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ESC: Otavia

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About the project

ESC: Otavia

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Otavia (formerly known as Otava Folk High School) is a municipal institution maintained by the city of Mikkeli, where one can pursue adult upper secondary education and basic education, as well as studies in liberal adult education. Otavia specializes in distance learning and online pedagogy, teaching multicultural groups, and providing liberal adult education programs. Otavia offers education and related services for regional, national, and global educational development. Over the years, Otavia has participated in numerous international projects, including Erasmus+ KA1. Our target audience and students are immigrants

💼 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/otavia/ . Please, note that we only accept applications through our application form. No other versions will be considered. Otavia (formerly known as Otavan Opisto) is a municipal institution maintained by the city of Mikkeli, where one can pursue adult upper secondary education and basic education, as well as studies in liberal adult education. Liberal education is open for all, voluntary, and doesn’t aim at a degree. As a volunteer at Otavia, you will assist the community coordinator in organizing and guiding the students’ dormitory’s leisure activities. Leisure activities could encompass a variety of options, including outings, sports events, and multicultural food nights. While planning the leisure activities, you will get an opportunity to present your innovative ideas.

🏠 Accommodation on site

In the Otavia campus area, there are dormitory and cafeteria buildings. You will be accommodated in the dormitory, in a single room that has a private bathroom and shower. In the dormitory, there are kitchens where you can store food and make meals. Otavia cafeteria will provide you with 3 meals per day during weekdays: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. During the weekends, the cafeteria isn’t available. For the weekends, you will receive an allowance for groceries. Otavia is located near Otava’s town center where you can go shopping for groceries.

🎒 Leisure activities

The volunteers will have an on-arrival training camp and mid-ferm evaluation camp organised 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 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 Otavia could be for you if you are motivated to work with students from a multitude of cultural and other backgrounds. Good social skills are of great value. Due to the nature of the role and tasks of the volunteer, we are looking for a volunteer who is aged at least 20 years.
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

FI50060

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

Otava, Naantali, Finland

Finland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 20:55 (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