voluntary workcamp

Training for volunteers going to long-term projects or camps in the Global South Sat 7.2. in Helsinki

Järjestökoordinaattori on 22.12.2025

Build solidarity in the world? Gain experiences that carry through life? Learn new skills for the future? All these are a part of international voluntary work!

All volunteers planning to apply to voluntary workcamps in the Global South or long-term volunteering projects of 1-12 months are expected to participate in KVT’s training. Anyone who is planning to do a volunteering project during the year 2026 is welcome to sign up, you don’t need to know the exact project yet. The next training will take place on Saturday 7th February 2026 from 9:30am to 4:30pm.

The training will be in Helsinki (the exact location will be announced later). The training day consists of getting to know KVT, learning about different aspects of volunteering abroad, practical arrangements, responsibility and the purpose of volunteering. You will also meet other people who are in the process of preparing for their volunteer experience. All participants are expected to actively take part in the activities and discussions during the day. The trainers will be experienced KVT volunteers, who have themselves also volunteered in different parts of the world.

We will offer breakfast and lunch during the training for a small participation fee.

Before the training day you will first go through an online module. This can be done at everyone’s own pace and it will take approximately 2 hours in total. Bear this in mind when planning your schedules! More information will be sent to you with invitation to the training day.

Sign up to the training by Wednesday 4th February by sending email to . In the email tell us where and how long you are hoping to go in your volunteer project. More detailed info and info for the online module will be send to everyone two weeks before the training. All participants must have their KVT membership paid by the day of the training.

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International summer awaits: join KVT as a camp coordinator!

Toiminnanjohtaja on 27.3.2025

vapaaehtoiset tikkaiden kanssa maalaamassa taloa

Would you like to gain experience of working with an international group, enhance your leadership skills, perhaps get to know new places and local communities in Finland, while contributing to building a world of peace and understanding? Join our 2024 work camps as a voluntary coordinator!

We are looking for two camp coordinators for each camp. Camp coordinator’s role is to facilitate communication between the international volunteer group, KVT and the local camp host. Camp coordinators participate in writing a camp info letter with KVT before the camp. At the beginning of the camp they welcome volunteers, help build group spirit among the volunteers and help the host with coordination of the daily life of the camp. Camp coordinators are not work supervisors, that is the role of the camp host. Camp coordinators are volunteers among the other camp group and participate in the daily life and work of the camp. After the camp they report to KVT about how the camp went.

Open and active attitude are the most important features for a camp coordinator. You will also need English skills sufficient for everyday communication and the camp coordinator tasks (some Finnish is helpful too, most camps require at least one camp coordinator to speak fluent Finnish). Having some previous experience of voluntary work or group activities is also an advantage. Camp coordinators don’t get paid, but trips to the camp coordinator training and to the camp are reimbursed and food and accommodation provided during the camp.

Before the camp, camp coordinators participate in a training organized by KVT on 7. – 8.6.2025. The training can be organised in Helsinki or online. The training includes information and workshops on various topics, including the role and tasks of the camp coordinator, group dynamics, intercultural encounters, and how to deal with possible problem situations during the camp and share expriences from previous camp coordinators. Taking part in KVT training is mandatory for camp coordinators. Camp coordinators should also join as KVT members.

Please check out the descriptions for upcoming camps here.

Camp coordinators also write an infosheet for the participants of their camp, with help from the camp host and KVT.

Camps with open camp coordinator positions:

1 camp coordinator for Sustainable renovations and gardening in a heritage landscape camp 3.8.-15.8.2025 in Teisko

You can read more about being a camp coordinator on our webpages.

Got interested? Great! Please drop us a message at and tell us 1) who you are and your contact information, 2) which camp you would like to be a camp coordinator in (2 or 3 options is good to have) and 3) why you want to be a camp coordinator. You can also tell us if you have previous experience of voluntary workcamps, other similar group activities, or if you have some other useful skills or experience.

Voluntary workcamps in Finland

Järjestökoordinaattori on 2.6.2023

Voluntary workcamp is a possibility to get to know Finland from a new perspective, meet new people and participate in the activities of a local community. You don’t always need to travel far to gain unforgettable experiences and learn something new. You can check the camp descriptions for workcamps organized in Finland in 2024 from our website.

There are three ways to participate in a workcamp in Finland as a national volunteer: apply for camp leader position, join with the reduced camp fee as a national volunteer or apply for our supported camp places. Read more about applying as a camp leader. Below you can read more about how to participate as a national volunteer with reduced camp fee or supported places to Finnish workcamps. For more information and questions you can contact out office (). All camps offer accommodation and food for the volunteers.

National volunteer with reduced camp fee

You can apply to the Finnish camps the same way you would apply to a camp abroad in the camp database: register to the database, search for camps in Finland, fill your application and make the payment to KVT. When you participate in a Finnish camp as a resident in Finland, you don’t pay the normal camp coordination fee, but a decreased fee of 60€ and the KVT membership fee. You can read more about voluntary workcamps and applications or how to become a KVT member. You will also organize your own travels to the camp. Anyone minimum 18-years old are able to apply as volunteers to camps in Finland.

National volunteer with supported camp places

KVT offers some free places on our workcamps to immigrants with fewer opportunities. The supported camp places are offered to e.g. asylym seekers and youth with immgirant background, who couldn’t participate otherwise (e.g. no work or study place, no own networks to get to know Finland). A supported camp place means that the volunteer doesn’t pay camp coordination fee and KVT membership is free. KVT also covers the cost of travel tickets to the camp. More info and application instructions are here.