Events
Upcoming events
Ideathon
Come to solve the challenges of peacebuilding!
UN Youth of Finland organizes an ideathon from the 27th January to 28th January. Young people will come together to solve current issues of peacebuilding. Every group will get their own problem, which they will respond with their youthful solution.
The best solution will be rewarded with 1000 euro prize, and every group will get the chance to develop their ideas with experts from the field. The event is organized in collaboration with Save the Children Finland, Felm, The Finnish Christian Peace Association and the Timeout Dialogue Foundation.
Are you coming with us to solve the problems of peacebuilding? Read more information below and register now!
The event include a thematic online training on Tuesday 24th January at 5-7pm, where the participants get concrete tools and tips for creating their solution. We will go over the 2250 processes and the steps of planning the solution. Participation in the event doesn’t require previous experience on these topics – you only need creativity and interest towards peace-related issues.
The competition itself will start on Friday the 27th at 5pm in the Allianssi house in Helsinki. The participants meet their team and hear the problem they are solving. On Saturday the 28th they have the full day to work on their solutions with good company and some snacks! In the evening, the solutions are brought to the judges and the best ones will be rewarded in a gala on 4th February.
You can participate in the Allianssitalo in Helsinki or remotely, working with your group via Zoom. You are welcome with friends or alone – we will find to you a group, and the ideathon is a great place to meet new people interested in similar topics! The groups are divided according to their preferred themes. The competition is open to youth aged 15-29.
Join us using this link! Further information: Youth and Peace Coordinator Sini Al-Fraidawi (sini.al-fraidawi@yknuoret.fi).
Past events
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Youth Peace Week 19.-25.9.
Welcome to the Youth Peace Week!
Youth Peace Week is celebrated from 19th to 25th September. The week is full of interesting and inspiring events, both online and offline! See the programme below and join us!
This year we are also organizing a special Ideathon competition – read more and sign up here!
As always, the Youth Peace Week ends on a special seminar event on Sunday 25th September. See the programme here!
Note: the schedule is in Helsinki time (UTC+3).
Got questions? Please contact Youth and Peace Coordinator Sini Al-Fraidawi (sini.al-fraidawi@yknuoret.fi), or send us a message on Instagram (@youthpeaceweek).Monday 19th
3-4.30pm: Feline Deniz, Boy Broeders on behalf of Radicalisation Awareness Network
Get involved! Youth and the prevention of radicalisation
Online. Language: English, register via the link above.4.30-7pm: Suomen rauhanpuolustajat ry
Spoken word workshop
Vapaakaupunki at Redi Shopping center. Language: Finnish/English, no registration needed.6-8pm: YMCA Turku Yökoris
Rauhan Yökoris: What does peace mean to you?
Raunistulan koulu (Oikotie 1, 20300)
Language: Finnish/English. No registration needed.Tuesday 20th
3-4pm: Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers
Networking event
Online. Language: English, register from the link above.6-8pm: Nuoret, rauha ja dialogi & Lähi-idän opiskelijat ry
Keskustelutapahtuma: Suomalainen rauhantyö Lähi-idässä
Lähi-idän instituutin säätiön tilat, Kalliolinnantie 4, 00140 Helsinki
Language: Finnish. No registration needed.6-8pm: YMCA Peacemakers
Palestine-themed movie night
Allianssi-talo (Asemapäällikönkatu 1, 00520 Helsinki)
Language: Finnish/English. No registration needed.Wednesday 21st
3-5pm: Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers
E-advocacy training – Impactful e-advocacy plans and supportive messages
Online. Language: English. Register via the link above.4-6.30pm: Sadankomitea
Open doors and wiki-workshop
Rauhanasema (Veturitori 3, 00520 Helsinki)
No registration needed.5-7pm: Tampere Peace Research Institute, Saferglobe & UN Youth of Finland
Searching for Peace – discussing on the future of peace research
Tampere. Language: English6-8pm: Helsingin YK-nuoret + Nuoret, rauha & dialogi
Dialogue workshop
Oodi library, learning space Aura.
Language: English/Finnish, no registration needed.6-8pm: YMCA Turku Yökoris
Rauhan Yökoris: What does peace mean to you?
Pallivahan koulu (Paltankatu 4, 20360 Turku)
Language: Finnish/English. No registration needed.Thursday 22nd
3-7pm: Save the Children
Radescape – escape room: Violent radicalisation and extremism
Youth space of Oodi library
Language: Finnish. No registration needed.4-9pm: HYKY & Athene
Alliance game night
Aalto-yliopiston kampus (Otaniementie 14, 02150 Espoo)
Language: Finnish/English. Register via the link above.6-8pm: The Scouts
Online bonfire evening
Language: Finnish/English. No registration needed – click the link above to access the event.7-9pm: YMCA Turku Yökoris
Rauhan Yökoris: What does peace mean to you?
Aurajoen yksikkö (Papinkatu 4, 20540 Turku)
Language: Finnish/English. No registration needed.Friday 23rd
3-4pm: Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Visit to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Laivastokatu 22, 00160 Helsinki
Language: Finnish. Register via the link above.5-7pm: UN Youth of Finland
Ideathon
Allianssi-taloSaturday 24th
5-8pm: Rauhanpuolustajat & Rosebud books
Poetry of Peace – spoken word evening and a book fair
Kirjakauppa Sivullinen, no registration needed.6-8pm: YMCA Turku Yökoris
Rauhan Yökoris: What does peace mean to you?
Aunelan palloiluhalli (Opintie 1, 20210 Turku)
Language: Finnish/English. No registration needed.Sunday 25th
12-6pm: UN Youth of Finland
Youth Peace Week Main Seminar - 19.-21.11.2021 – Youth and Students’ UN Weekend in Turku
- 20.-26.9.2021 – Youth Peace Week