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ESC: South Ostrobothnia Folk High School – Etelä-Pohjanmaan Opisto (EPOP)

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ESC: South Ostrobothnia Folk High School – Etelä-Pohjanmaan Opisto (EPOP)

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Etelä-Pohjanmaan Opisto (South Ostrobothnia Folk High School) is an international adult education centre in Ilmajoki. Our 130 years old institute is located in a rural setting, four kilometers away from the center of Ilmajoki. Our school offers full time studies in culture, open university, liberal adult education in both general education and vocational education and training. Our school offers both long-term study programmes and short courses. Every year over 400 students attend our different study programmes. International students of more than fifteen different nationalities bring the richness of different cultures to college life. At Etelä-Pohjanmaan Opisto, a volunteer is part of the community and may work in various roles depending on their own learning objectives. A volunteer can work as an equal member of the work community in various learning environments within the core activities of the college. The volunteers can work according to their own skills for instance as a supervisor for students' evening and leisure activities. The volunteer is supported by the college community worker and teachers performing evening supervision. We also offer for example the opportunity to participate in kitchen and cleaning work, as well as property and environmental maintenance.

💼 What the programme involves

We invite you to apply directly at https://maailmanvaihto.fi/en/volunteer-in-finland/esc-available-projects, avoiding the portal -˃ Visit the website, read the full project description, download and fill out the application form, and then send your application to [email protected]. Please, note that we only accept application forms that can be downloaded from our website. Are you interested in volunteering in an educational community? Would you like to support the students and staff of a folk high school? Welcome to Etelä-Pohjanmaan Opisto! Etelä-Pohjanmaan Opisto is an education centre situated in the small countryside town of Ilmajoki. It works like a Nordic folk high school offering full time studies in culture, open university, liberal adult education in both general education and vocational education and training. At Etelä-Pohjanmaan Opisto, the volunteers are supposed to be part of the community and to work in various roles depending on their own learning objectives.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will be accommodated in a student dormitory. There are about 150 dormitory places in the campus area, and additional dormitories at about 1.5 km from the campus. The volunteers will share a pre-furnished double room in shared apartment. Living at the school is a suitable blend of individuality and community. There are several bus connections per day from Ilmajoki to the city of Seinäjoki.

🍲 Food

On weekdays, the volunteers can enjoy a diverse and delicious breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the college restaurant. We support weekend meals by providing a food allowance to the volunteers.

🎒 Leisure activities


⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for an active and self-motivated volunteer who is interested in working with people from different cultures. Good organisational skills and interest in organising activities related to sports, culture, music, and nature would be useful. We hope the volunteer will participate in the community college's leisure and evening activities both as a participant and, when possible, as an organizer. The campus area is located at about 4 km distance from the town centre and there is no public transportation, so ability to ride a bike is helpful. Since the host organisation is located in the countryside, it is important to enjoy the peaceful environment and to be independent and active in creating free-time activities.
Deadline: 16/03/2025 12:00

ℹ️ Additional information

The volunteers will have an on-arrival training camp and mid-term 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.

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

FI44503

20/10/2025 at 00:00 → 22/05/2026 at 00:00

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 16/03/2025

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

60800 Ilmajoki, Finland

Finland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

Local time: 22:13 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

WhatsApp

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Finnish