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At the beginning of June, Tampere once again celebrates diversity and equality during the events of Manse Pride Week. Pride Week serves as a reminder that human rights and equality belong to everyone — not just on festive days, but in everyday life, every day.

At the same time, many organisations are reflecting on what equality means in their own operations. This is also the case at Youth Centre Marttinen, which is one of the youth centres awarded the Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centres. This label commits the centre to promoting the core values of the Council of Europe: human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.

Equality is not just about speeches — it is about actions that are visible in everyday life. Read more!

...ridden a railbike? Want to try blowpipes or challenge a friend to a sumo match? Save the dates in your calendar and sign up now!

Mon, June 30, 2025, 4–6 PM: High Ropes Course / Zipline – €10/person
Tue, July 1, 2025, 4–6 PM: Railbike Adventure – €10/person
Wed, July 2, 2025, 4–6 PM: Blowpipe Games – €5/person
Thu, July 3, 2025, 4–6 PM: Wall Climbing – €10/person
Fri, July 4, 2025, 4–6 PM: Sumo Wrestling – €5/person

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Representatives of the youth centres awarded the Quality Label by the Council of Europe met to exchange experiences and plan future forms of cooperation in Budapest, Hungary on 6.-8.5.2024

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Two volunteers, from Germany are staying in Finland, in the Youth Centre Marttinen. They are talking about the volunteering life and also have a few interviews with workers from Marttinen or other guests. That means you will hear a lot of different stuff about the youth centre and other things that happened here. You can also follow our Instagram account @marttinen_international.

By Marttinen volunteers

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Do you remember when we first talked about ProActive Ecoland? It wasn't long ago, but so much has happened since then! ProActive Ecoland is more than just another Erasmus+ project; it's like a big team effort to make our world better by being kind to the environment. And guess what? We're excited to tell you about our latest news: we're about to release the Ecoland Experiment Board Game soon!

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It is important to understand that each child and young person is an individual, and their social backgrounds can vary greatly. This is why individualized and targeted support measures are needed to ensure that every child and young person has the best possible opportunities to grow up in a safe environment, healthy and happy.

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A team of partners from from Finland, Portugal, Spain, and Croatia lunched a new Erasmus Plus project.
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"There’s motivation from the young people, and money from the EU - Why aren’t we doing more of this?"

This was the question 22 Nordic youth workers worked to answer in May 2022 on an international study visit to Pirkanmaa, Finland.

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NEW EPISODE: In this episode Finland meets Ireland. We hosted visitors from @maynooth_university for a study visit in Pirkanmaa region to get to know about Finnish youth work. Thanks Peter and Denice for this reflective talk with Antti and of course all the participants. Welcome again!

Thanks also to all the places we got to visit @tampereuni @nuortensateenkaari @ohjaamotampere @pirkkalan_nuorisopalvelut @kolvitoiminta @verstas_sopimusvuoriry @nuortenkampus @ruovedenetsiva

Go to podcast by Youth Centre Marttinen on Spotify

Marttinen is one of the youth centres funded and overseen by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. Our diverse youth centre is situated in beautiful scenery in Virrat, Central Finland. Marttinen is 100 km from both Tampere and Seinäjoki, 115 km from Jyväskylä and just 270 km from Helsinki.

Marttinen is a pleasant and safe environment for camps, courses, training and other events the year round.

The historic milieu at Youth Centre Marttinen is home to both modern facilities for hosting larger
camps, seminars, conferences and training events as well as esteemed and picturesque venues for weddings and other important days.

We also provide hotel and log cabin accommodation for up to nearly 200 guests, and our catering kitchen offers professional menus for both conferences and parties.

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