📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The host of this camp is the Youth Department of Janakkala. They have hosted several work camps before very successfully. In this project you are working to progress the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by sharing and increasing intercultural learning and understanding (SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities).
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteers will work in a summer camp for local children and youngsters. Volunteers will work
alongside the local youth workers and international long term volunteers. Camp activities include arts and
crafts, swimming and sauna, hiking, campfire and sports. The aim of this camp is to give international and
multicultural experiences to the local children and youth and to break barriers between different cultures
so the volunteers are asked to be prepared to make presentations of their countries. This camp is an excellent opportunity to experience Finnish culture, nature and white nights in midsummer.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be staying in Mallinkainen summer camping in a cozy house next to the lake and surrounded by the forest. Facilities includes shared rooms, bathroom, kitchen and dining room and Sauna.
During the work days the food will be provided by a cook. At the weekends the volunteers can cook together with the products that the host will provide.
📍 About the location
The municipality of Janakkala and the camp centre Mallinkainen is situated in Southern Finland, about 90
kilometers from Helsinki. The camp is by the lake in the middle of the forest and there are good possibilities for swimming, fishing and hiking. The closest town is Turenki 15 km away and the city of Hameenlinna 35 km away from the camp. Please note that the camp does not have regular bus connections to the city.