During our Citizen Participation Walk we’ll be exploring different ways and forms of civic participation and citizen action from past to present.

This stop on our My Place in Finland journey focuses on active citizenship. We’ll figure out what does active citizen mean, how to become one and how could it be beneficial for our well-being and belonging?

Tähän työpajaan voit osallistua yhdessä lapsen kanssa: Opettelemme ja testaamme korjaustekniikoita | Du kan delta i denna workshop med ditt barn: Vi kommer att lära oss och testa reparationstekniker | You can participate in this workshop together with your child: We will learn and test mending techniques.

Join us in this hands-on mushroom dye workshop. | Tule mukaan käytännönläheiseen sienivärjäystyöpajaan. | Välkommen att delta i en praktisk workshop i svampfärgning.

On this full-day trip to Rajavuori outdoor area in Laihia, we will focus on forests’ well-being benefits, foraging, and discuss the role and meaning of sauna in the Finnish culture.

By exploring forest you can learn a lot about Finnish society. We’ll be discussing forest as cultural heritage, forests’ importance for biodiversity, forests as an economic commodity and an object for political debate as well as forests as places of relaxation and well-being.

There are several physical places, which have a story to tell. In this first session of Story Place, we’ll be discussing the Finnish folklore of different natural sites and reflect the meaning of these stories for navigating today’s society.

There are several physical places, which have a story to tell. In this first session of Story Place, we’ll be discussing the Finnish folklore of different natural sites and reflect the meaning of these stories for navigating today’s society.