Allianssi Youth Exchanges newsletter

in English 

November Newsletter:

Welcome back to the November edition of the Allianssi Youth Exchanges newsletter in English, where we'll try to bring some light in these gloomy days⛅

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Content of this month's newsletter in a nutshell:

🍂Helsinki (dis)connected goes Folk Dancing!

🌫️Join us at the Studia fair on November 25-26 - free tickets!

🍂Apply now for the Climate Justice training in Germany! 

🌫️Current ESC long-term volunteering opportunities

🍂Fun fact of the month

Helsinki (dis)connected meets Folk it Up!💃

Helsinki (dis)connected goes Folk dancing!!💫

This time, we will have a fun and inclusive Balfolk-inspired event, organised in collaboration with Folk it Up!, where both dance lovers and total beginners can move, play, and express themselves freely. Balfolk is a style of social folk dancing rooted in various European traditions. These dances are inclusive, community-driven, and often organized by passionate amateurs rather than professionals. They emphasize connection, celebration, and togetherness.🤝

During the event, we’ll learn simple group dances and partner dances inspired by these traditions. You will be guided through the steps and don’t need any experience — everyone is welcome!❤️

We will dance a lot, but we’ll also make sure to include breaks to socialize, catch our breath, and enjoy some vegan snacks🥗 provided by the project’s volunteers.

🧭  Practical Info

📆  Date: Wednesday, November 18th
🕕  Time: 18:00-21:00
 📍 Location: Allianssi-talo, Asemapäällikönkatu 1, 00520 Helsinki.  Allianssi-talo is wheelchair accessible and has accessible toilets.
💰  Cost: Free! But registration is required—sign up here.
🌍  Language: The event is in English.

📝 Registration form

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

🌱Helsinki (dis)connected 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 monthly events, each featuring a different activity to take a break from the screens. The goal is to create a welcoming space where young people can meet, learn something new, discover their interests and build meaningful connections offline.  We also offer free plant-based food.

Come join us at the Studia fair on November 

25-26, 2026 - we're giving away free tickets!

In November, we will be participating in the Studia fair, Finland's largest study and career event. The fair will be held at Messukeskus, Helsinki on Wednesday, November 25th from 9 am to 5 pm and on Thursday, November 26th from 9 am to 5 pm.📚

At the Allianssi Youth Exchanges stand, you will receive up-to-date information about different options for going abroad, especially about volunteering and internship programs, training and youth exchanges supported by the European Union.

You can find us at Studia, stand 5m61. See you at the Studia fair!😁

💡 Would you like to come to the Studia fair? We'll give you a free ticket to use! Fill out the form on our website and we'll send you a ticket by email. By filling out the form, you'll also subscribe to our newsletter and enter the movie ticket draw!

📬 Have you been abroad through us? Come to our stand and tell the fair visitors about your experience! You can send a message to hakemukset@alli.fi if you would like to volunteer at the fair.

Apply for the Climate Justice training in Germany!🌍

In this training, you will face climate change as a question about power, responsibility and inequality. This training is aimed at those working with young people, and you will work on real situations you bring yourself, design practical methods in small teams, teach them to the group, and rewrite them from what you hear.

👉Read more and apply on our website here!

💡The training is Erasmus+-supported and the support covers part of the travel expenses, accommodation and meals for the duration of the project.

👉You can find all current training and youth exchanges on our website!

Current ESC long-term volunteering oppportunities

If you are between 18 and 30 years old and would like to live in another country while doing something meaningful, apply to volunteer with the European Solidarity Corps!😃

What is ESC? It is a volunteering programme supported by the European Union for people aged 18-30. The EU support covers, for example, travel grants, accommodation, insurance and a small pocket money for the duration of the project. 

You can apply to go to:

- Greece, supporting local events, delivering workshops and creating social media content and a podcast🎙️

- Lithuania, in a social care center, in a kindergarten or supporting sustainability projects🙌

👉For more information and to check out the other ESC opportunities, go to our website in the News section

Fun Fact of the month

A little new addition to our English newsletter is the fun fact of the month, where we will share a random trivia that will blow your minds!!🤸‍♀️

 Did you know...

That in 1518, in Strasbourg, Alsace (Holy Roman Empire), hundreds of people were uncontrollably dancing for months, without an apparent reason?👀

It all started in July, when a woman, Troffea, started dancing in the town's square non-stop and with time, other people joined her - by August, hundreds of people seemed to be dancing (some, unfortunately, even to death). 
By September, some had stopped or deceased and the remaining people were taken to St Vitus for "divine healing".

The reason is still not sure, some scholars say it could be due to a poisoning of the town's crops, mass hysterya and others, while for their contemporaries it was demonic possession or divine punishment.

It is known in history as "The Dancing Plague" and there were other similiar cases all over Europe since the medieval era, possibly culminating in the 2000's trend of shopping malls' flash mobs😎 (what a time to be alive!)

Anyways, if you would like to get into the Dance Fever with us, for a couple of hours (unfortunately),  join our Folk Dancing event with Helsinki (dis)connected on the 18th November, see you there!💃

🎀Upcoming events🎀

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

• Helsinki (dis)connected's Folk Dancing event. The third event of Helsinki (dis)connected will take place on the 18th November. Don't miss it!🎉

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

See you in Dicember :)🎄