Switching the seasons, cleaning the campsite

CODE: FI-KVT W13.5

Description

Finnish summer cottage experience and a great camp for the first-timers! The Vähäsilta camp center is in an idyllic location on the shores of a lake, just a half-hour drive from the city center of Tampere, one of Finland’s largest and most vibrant cities. In this workcamp, volunteers will participate in the maintenance of the camp center. The owner of the center, TampereMissio, offers the center free of charge to non-profit organizations in the region, which means that center is in high use throughout the summer. This workcamp transfers the campsite from the busy summer season towards the fall use.

Type of Work

The tasks of volunteers are related to the maintenance of the property, including window cleaning, mowing the lawns, chopping firewood, cleaning and pruning bushes. The tasks do not require special skills. The camp hosts will provide guidance and take care of work safety.

Study Theme

TampereMissio is a non-profit social work organization. Volunteers will learn about the organization’s activities. It is also possible to organize introductions to TampereMissio’s various activities in Tampere, as the camp center is located only a 50 minute bus ride from the city center.

Accommodation

The accommodation is in shared rooms with women and men sleeping separately. Volunteers need to bring their own bedsheets (pillowcase, duvet cover and sheet or mummy linen) but beds, pillows and mattresses are provided in the housing building(s). Separate shower times can be arranged for male and female volunteers. Vähäsilta has a large, two-story, more than 100-year-old main building. On the ground floor, there are dining rooms, a large kitchen and water toilets. The ground floor of the main building is accessible. The accommodation space is on the upper floor, accessible via a staircase. Volunteers will participate in cooking their own food.

Requirements: Since the accommodation space is not accessible, the workcamp can’t host people with disabilities such as reduced mobility.

Location and leisure: Kämmenniemi, Pirkanmaa region, the camp location is in the countryside. In the evenings, there is a possibility to go to the sauna. There is a swimming opportunity in the lake from the pier. There is also a rowboat and life vests.