Volunteers will be continuing landscaping the youth centre garden which previous years volunteers begun. Volunteers will be tidying up the environment, planting and gardening
Minimum age:
17
Accomodation:
Volunteers will have the possibility of either staying in hostel-type accommodation or in tents. All meals catered for.
Location:
Kannonkoski is located in central Finland about 100km north from the city of Jyvaskyla
Terminal:
Kannonkoski. You can take a train or a bus to Jyvaskyla, and continue by a bus to Kannonkoski.
The aim of the camp is to renovate the youth house of Pakila inside and outside together with Finnish young people. The house is an old wooden house and it is protected under cultural heritage act. Volunteers will also get the chance to do some gardening. Volunteers will also hold an international night presenting their own culture and food.
Age:
16-18
Accomodation:
Volunteers will be staying in a youth house in Pakila with access to basic facilities including a sauna.
Location:
Pakila is in northern Helsinki.
Terminal:
Helsinki. Pakkila is 30minutes by bus from Helsinki airport.
Volunteers be assisting in organising a local event called Old engines day. Volunteers will assist in practical tasks, which will vary from arranging the event, e.g. arranging a café, selling refreshments, to tidying up the area afterwards and other miscellaneous work. The volunteers must be prepared to do different kinds of work in various weather conditions. The aim of the camp is to give the volunteers a chance to experience Finnish nature and culture and enable the local youngsters to meet young people from other countries.
Age:
16-18
Accommodation:
Volunteers will be staying with local families.
Location:
Oulainen is situated in western Finland, about 550km north from Helsinki and 100km south from Oulu.
Terminal:
Railway station or bus terminal is Oulainen. The nearest airport is Oulu.
Whistle While you Work (www) camp will be divided into two weeks- spending the first week in Piispala and the second week in Saarijarvi. The work is environmental like planting flowers, gardening and repairing work in the garden and buildings. The aim of the camp is to learn how to live in harmony with nature.
Age:
16-18Accomodation: Volunteers will be staying the first week in Piispala youth centre and then the second week in a local youth house. Volunteers will have access to all basic facilities.
Location:
Kannonkoski (Piispala) and Saarijarvi are in central Finland by lakes and beautiful nature.
Terminal:
The nearest bus station is Kannonkoski. It is about 100 km to Jyvaskyla where the nearest railway station and airport are
Benkku work camp is organized by Helsinki City Youth Department as a part of their international youth work. Read more on www.nk.hel.fi . Volunteers will help with renovation of the island, for example painting, grass cutting and some basic carpentry work. Part of the island is nature protection area so the work will be done in nature friendly methods. There will be 10 Finnish young people in the camp in addition to the volunteers. In the evenings volunteers can do lot of different activities on the island. It is possible to swim, row a boat, fish, paddle, use adventure track, have a camp fire, make some handcrafts or just relax in the nature. The volunteers should be prepared to explain about their home countries in an international evening.
Age:
16-18
Accommodation:
Volunteers will be staying in tents with basic conditions. Volunteers will have access to a sauna. handcrafts or just relax in the nature.
Location:
The camp will start and end in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Part of the camp will take place on Bengtsa island located 100km from Helsinki.
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