Koskenrinne home
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About the project
Koskenrinne home
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Maailmanvaihto represents in Finland the ICYE (International Cultural Youth Excange) network.
The ICYE network offers international volunteering opportunities for young people. It operates altogether in over 40 countries in Africa, Europe, Latin America and Asia-Oceania.
The mission is to provide challenging intercultural learning experiences for young people. The network aims at promoting their social and personal development through international volunteer programs as well as promoting intercultural understanding, equality of opportunity, tolerance and peace among people in the world.
💼 What the programme involves
Description of the organisation:
Koskenrinne is a non-profit organisation. The association was founded in 1945 and the first elderly home built in 1955. Koskenrinne provides a large variety of care services for the elderly: it rents apartments and provides day care services, home services incl. cleaning, medical support, day and night care and terminal care. Services are individually planned for each customer. The basis of the existence of Koskenrinne is to fulfil the special needs and requirements that are unique for each old person (incl. health, social activity, rehabilitation) and to improve residency and wellbeing of the elderly. Website: http://www.koskenrinne.fi
Project's activities:
The volunteer works in the Koskenrinne Home (Koskenrinteen koti in Finnish) which is a sheltered home for the elderly. Koskenrinne has four sheltered homes in Kotka, from which the Koskenrinne Home is the biggest with 150 inhabitants and about 60 employees. The other homes are Kotka-Koti, Karhula-Koti and Maria-koti with 50–60 residents each. The total amount of employees is over 100.
Volunteer's tasks:
The volunteer spends time with the elderly according to each one’s own interests and skills. Music, singing, reading, discussing and walking are the most popular activities.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation is provided by a local host family. The lunch is served at the workplace and other meals provided by the host family.
📍 About the location
Koskenrinne is located in Kotka in southern Finland. The bus trip to Helsinki takes two hours. Kotka is a middle-sized city with some 54 000 inhabitants. The location is by the sea, and there are beautiful parks in Kotka.
⚠️ Requirements
The most important requirement is the volunteer’s own interest to spend time with the elderly. Unfortunately, the voluntary workplaces does not have the resources to host volunteers with physical or sensory disabilities.
ℹ️ Additional information
ICYE longterm
participation fees :
2.850,00 € / 6 months
3.800,00 € /12 months
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ICYE/KOSKENRINNE
01/01/2023 at 00:00 → 31/12/2023 at 00:00
ICYE/KOSKENRINNEAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
31/12/2025 at 00:00 → 30/12/2026 at 00:00
ICYE/KOSKENRINNEAUTO-EXT
01/01/2024 at 00:00 → 30/12/2024 at 00:00
ICYE/KOSKENRINNEAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
31/12/2024 at 00:00 → 30/12/2025 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
2850.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Kotka, Finland
Finland
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Eastern European Standard Time
Local time: 21:11 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken