A young person's guide
We have collected answers that are needed when you move into your own home, apply for a job or think about where you can study. Places where you can do hobbies and spend your free time, influence the affairs of your community or get help.
Outreach youth work
If you are 15-29 years old and you feel that you need help with everyday matters, then Etisvä youth work is just for you. 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.
Ask for help button
The ask for help button is a low-threshold electronic channel of the Central Finland welfare area, through which you can get guidance and advice on the right kind of help.
Graffiti and street art
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.
Shadow Children Youth Theatre
Varjolapset is a youth theater intended for over 12-year-olds, where there are no restrictions other than age. The activity is free of charge. You can join without experience. This group is suitable for both thrill-seekers and show-goers.
Koskela college
Koskela Settlement maintains a civic college and organizes, for example, dance teaching, art school and other activities for young people and children. Basic art education is goal-oriented education in different art fields that progresses from one level to another, which is organized primarily for children and young people.
Library
Reading relaxes, broadens thinking, feeds imagination and offers countless adventures.
Grants
Basic grants are awarded to support the general activities of local youth associations. One-off targeted grants are awarded for the realization of a single event, training, camps and trips, project or project.
International operation
Youth services offer opportunities to go out into the world and gain international experience at home.
Youth organizations
The city of Äänekoski publishes the contact information of local associations on the city's website based on the information provided by the associations. The associations themselves must take care of updating the information whenever the information changes.
Summer jobs for young people
The average of the 2022 summer job feedback of the city of Äänekoski was 8,7. Thanks to all the summer workers for a good job. Thank you to the employers who offered summer jobs in 2022 to the young people of the region.
Individual and start coaching activities
The city of Äänekoski has applied annually from the regional administrative agency for a grant for youth workshop activities. With the help of this grant, individual and start coaching for young people is organized for more than a hundred young people every year.
For an internship in youth services?
The tasks of trainees in youth services are mainly expert tasks related to guiding young people. In addition to the traditional youth work in youth centers, tools for guidance include, for example, exercise, music, manual skills, etc.
Road safety
The city of Äänekoski strives to promote traffic safety in all its activities. We carry out traffic safety work, e.g. in teaching and education, urban structure services, youth and sports services, and communication.