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FAMILY TIME

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Finland Education Education Fixed dates

About the project

FAMILY TIME

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The host organization Ikko is a modern, non-political and non-religious folk high school offering both general and vocational education for Finnish and international students and groups throughout the year. They also host special target groups such as students with special needs as well as young asylum seekers. In this project you are working to progress the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by supporting biodiversity of nature (SDG 15 Life on Land).

💼 What the programme involves

The school surroundings need maintaining so the volunteers will work with seasonal tasks indoors and outdoors. Please note that this is not a traditional work camp and the tasks vary by the season.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation will be in rooms and meals are provided. There are possibilities for various creative and other activities. Sauna and swimming facilities are also available. The place is very suitable for family camp and welcomes parents, single parents or grandparents to join the camp together with a child/children aged 3-13 yrs. Either parent or child need to be able to communicate in English.

📍 About the location

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.. The area offers opportunities for outdoor activities. The volunteers can join Finnish language and culture presentation.

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📅 Available sessions

ALLI18

19/07/2020 → 26/07/2020

Closed
Volunteers registered 2 / 10
♂ 0/5 ♀ 2/5

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

150.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

58500 Punkaharju, Finland

Finland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

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

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Finnish Swedish