Youth work

The role of the Division of youth work of a Regional State Administrative Agency is to develop youth services and to implement the objectives of national youth programmes and policy. We develop youth work and services provided to the youth together with local authorities and the third sector. 

Our role is 

Regional implementation and development of nationwide youth work and youth policy
State aid awards and state aid impact assessment
In-service training and communication of information concerning the youth work sector to youth workers
Collection of information about youth work and youth policy and evaluation of the adequacy, standard and accessibility of services for young people
Promotion and implementation of international youth work on a regional level

We train

We organise in-service training and various events for people who work with adolescents. At these training sessions, we describe current phenomena in youth work and distribute recent information concerning the field.

Events and training (in Finnish)

We grant aids

We grant government aids to local and regional youth development programmes. We also assess the impacts of government-funded projects. 

We produce information about youth services

We collect information about the adequacy, quality and accessibility of services aimed at adolescents. 

We use the information to assess the services and publish reports and statistics. You can read more about our findings on nuorisotilastot.fi and in the Evaluation of basic services report.

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We promote international cooperation

We promote the international education of young people and provide international partnership and networking opportunities for youth work professionals. We have our own bilateral relationships with partners in other countries as well as a wealth of international connections through the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture.