Gaining an international perspective

The task of the Marttinen youth centre is to help the young people of our area find their own path to an international perspective. The world is full of ways to go international, and we can help in this. Whether you are young, work with young people, or an organisation, together we will find the right way to learn about other cultures that suits your situation, budget and passions. At the same time, you can develop your skills and gain international experiences which will benefit you for years to come! It all starts with contacting us, and soon after that you could be finding yourself on the map!

Youth Centre Marttinen has experience in youth work 25 years and international youth work is a big part of it - recognised by the Council of Europe’s quality label for
youth centres. This experience gives us an expert status working on activities and working with young people i.e through adventure education, social youth work and
formal/non-formal education cooperation. As one of our key focuses we’ve also been taking an active role in activating and informing other regional youth organisations
about international possibilities. Marttinen coordinates networks and partnerships that allow smaller youth work actors and more young people and youth workers to gain experiences from internationality, bringing also advantages to further cooperation on local level and benefit from it on daily basis. We provide guidance and support for the local youth organisations when they are making their
international projects.

International Youth Work Coordinator
Antti Korhonen
p.+358 (0)44 715 1917
kv@marttinen.fi

Marttinen offers

Personalised, direct advice for young people

Youth exchanges, volunteering, language courses, events, funding for international activities...you can get information and advice about all of these from us. We’d be delighted to meet individual young people in person, tell them about all the different options and help them make their own international path!

Ready opportunities to get involved in international activities

Marttinen has a large and constantly updated bunch of possibilities for learning new things and going international, both for young people and those who work with them, both at home and abroad! We share what we have to offer every week on our KV-Klubi Marttinen Facebook page. Join us there!

Home internationalisation for youth work in our area

A youth space, school and classroom visits, active workshops, activity days, international club... Our own European volunteers are involved, offering young people language immersion in their hometown and the chance to get to know other cultures through shared activities.

Information, support and coordination for your projects

Do young people in your area want their own youth exchange? Does your local area want international volunteers to make daily life a little more interesting? If you have a good idea, we can take care of the project bureaucracy! At the moment, we are building and coordinating new projects for next year with several actors and municipalities in the area. There is room for new people — just ask! The idea is a strong, shared international activities network for our area, which Marttinen would support.