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.
Where is the apartment from?
When you are thinking about moving into your own apartment and related questions, you can find available apartments on these pages:
Mover's checklist:
You can make a notice of move at https://www.posti.fi/fi/henkiloille/muuttoilmoitus. Even though the change of address is transmitted to quite a few different organizations, still make a list yourself of where else you need to report your new address information yourself!
- Get a moving truck and moving help!
- Notify the property manager of your change
- Agree on the transfer of your internet connection with the operator in time / Get an internet connection
- Make an electricity contract by calling the electricity company. Remember to also terminate the old electricity contract!
- Check the home insurance conditions for a new apartment from the insurance company. Make sure that the insurance is also valid during the move.
- If you receive Kela subsidies, remember to submit the necessary forms there as well. These include, for example, a notice of change of circumstances or a new application for housing benefit.
Where to work?
You can register as a job seeker Job market market Transactionsection and go take a look open jobs. North Central Finland employment area contact information.
Remember to make an individual job application for each job and keep your CV up to date! Keep the certificates obtained from the trainings and courses, and remember to ask for a work certificate for each of your jobs. Be active in your job search, and don't get discouraged even if you don't get a job right away.
Where to study?
Educational institutions located in Äänekoski:
- High school: https://peda.net/aanekoski/lukio
- Northern Central Finland Vocational College: https://poke.fi/
- Civic college: https://koskelansetlementti.net/
Where do you play?
- Civic college Koskela settlement offers the opportunity to practice e.g. dance, visual arts and music.
- Ala-Keitele music school offers music and playing lessons.
- Äänekoski gymnastics and sports club in Huima you can do e.g. football and basketball.
- Clubs and organizations from Äänekoski
What in your spare time?
- Youth facilities
- In the library you can e.g. borrow books, magazines, CDs and movies as well as read magazines and visit the internet.
- Cinema Kino Hirvi
- At the tennis hall you can play, for example, tennis and badminton, as well as many other sports.
- Swimming hall Vesivelho, Äänekoski
- Swimming pool Suolahti
- At Pankkar's bowling alley in addition to normal bowling, you can practice glamor bowling.
- On the Äänemäki ski slope you can ski on all other days of the week except Monday. You can calculate with your own equipment or equipment rented on site.
- In the sports park athletics venues, frisbee golf courses and ball fields are used in the summer. In winter, the sports park has an artificial ice rink, an ice rink and cross-country skiing tracks.
- At the gym has, in addition to the swimming hall, e.g. a gym, a large sports hall, a wrestling mat and a small running track, as well as a tennis court.
- Paatela Riding School, Sulkutie 65, 44200 Suolahti, 040 0834664
- Äänekoski youth organizations
- Äänekoski sports clubs
- Äänekoski cultural organizations
What to go with?
From the center of Äänekoski, there are good transport connections to Suolahti, Jyväskylä and many other places. More detailed information On Matkahuolto's website.
How does it work?
For example, by contacting Äänekoski to the youth council.
What help?
- Advice and help related to studies (e.g. study support), housing, etc. is available From Kela.
- Social services
- Crisis Center Mobile
- Health services
- From youth workers
- From investigative youth workers
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