Christmas has arrived in Piispala In the past three weeks, 16 young people from different countries have participated in a European Solidarity Corps volunteering project in Piispala, a youth center that welcomes and brings joy for more than 40 years. This place offers activities for people of all ages; it’s impossible not to have fun […]
Good morning everyone and welcome back to my blog! The snow is slowly melting, the sun is getting warmer, and its light is shining onus until late afternoon. Even the little birds are singing outside their nests ready to flutter back from branch to branch. The other night, after spending a beautiful evening with friends, […]
Adventure Educational Training Course in Kuusamo How many times have we dreamed of taking part in outdoor activities, going on adventures with our family, friends, or learning to fend for ourselves in nature? Probably quite often. In Europe there are a few facilities and organizations that can offer you this kind of experience to be […]
Piispala celebrates the 40th anniversary in 2022 In 2022, we will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Youth Centre Piispala. Throughout the year we want to highlight the anniversary year in our operations, focusing on children and young people naturally. During the year, we will organize different activities and events for our customers and celebrate what […]
Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! This week I’ve been dressing warmer and warmer, since the temperature has dropped and it has been snowing. Honestly I’m really excited to walk through all this whiteness and to feel the snowflakes fall on my skin. In my life I’ve had to deal with this atmospheric […]
Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog! This week my colleague Aurora and I have been discussing the cultural differences between Italy and Finland, so now we want to share our thoughts. It’s now been two months since we started living in Piispala and although we’ve already gotten used to most of it, we’re still […]
Hello everyone! I’m Beatrice and I’m participating to a European Solidarity Corps project in Piispala. I am 22 years old, Italian and very excited to be here in Finland. I come from the medieval town of Viterbo, about 2 hours driving from Rome. I studied at a language high school and I’m a scout girl. […]
Volunteering in Piispala Piispala welcomes volunteers through European Solidarity Corps program. This program helps young people participate in projects that benefit communities abroad and in their own country. Organizations that wish to get involved can receive funding from European Solidarity Corps in the form of grants by sending a call for proposals. European Solidarity Corps […]
Finnish in Finland: language learning and new experiences For many years already, Piispala has been offering trainee placements for students of Finnish language through Finnish in Finland (Suomea Suomessa) training programme. Organized by Finnish National Agency for Education, the Finnish in Finland programme gives students in universities outside of Finland an opportunity to get a […]
Piispala accreditated as Finland’s 100th sustainable travel company Piispala has become the 100th company in Finland awarded with the Sustainable Travel Finland label. To get the label, companies must satisfy Visit Finland’s sustainable travel criteria, which cover economic, ecological, social and cultural sustainability. The Sustainable Travel Finland (STF) label is designed to promote responsible tourism […]
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