Location: Ekenäs, Finland
Coordinating organization: Dagtek Serviceenhet
Sending organization: “Common Sense” Youth Organization
DAGTEK SERVICEENHET offers services for people with intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum disorder as a part of Western Uusimaa wellbeing services county (Västra Nylands välfärdsområde in Swedish). The activities Dagtek offers are divided into different areas. FIXtv is a web-tv channel made by people with intellectual disabilities together with a tutor. The goal is to give people with disabilities positive visibility in society. FIXtv:s programs can be seen on our website, https://fixtv.fi. The volunteer’s role at FIXtv is to support and assist the clients in their daily activities. That means mainly everything that has to do with filmmaking. One task is also to create content to FIXtv:s social media together with the clients.
Project period: A total of 5 months during the period 09/02/2026 to 16/08/2026
Deadline: 05/11/2025 23:59
How to apply? Please get a registration number, and apply through this link.
How to get a registration number? – If you don’t have an account on European Youth
Portal, please watch our instruction videos from this link.
All costs are covered by European Solidarity Corps
No participation fee!
Language: English, Swedish (no knowledge required)
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements:
Dagtek is located in Ekenäs (Tammisaari in Finnish), which is a small town with about 15 000 inhabitants situated by the sea in Southern Finland. Dagtek is located in the centre of the town. The majority language spoken in Ekenäs is Swedish (81%) and about 17% of the population speaks Finnish. – The volunteers will live in a shared flat of three volunteers. – Lunch will be offered at Dagtek. Other meals will be cooked by the volunteer and the volunteer will get a food allowance. – In July, the volunteers will have holidays for 2 weeks when the workshops are closed.
Training during the activity
The volunteer will have an on-arrival training camp and mid-term evaluation camp organised by the Finnish National Agency of the European Solidarity Corps. The volunteer will get access to the Online Language Support (OLS) tool of the European Solidarity Corps to support learning Swedish.
Participant profile
We are looking for volunteers interested in working with adults (18–60-year-olds) with different types of intellectual disabilities, autism disorder, or minor learning disabilities. It is important that the volunteer is socially active, flexible, and motivated to participate in community life, meaning being there for the clients and communicating actively with them. It is also important that the volunteer has open communication with the staff team and shares their ideas and observations with them. The working language of Dagtek is Swedish, so it is important to be motivated to learn Swedish. It is also important to be able to tolerate fast-changing situations. Volunteering at FIXtv is especially suitable for candidates who have a strong interest in filmmaking. Having filming and editing skills is beneficial, as is knowledge of using the editing program Premiere Pro or a similar one.