The youth services of the city of Äänekoski organize diverse leisure activities and meeting places for young people. The task of youth services is to provide young people with information, support, counseling and to promote young people's participation and influencing opportunities. Äänekoski youth services organize activities in different residential areas in four youth spaces and in Discord, which is a virtual youth space online.
Detective youth work takes you into account as an individual and progresses in steps that suit you. The most important thing is that you want help and change in your affairs. Together we will figure out how to get the pieces of your life in order.
The dark news from Äänekoski continued today, October 11.10.2024, 100, when Valtra and ACGO announced that they would start change negotiations concerning the persons covered by the collective agreement of white-collar workers and senior white-collar workers in the technology industry. The negotiations concern a total of 60 jobs in Finland. At the Suolahti factory, the reduction applies to approximately 1 white-collar jobs. Valtra employs a total of approximately 300 people at the Suolahti tractor factory. The reason for the change negotiations is the change in the market and the company's new operating methods. We are extremely worried about the jobs and future of our residents if the layoffs come true.
You can find the weekly information about the construction of the new Koulunmäki school building C here. The new C building of Koulunmäki unified school in the city of Äänekoski will be completed in 2025. The 21 million euro investment is in many ways a model example of modern school construction. It will have its own premises for the city's youth services and the Ala-Keitele music college.
A new children's traffic park has been completed in Konginkanga. In the traffic park, children can practice traffic behavior with their own means of transport. There's still time to ride before the snow!
Would you like to be involved in influencing the affairs of young people in Äänekoski? The youth council promotes development from the perspective of young people and increases cooperation and dialogue between the city and its young people. Participate and make an impact!
Mobile youth work operates in the center of Äänekoski and in green areas. In the summer, activities are organized, for example, at sports facilities, beaches and other leisure places for young people, as well as at various events. At other times, mobile youth work starts e.g. to primary and secondary schools around Äänekoski.
The city of Äänekoski has invested in licensed graffiti painting places in the city center and now also in urban areas through a portable graffiti container.
Äänekoski has the high-quality and versatile Huuhan skate park and Pump Track track, as well as a skate park at Suolahti unified school, which was made entirely according to the wishes of the enthusiasts. In skating, there are no time limits for when you can go for the hobby.
Äänekoski organizes versatile art hobby activities for children, young people and adults as well. These are offered by the Ala-Keitele music school of Koskela's settlement. Recreational activities open to young people are also organized by the city's youth services.
