📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The organizer of the camp, Keep Lapland Tidy is an environmental organization established in 1987. Its purpose is to help preserve the clean and enjoyable environment in Lapland, Finland and to increase environmental awareness by educating, developing waste management and organizing projects and volunteer work and camps.
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteers will be tidying and taking care of the natural surroundings of the Pomokaira area. A project regarding wildlife safety of reindeer fences was carried out in order to reduce the amount of collisions by the means of marking the fence with special material. The marking materials were plastic stay wire marks. The volunteers will assist the project by cleaning the reindeer fences from the area etc. There will be 15 Finnish volunteers in addition to 5 international volunteers.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be either in cabins or in tents (in organizers 1-2 big tents, or your own). Breakfast, dinner and snacks are made and offered by the organizer in the outdoor kitchen.
📍 About the location
The location is in Pomokaira, Sodankyla. The area is in the beautiful Lapland. Various summer activities such as swimming, playing games, excursions to nearby sights are possible. This camp is an excellent opportunity to experience Lapland, nature and white nights in midsummer
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteers need to have proper camping gear (warm clothes, warm sleeping bag and outdoor mat, waterproof working shoes). The volunteers will need to take travel insurance for the duration of their stay.