Team Leading in Volunteering Teams and Work Camps

Who is the team leader?

The team leader is mainly responsible for making all the volunteers feel comfortable and ensuring that the volunteers understand what is going on and what they should do. They support the volunteer group, help to coordinate timetables, especially free time activities, and share the accommodation and everyday life with other volunteers.

Each project usually has at least one team leader from Allianssi Youth Exchanges depending on the size of the group, as well as work instructors from the local hosting organisation who are responsible for organising the daily work.

We will organise a team leader training in Helsinki on 27.-28.5.2025 (dates to be confirmed). The training will be on-site. An online training will be organised for those who cannot join the training in Helsinki. All team leaders will be shared relevant online resources and toolkits.

Team leading is voluntary work but meals, accommodation and travels to and from the project by public transport are covered.

Workcamps 2025

During spring and summer 2025, we organise around 15 workcamps and volunteering teams across Finland. Camps marked with "EYA" are part of European Youth in Action: Policymakers for Climate Justice -project. As part of this project, volunteering camps with topics around biodiversity, energy transition and green washing are organised in the project countries.

World Village EYA, Helsinki, 20.-30.5.2025
During the first week, the volunteers will help in setting-up, maintaining and break-down of the World Village festival in Helsinki. After that, the volunteers will move to a seaside camp centre and have time to relax and discuss the study theme which is environmental responsibility and greenwashing.

Leinikki, Vantaa, 1.6.-13.6.2025
The volunteers will support Vantaan Järjestörinki, which is an organisation connecting associations in Vantaa. The volunteers will assist in organising a children's camp as well as ride an electronic coffee bike offering free of charge refreshements to locals.

Requirements: know how to ride a bike, criminal record extract

Karelian culture camp, Uukuniemi, 23.6.-6.7.2025
The local host is an association located in a small Uukuniemi village. The work is a mix of hands-on outdoor activities and indoor maintenance. Most importantly the volunteers will be able to immerse themselves into this lively and welcoming community with rich cultural traditions.

Requirements: driving license

Pitkis-Sport, Kokemäki, 28.6.- 7.7.2025
Pitkis-Sport is the largest children’s sport camp in Finland, with hundreds of participants and a large number of national volunteers. The volunteers will act as assistant sport instructors in the English speaking children camp, guiding children and helping them with meals and transitions.

Requirements: criminal record extract

Tipula EYA, Laitila, 29.6.-13.7.2025

The Cultural Organisation of Tipula pursues to provide the residences for artists from various fields and develop the activity based on the needs of the creative work. The organization upkeeps an old garden of self-grown and near-by produced food. During the first week of the camp the volunteers will do gardening work and prepare for the Open Gardens -event. During the second week the participants will renovate and paint old barn doors.

Huhtamo Film Festival, Huittinen, 13.-29.7.2025

Volunteers will be involved in two main activities: assisting with the festival's organization and participating in the production of the feature film Pigtown. Tasks include event setup, assisting with screenings and logistics, as well as working on the film set as production assistants, extras, or helping with props and set decoration.

Lastu EYA, Lapinlahti, 31.7.-14.8.2025
Architecture and environmental culture school Lastu is an art and construction activity center in Lapinlahti. The volunteers will have tasks that help increase biodiversity in the areas surrounding Lastu and other sites nearby. This will be achieved by building living fences, building pens and shelters for sheep, and creating works of art from living materials. The volunteers will also be creating moss graffiti and seed bombs. They will help the host with sustainable renovation of buildings and also try out textile repair and patching by sewing durable bags.

Requirements: criminal record extract

Suomenlinna World Heritage Volunteering, Helsinki, 31.7.-15.8.2025

The Governing Body of Suomenlinna is a government agency that restores, maintains, administers and presents The Fortress of Suomenlinna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The main task for the volunteers will be to participate in restoration and landscaping work, under the guidance of the site management and specialists.

Requirements: being a local/knowing Helsinki well is a plus

Kukukuu EYA, Kuru, 3.-17.8.2025
The camp host is an association Opastyopaja working in the social work field. During the camp the volunteers will assist in renovating a building which will become a rehabilitation center for youngsters and young adults with different challenges. The rehab centre Kukukuu will open in the autumn and there is still work to be done in the building and yard to make it ready for the new residents. The volunteers will be painting the bedrooms, planting a nice garden, and working in the yard and the greenhouse. The volunteers will also be able to practise their skills in upcycling by fixing and decorating textiles such as recycled T-shirts.

Alpo Savannah EYA, Kauhajoki, 3.-17.8.2025
The local host is an association that maintains the Alpo savannah which is a sculpture park created by DIY artist Alpo Koivumäki. The participants will clear and tidy the environment and separate waste materials for future use or for recycling. One day volunteers will have a workshop on how to make art from recycled materials. There will be some interesting visits to local energy sources such as fuel peat producers who are changing their activities from fuel peat to more sustainable options.

Camp DinosauRock, Mikkeli, 10– 21.8.2025
This camp is organized together with a cultural association Mukula which has organised cultural festivals with international volunteers for about 20 years. The volunteers will assist in building a festival called DinosauRock in Mikkeli. During the festival there will be various tasks such as keeping the area tidy, but also free time to enjoy the interesting festival program. After the festival there will also be work dismantling the festival.

Nature Camp EYA, Pöytyä, 15.-24.8.2025
This camp is organized together with the Municipality of Poytya and the local 4H-club. The local organisations have again joined forces to organise an international volunteering camp in order to give local youth international experiences. Volunteers should be prepared to present their own country and its culture to local children and youth during visits to local school and youth houses, or when organising international events for the young people. The volunteers will get a chance to get to know the local nature and biodiversity through environmental activities and discussions with local environmental educators.

Requirements: criminal record extract

Team leading in Volunteering Projects

Who is the team leader?

What are the requirements?

How can I apply?

Workcamps 2025