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ESC: Tapola Camphill Village Community

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About the project

ESC: Tapola Camphill Village Community

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Sylvia-koti yhdistys is a non-profit association offering social services for people with special needs in five different units including the Sylvia-koti special school in Lahti region southern Finland. The other units are: Tapola Community, Myllylähde Community, Kaupunkikylàand Rautakannas-koti. All the units of the association are members of the international Camphill movement. The aim of the Camphill communities is to offer opportunities for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems and other special needs to live, learn and work with others in an atmosphere of mutual care and respect. In the different communities we offer a range of accommodation styles from little flats to community homes to suit individual needs of people with special needs. We focus on supporting and enabling people through community life. Our target groups are children, young adults, adults and senior citizen with special needs. Along with accommodation services we offer diverse activities in different workshops like farming, gardening, working with food, weaving, household and many-sided craft and artistic workshops.

💼 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, download and fill out the application form, then send your application to [email protected]. Please, note that we only accept application forms that can be downloaded from our website. No other versions will be considered. TAPOLA CAMPHILL VILLAGE COMMUNITY is a vibrant living and working community for adults with special needs. Tapola is a private social service provider. Our task is to maintain and improve our resident’s well-being. We offer both sheltered housing and supported housing. We have 50 residents and all together we are about 100 people including also co-workers and volunteers. As a volunteer, you will provide support and friendship to the residents. Volunteers support together with the co-workers the well-being of the residents. Each volunteer participates in a workshop to assist the residents.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers live in the Tapola area in guest rooms. Everyone has their own room; other facilities are shared. The necessities for living are provided. Living in the community is a great opportunity to learn about others and yourself. All the houses and workshops are within walking distance of each other. Ten kilometers away is Tapola’s lakeside cabin, which can be used together or if available also with friends and families during the summer months.

🎒 Leisure activities


⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Essential: Willingness to adapt and enthusiasm to learn Motivation to learn Finnish and get familiar with the residents, community life, and the Finnish culture Motivation to live in a countryside community and meet everyone as an individual No specific previous experience required We appreciate these skills: Ability to take care of others Basic knowledge of housework such as cleaning and cooking Tapola offers opportunities where the volunteers are free to create something new and bring in their own skills and abilities (music, sports, hobby groups, and events).
Deadline: 16/03/2025 12:00

ℹ️ Additional information

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. To help fit into the community and Finnish culture, Tapola offers for the volunteers regular mentor meetings and Finnish lessons in small groups. The volunteers will also 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

FI44463

12/08/2025 at 00:00 → 11/08/2026 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

16350 Niinikoski, Finland

Finland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 21:14 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Finnish