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ESC: Lehtimäen opisto (Lehtimäki Special Folk High School)

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About the project

ESC: Lehtimäen opisto (Lehtimäki Special Folk High School)

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

We invite you to apply directly on our website, avoiding the portal -˃ Visit the website for more information: https://maailmanvaihto.fi/en/lehtimaen-opisto-lehtimaki-special-folk-high-school/ . Please, note that we only accept applications through our application form. No other versions will be considered. Lehtimäki Special Folk High School (Lehtimäen opisto) is a boarding school for youth and adults with disabilities. We offer 70–80 places for students, and there are about 40 different short-term courses for youth, adults, and elderly with disabilities and their families. We offer rehabilitation courses, such as riding therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. The main and primary goal of Lehtimäki Special Folk High School is to support students' independence and overall well-being, as well as their general skills in everyday life. Some training is aimed at increasing the occupational capacities of the students, through computer literacy training, for example.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will live in an apartment in the campus area. It may be that the volunteer will be sharing the apartment with people of different gender. Meals are provided by the school restaurant. When the restaurant is closed during weekends and holidays, the volunteers will receive a food package. Lehtimäki is situated in the countryside. The only public transportation nearby is one bus during the weekends to the nearest city Seinäjoki. The volunteers will get reimbursement for one weekly return trip between Seinäjoki and Lehtimäki.

🎒 Leisure activities

The volunteers will have an on-arrival training camp and mid-term evaluation camp organized by the Finnish National Agency of the European Solidarity Corps. In addition, they will be invited to the on-arrival training camp and mid-term evaluation camp of the coordinating organisation Maailmanvaihto – ICYE Finland. The volunteers will also get access to the Online Language Support (OLS) tool of the European Solidarity Corps to help them learn Finnish.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Volunteering at Lehtimäki could suit you well if you are motivated to work with people with disabilities, have good social skills and an open attitude, and are willing to do various tasks. As a volunteer, you will also be assisting at the horse stables and in horse-riding therapy, so we hope that you are interested in working with horses. Wonderful if you already have a bit of experience with horses, but it’s not a requirement if you are motivated to learn. We also appreciate a musical background. Living in a small countryside village is part of the experience.
Deadline: 08/03/2026 12:00

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.

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📅 Available sessions

FI7132

18/08/2026 → 18/06/2027

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 08/03/2026

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

63500 Lehtimäki, Finland

Finland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 22:08 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Finnish