Youth work at Metsäkartano

Metsäkartano Youth Centre has almost 40 years experience in organising youth camps, international youth exchanges, volunteering projects, school camps, training courses for youth workers and other events. All youth group programmes are tailor-made according to customers needs.

In this page we present our international youth work. The purpose of all the international youth work is to promote feeling of community, cultural understanding and inclusion, green values and respect towards each other and the surrounding nature. In our international you work we often use adventure pedagogy as a tool for strenghtening our participants competences such as communication skills, group working skills, language skills, self-esteem, etc.  

Metsäkartano Youth Work Youth Exchange

International Youth Work

International activities such as youth exchanges, volunteering and training courses for youth workers are an important part of Metsäkartano´s youth work. These events allow participants across Europe and beyond to participate in rewarding experiences.  

We are active users of Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes. Our international network is wide and we are known as a reliable and experienced project partner. Metsäkartano offers guidance and help to young people and youth workers seeking international experiences. The goal is to improve the internationalization of the Finnish youth and youth workers as well as to provide unforgettable non-formal learning experiences for the visiting international youth groups.

European Solidarity Corps volunteering

Metsäkartano has a EU Quality Label for coordinating, sending and hosting European Solidarity Corps volunteers. We host short team volunteering projects for young people with fewer opportunities and longer individual volunteering opportunities throughout the year. Volunteers work in Metsäkartano's different departments, depending the project and it's aims.

Content from Previous Erasmus+ and ESC activities can be found in international Instagram account.

Metsäkartano Youth Work
Metsäkartano canoeing

Erasmus+ projects

Erasmus+ accreditation

Metsäkartano host youth exchanges, trainings courses and job shadowing activities all year around. Metsäkartano holds and Erasmus+ accreditation since 2022 but already for tens of years before that Metsäkartano has been active hosting European projects.

Metsäkartano bring together with the accreditation other actors from the region such as municipal youth work, organisations and regional administration.

Erasmus+ KA2 projects

Metsäkartano runs few Erasmus KA2 projects. One project which recently has ended in 2026 can be found here: pathwaystonature.eu

Our network around the globe

Are you interested in international youth work?

Ask more from our international youth work coordinator

Henna Middeke

International youth work coordinator

henna.middeke@metsakartano.com

+358 40 356 4530

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