In English

What is The Settlement of Jyvälä?

The Sett­le­ment of Jyvä­lä is a non-govern­men­tal orga­niza­tion that inclu­des an adult educa­tion cent­re, after school acti­vi­ties for children, civic acti­vi­ty, and child, youth and fami­ly work.  In addi­tion, Jyvä­lä car­ries out pro­jects and orga­nizes events for people of all ages.  Jyvä­lä is gui­ded by the values of equa­li­ty, com­mu­na­li­ty, par­tici­pa­tion and mee­ting, sup­por­ting and res­pec­ting others.

The basis for sett­le­ment work is the belief in the empowe­ring effect of com­mu­na­li­ty. Sett­le­ment work covers the enti­re spect­rum of life and puts the ideals of equa­li­ty and com­mu­na­li­ty into practice.

The sett­le­ment work in Jyväs­ky­lä dates back to the 1940’s. Cur­rent­ly the Sett­le­ment of Jyvä­lä offers a varie­ty of educa­tio­nal and rec­rea­tio­nal cour­ses, as well as oppor­tu­ni­ties for mul­ticul­tu­ral encoun­ters in a com­mu­nal atmosp­he­re. We sup­port new Finns in their inte­gra­tion, and nati­ve Finns to life in a mul­ticul­tu­ral Fin­land. We ope­ra­te joint­ly with volun­teer wor­kers and pro­fes­sio­nals from local needs, with and amongst people. The Sett­le­ment House ser­ves as a mee­ting place for all the citizens of Jyväs­ky­lä. We encou­ra­ge people to plan and execu­te acti­vi­tes them­sel­ves and make the Sett­le­ment of Jyvä­lä a place whe­re eve­ry­one feels welco­me, che­ris­hed and able to achie­ve their per­so­nal goals.

Jyvälän kansalaisopisto—Adult Education Centre

Jyvä­län kan­sa­lais­opis­to is an adult educa­tion cent­re that bases its cur­ricu­lum on the needs and wis­hes of munici­pal citizens. Dif­fe­rent fields of stu­dy inclu­de well-being of body and mind and enhance­ment of know­led­ge and skills. The adult educa­tion cent­re offers educa­tion also for immigrants.

Some of our cour­ses are sui­table for Fin­nish lan­gua­ge lear­ners and begin­ners in Fin­nish. The­se are mar­ked with a light bulb sym­bol and the text, ‘Sui­table for Fin­nish lan­gua­ge lear­ners’ (see below).

Commissioned Education

Need acti­vi­ties for pri­va­te par­ties or rec­rea­tion days? Our adult educa­tion cent­re offers com­mis­sio­ned educa­tion such as yoga, home­ma­de cos­me­tics and mind­ful­ness ses­sions for various occa­sions. Educa­tio­nal ses­sions can be arran­ged prompt­ly at Jyvä­lä or any loca­tion of your choice.

See avai­lable activities

Child, Youth and Family Work

We offer hob­by groups and camps for children ages 7 through 15, as well as events for children, tee­na­gers and fami­lies. Our aim is to sup­port parent­hood and the well-being of the enti­re family.

Hob­by groups for children

Civic Activity

Our oppor­tu­ni­ties of civic acti­vi­ty sup­port citizens in beco­ming acti­ve mem­bers of socie­ty and empowers them to arran­ge dif­fe­rent types of groups and events them­sel­ves. Eve­ry­one is welco­me to plan and execu­te acti­vi­ties. The­se can inclu­de hob­by groups and events.

Hob­by groups

Volunteer Work

We offer inte­res­ting tasks for volun­teers in various groups and acti­vi­ties. Volun­tee­ring oppor­tu­ni­ties inclu­de mul­ticul­tu­ral work and events.

Multicultural Work

We offer Fin­nish lan­gua­ge and cul­tu­re courses/activities for immigrants:

Nais­ten ote

Mon­Do-han­ke

Nii­tä näitä

Projects

Jyvä­lä has a lot of expe­rience with pro­jects that concern emplo­y­ment, life cont­rol and social empower­ment. Pro­jects have been fun­ded by the city of Jyväs­ky­lä, The Cent­re for Eco­no­mic Deve­lop­ment, Trans­port and the Envi­ron­ment of Cent­ral Fin­land (ELY-cent­re), Fun­ding Cent­re for Social Wel­fa­re and Health Orga­ni­sa­tions (STEA), The Euro­pean Social Fund (ESF), Regio­nal Sta­te Admi­ni­stra­ti­ve Agency and pri­va­te foundations.

The Settlement House

We offer various spaces for rent. The spaces are sui­table for educa­tio­nal and group acti­vi­ties, busi­ness con­fe­rences, events and pri­va­te parties.

Support Jyvälä

You can sup­port us by beco­ming a mem­ber, giving your time or dona­ting mate­rials and equip­ment. You can also sup­port Jyvä­lä financial­ly by giving a dona­tion, buying a gift vouc­her to the adult educa­tion cent­re or ren­ting a space from the Sett­le­ment House.

Come and join us!

If you’d like to know more about Jyvä­lä, con­tact us via email: jyvala[at]jyvala.fi

We would be hap­py to hear from you!

More infor­ma­tion about inter­na­tio­nal Sett­le­ment work (IFS)