📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The camp host is The Finnish Association for Mental Health and Lapinlahden Lahde project which aims at developing an oasis for mental wellbeing in Lapinlahti Helsinki. The project combines social entrepreneurship, communal activity, culture and mental wellbeing in an old Lapinlahti hospital.
💼 What the programme involves
Working at the Lapinlahden Lahde includes renovating former Lapinlahti mental hospital. Old mental hospital built in 1841 is protected by building act. Volunteers will give the historical building a facelift with a dash of new paint and decoration, be prepared to get your hands dirty. The volunteers can also take part in organizing and planning of different events, this is a place for creative persons to express their ideas.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be in tents near the buildings of Lapinlahden Lahde, be prepared for very basic conditions. Food will be arranged at the location, the volunteers will take turns in cooking and cleaning tasks.
📍 About the location
Lapinlahti is situated in central Helsinki. Lapinlahden Lahde is located in the middle of a big park on the seashore. The area is calming and full of nature, a perfect place for relaxing and forgetting the stress. There is a possibility to take part in different activities at the Lapinlahden Lahde.
⚠️ Requirements
The volunteers need to take travel insurance for the duration of their stay.