Allianssi Youth Exchanges newsletter

in English

🌸 May Newsletter: may your happiness bloom along with nature 🌷

Welcome back to (mildly delayed) May edition of the Allianssi Youth Exchanges newsletter in English!  🤸‍♀️

Content of this month's newsletter in a nutshell: 

   🐝 Deeds of Hope  – Grand Finale on Friday, June 5th

   🌷  Apply for ESC volunteering teams - Concrete Deeds for the Baltic Sea!

   🐝  Helsinki day - come visit our stand! 

   🌷  Call for ESC team group leaders

   🐝  Upcoming events

💐 Our Final Deeds of Hope 🎉

Join us for the final edition of Deeds of Hope as we come together to celebrate the project, the community we built and all the meaningful collaborations that made this journey possible 💙

For this special closing event, we will welcome back organisations and people who collaborated with us throughout the year, creating one last space for connection, reflection and shared memories.

The evening will be a cozy and joyful moment of celebration, with good conversations, music and fun activities in a relaxed atmosphere.

If the weather allows, the celebration will take place as a cozy picnic in Vallilanlaakso. In case of rain, we will gather indoors in the comfort of Allianssi-talo.

As always, there will be delicious vegan food prepared by our volunteers🌱

Come celebrate with us, reconnect and spend one final evening together ✨

Practical Info
📆 Date: Friday,  June 5th
🕕 Time: 18:00 - 21:00

 📍   Location: Meeting place is Allianssi-talo, Asemapäällikönkatu 1, 00520 Helsinki.  Allianssi-talo is wheelchair accessible and has accessible toilets. In case of nice weather, we will then move outside to Vallilanlaakso, 00550 Helsinki.

💰 Cost: Free! But registration is required—sign up here.
🌍 Language: The event is in English, but no worries if you’re not fluent. Finnish-speaking volunteers will be around to help.
🗣️ Tapahtuma järjestetään englanniksi, mutta pärjäät tapahtumassa myös ilman kummempaa kielitaitoa.

📝Registration form

🎟️ The event is free of charge, but registration is required for organizational purposes. Please register 1 day before the event at the latest. You can find more information about the event and the registration form at this link.

Deeds of Hope 🌼 is a European Solidarity Corps (ESC) solidarity project. It's created by youth, run by volunteers, and co-funded by the European Union.
It consists of a series of monthly events where we meet to share knowledge about activism and social engagement, explore the impact of Helsinki’s changemakers, and learn how to become part of movements for change.
We’ll get our hands dirty in practical workshops, where each month’s featured movement or organization shares hands-on skills and knowledge gained from their experience in activism.

We also offer free plant-based meals 🌱, cooked by our volunteers with primarily seasonal and locally produced ingredients.

🌍 Join our ESC volunteering teams and help make Concrete Deeds for the Baltic Sea! 🌊

In 2026, we will celebrate the year of climate justice both nationally and within the network of our international umbrella organization, the Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations!

We are organizing 20 ESC volunteering teams in the countries surrounding the Baltic Sea in 2026-27. If you would like to contribute to the Baltic Sea, please you can find more information here! 

You can now apply to join the following teams:

💃 Baltic Sea Archipelago Adventure Livonsaari Finland team 20.7.-4.8.26 ⛵

The primary objective of the volunteering team is to highlight the significance of the Baltic Sea, emphasizing its ecological importance and the effects of human actions on coastal  environment, while promoting practical, everyday steps toward environmental sustainability.

Apply on our website ASAP -> ESC team Livonsaari

🏰Suomenlinna Sea Fortress Baltic Sea Team Finland   30.7.-14.8.26 🌱

The project intends to raise awareness of the need to protect and promote common World Heritage and European Cultural Heritage. It intends to enhance volunteers’ knowledge and skills in heritage landscaping techniques through training and hands-on work on the site. The participants learn the implementation of sustainable development, increase their understanding on the  state of the surrounding Baltic Sea, understand the importance of dialogue with visitors and the significance of organizing events at a World Heritage site.
Apply on our website ASAP -> ESC Team Suomenlinna

🎨 Loviisa Youth and Culture Baltic SeaTeam Finland   6.-31.8.26🌊

ESC volunteering team will be involved in implementing various events in a small seaside town of Loviisa in Finland, together with Loviisa Youth and Cultural Services, local associations and young people. The aim is that the volunteers will get to know the pearl of the Baltic Sea, Loviisa, and its interesting history and thriving cultural life. They will get to know everyday life in a small Baltic Sea seaside town and have lots of cultural exchanges with local people.
Apply on our website ASAP -> ESC team Loviisa

We are looking for motivated volunteers, 18 to 30 years old who reside in one of the eligible countries. ✨

The activities are part of the ESC project CoDeSea co-funded by the European Union. 

European Solidarity Corps (ESC) projects are volunteering opportunities for 18 to 30 year olds, funded by the European Union. Participants are provided with travel grant, accommodation, food allowance, insurance and pocket money during the project. 💙

Detailed guide on how to find other workcamps and volunteering teams and how to apply can be found on our social media or on our website nuorisovaihto.fi (click on Vapaaehtoisleirien hakukone (E-Vet) at the top of the page).

🌻 Become an ESC team group leader! 📣

Are you interested in internationalism at home? Are you between 18-30 years old? Apply to be an ESC team group leader for our CoDe Sea project this summer! 🦋

The ESC project will last approximately 2 weeks and bring together international volunteers from different parts of the world to participate in environmental activities such as organising coastal litter cleanups, info events and workshops. The aim is to encourage people to change their behaviour towards more sustainable choices in areas such as waste management, recycling, and sustainable food.

As a group leader, you are one of the participants, but your tasks also include communicating between the group and the local host, communication within the group, ensuring that everything goes according to plan and that the volunteers actively participate in the project. As a group leader, you do not lead the camp, but you make sure that practical matters are taken care of and that everyone feels safe. Especially at the beginning of the project, an important task is to help the volunteerss get to know each other and Finland. 💫

Does this sound like you? Then we can't wait to hear from you! You can find more information about all the available camps and the application form on our website. Hurry up, there are only a few spots left! 🌞

🎀 Upcoming events 🎀

Here's a short overview of what's coming up next with Allianssi Youth Exchanges:

• Deeds of Hope ends in June. Our activism solidarity project will finish its monthly events with a grand finale on June 5th. Don't miss it! 🎉

• Our ESC volunteering teams of 2026 continue! Livonsaari, Suomenlinna and Loviisa are waiting for you👀 Apply ASAP on our website and live your summer adventure 🤝 

As always, follow our social media and our website 🤳 to stay up to date on current events!

See you in June! 🌞