshops. These working methods are specific and explained further on our website, so read carefully. TO APPLY FOR THIS PROJECT, you must apply in two steps. Apply through this site AND fill in our own google forms application, where you need to upload your cv and motivational video. VIDEO IS MANDATORY. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND APPLICATION FROM HERE --> www.pori.fi/esc

🏠 Accommodation on site

Our two volunteers will share an apartment 2,5km from the city center. Bedrooms are separate but there is a shared kitchen, living room and bathroom. Hosting organization will help buy the travel tickets and necessary documents like visa if needed. Volunteers will get an access card for the local public bus transportation when needed to get to work and a Finnish mobile phone number with internet connection. Volunteers will receive 510€/month, this includes pocket money and money for food. Keep in mind that prices in Finland are high.

🎒 Leisure activities

Two trainings are organized by Finnish National Agency and meant to support you during the volunteering period, enable you to create friendships and travel more here in Finland. The on-arrival training is usually within couple of months of arrival. Mid-Term training usually is mid-way project. These are great opportunities to meet other volunteers that have come to Finland, share experiences, thoughts, and feelings regarding your volunteering period. There might be other trainings volunteers are included as part of the youth services work community.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for two volunteers (18-30 y.o.) motivated to work with youth and young adults 13-29 y.o. Work requires the ability to take responsibility and initiative in creating contact and guiding youth despite the language barrier, age differences, culture differences or passive attitudes. Depending on the tasks, working hours are mainly either morning shift 8 am. – 4 pm. or evening shift 3 pm. – 21 pm. Volunteers need to be able to work both shifts and flexible to adjust to changing schedules of youth work. Volunteers should be independent and able to manage their own working schedules and tasks with the support of mentors and the project coordinator. We’re looking for people with experience or skills in some of the following: social work, counseling, lunch/café kitchen work, woodwork, hands & crafts, making music, digital or print press, social media content creation or event planning. || Before applying check from our website the restrictions for some countries and contact us if it still is unclear.||
Deadline: 07/06/2026 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 ?

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.

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📅 Available sessions

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Deadline: 07/06/2026

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

Pori, Finland

Finland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

Local time: 21:34 (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