📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Ikko is a folk high school offering both general and vocational education for Finnish and international adult students during the school year and different groups throughout the year. During two weeks the volunteers will do different nature related activities and visits while getting to know the surrounding area. The volunteers will tidy hiking routes, make some seal-friendly fish traps in order to protect the endangered Saimaa seal and also learn to make birdhouses for small birds. The group will learn about recycling and sustainability and visit places such as an arboretum. There will also be some Finnish language and culture lessons and workshops as well as time for relaxing.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be in shared rooms in the student dormitory, all meals provided. There are possibilities for various creative and other activities. Sauna and swimming facilities are also available. Punkaharju is located in eastern Finland near Savonlinna and it takes four hours by train from Helsinki. The school is situated in a location of natural beauty, surrounded on both sides by lakes. In this place you get to enjoy the Finnish summer with its beautiful lakes and forests. The area offers good opportunities for hiking and other outdoor activities
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: Project is supported by the European Solidarity Corps and open for 18-30 year old citizens and permanent residents of EU countries and Ukraine. Participation is free of charge, as well as board and lodging. Volunteers need to stay the full duration of the project in order to get pocket money (5 euros per day) and travel cost reimbursed (20-360 euros depending on the distance). Due to covid-19 pandemic volunteers need to have certificates of their full series of approved covid-19 vaccinations or a certificate of earlier covid-19 infection less than 6 months ago.
Deadline: Application deadline: 26/05/2022
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.