Youth work

Challenges in everyday life?

Do you worry about school matters, friendships, free time or hobbies, the future, dating matters or other challenges that come with youth? With a special youth worker, you can share both joys and sorrows. Let's think together how to get through things. The target group of special youth work is young people from the age of 12.

In addition to individual work, special youth work is also done in youth facilities, schools, and you can also come across a special youth worker in street work where young people move around. Special youth work also includes service guidance and counseling. The special youth worker belongs to the team called Ankkuri of the Riihimäki Police Department.

The special youth worker can be contacted by the young person, guardian, teacher, curator or anyone. Feel free to contact us!

Contact information:

Sari Lähdeniemi, tel. 040 330 4719

Kaisa Nurminen, tel. 040 330 4717

United Beyond Nations

Erasmus+ youth exchange

13-21.12.2025 December XNUMX, Oradea, Romania

• 4 participants/country, participants from seven countries (in addition to Finland, Romania, Croatia, Germany, Turkey, Spain and Jordan)
• The project aims to support youth inclusion by helping young people improve their media literacy and participating in the fight against stereotypes and xenophobia.
• The age limit for participants is 15-22 years – however, this can be slightly flexible.
• During the Youth Exchange (and, if possible, shortly afterwards), participants will create at least 10 digital products (videos or social media campaigns) that contribute to combating stereotypes and xenophobia
• Three follow-up activities will be organized for local youth over the next six months – with the goal of involving 50 more young people
• There will be no travel or other expenses for participants.
• Participants are required to have moderate English language skills and a valid passport.

For more information and registration, please contact heikki.levaniemi@riihimaki.fi or tel. 040 330 4715

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Youth services and the parish of Riihimäki carry out school mentoring activities in close cooperation. Low-threshold school mentoring activities can be, for example, playing games, playing games, discussions, voting, or participating in school events or theme days.

All middle schools (Harjunrinne, Pohjolanrinne and Kara) have their own responsible persons, i.e. school mentors. They have formed working pairs in such a way that both the youth services and the church's responsible workers are on a weekly visit to their own schools at the same time.

The role of the youth counselor during the school day is to be an extra adult who has time to listen, talk and be with the young people. School sponsors visit their own schools during lunch breaks. School mentors also participate in the planning of their own school's events and are responsible for developing the sense of community in individual classes according to the school's needs.

• The school mentor of Harjunrinne school is youth director Heidi Lindroos. Weekly visits on Tuesdays from 10.45:12.20 a.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.
• The school sponsor of Kara School is youth director Nino Laine. Weekly visits are on Wednesdays from 10.45:12.20 am to XNUMX:XNUMX pm.
• The school mentor of Pohjolanrinne school is youth director Heikki Leväniemi. Weekly visits on Thursdays from 10.45:12.20 a.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.

Youth work at school supports the success of the school's main task, teaching. A school youth worker is an adult in the school who has time to meet and interact with young people. His task is to promote the school's sense of community and students' participation and well-being. Youth work supports students who have challenges in social skills and working in a group. A school youth worker meets young people during the school day and in their free time, acting as a link between the school day and free time.

A school youth worker works at each upper secondary school weekly.

Contact information:

Mirja Päivinen, phone 050 505 8756

mirja.paivinen@riihimaki.fi

Erika Latopelto, tel. +040 330 4710 XNUMX

erika.latopelto@riihimaki.fi

Group activities for school classes

A school may request grouping for a class that needs support in matters related to community and teamwork. The grouping is tailored to each case and after the grouping, an assessment is made as to whether further work is needed.

You can get more information about groupings from the school youth worker and school sponsors.

Youth services use the city-wide Fair Ride model, which aims to clarify the approach to preventing and responding to bullying. The model places the greatest emphasis on prevention, so that children and young people can be in an environment that strengthens community, sociability and the development of interaction skills. The model also includes instructions for intervention and measures to be taken when inappropriate behavior is detected.