ESC Team Volunteering "Paths to Christmas" — Volunteering in Finland

Location and Accommodation

The project takes place at Ankkapurha Youth Centre in Kouvola, approximately 1.5 hours from Helsinki.

Accommodation is arranged in a hostel at the youth centre with basic bedrooms, shared common room, bathroom, and kitchen. Free access to the games room, sauna, cottage, and gym at the youth centre during agreed times. One free meal is included for each working day. Local transport is provided by the youth centre as needed.

Volunteer Tasks

Main task: organizing a Christmas-themed programme for local families with children and young people at the youth centre with support from the centre's staff. Volunteers will:

• plan activities for the Christmas event
• help with running the events
• work as members of the youth centre team
• share their culture with the community
• participate in all stages from planning to final evaluation

Participation Requirements

• Age: 18–30 years
• Interest in working with children and young people
• Previous experience not required
• Openness to new experiences, willingness to work as a team and learn
• Readiness to commit to the entire process from planning to the end
• Motivation letter should begin with: "I want to work in Ankkapurha Youth Centre because..."
• Volunteers will be contacted and interviewed in weeks 44–45

Preparation and Support

Arrival training will take place in the first days of the project. All work tasks will be conducted with the support of the youth centre's staff. All necessary skills will be provided during the training.

Participants

The project is open to young people (18–30 years) from Ukraine and other European countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.

How to Apply

To apply, you need to register or log in to European Solidarity Corps on the portal.