Vapaaehtoistyo.fi lists volunteer tasks. Organizations and associations can submit their volunteer tasks in the service and volunteers can apply for them.The service is free of charge for volunteers. Organizations and associations can choose between a free basic version and a chargeable extended version.

The service is meant for everyone who wants to volunteer and lives in Finland.

The service combines the tasks of different organizations. Therefore, it is easy for volunteers to find them all in one place.Volunteers can monitor their applications. They can also create an automated search, mark their favorite tasks, and request letters of reference. The organizer can submit tasks and manage volunteers. The extended version also offers statistics.

Volunteering is unpaid work, in which anyone can participate. It is helping and participating to create common good for the society and environment. It doesn’t replace professional paid work.

The motivation to volunteer can spring from wanting to help others, to learn something new or to try something different. According to research, volunteering increases wellbeing. A letter of reference can be obtained for volunteer work.

Volunteers can create a username to the service. The username is your email address. Once you have created a username and signed in, you will see the tasks you have applied for. You can also create an automated search for tasks, mark your favorites or request letters of reference. If you are not a voluteer but want to submit volunteer tasks, please register your organization/association by clicking “Submit a task” in the top navigation menu.

You don’t have to register to volunteer. You can just leave your contact information when applying for a voluteer task. If you do choose to register and create a username, you can monitor your volunteer tasks, create an automated search, mark your favorites, and request letters of reference. Organizers must register to the service. You can only submit voluteer tasks and manage your volunteers when signed in.

If you want to volunteer, find an interesting task! When you click the name of the task, you’ll see its description. Below the description you can leave your contact information: name, phone number, and email address. Then click “Apply for the task”. The organizer will be in touch with you.

Even if you apply for an interesting task, it is not mandatory to participate. Organizers and coordinators are responsible for the tasks and you can always talk to them.

Volunteers are normal people with normal skills. Anyone over 13 years old can volunteer through this service. You will be briefed for the task and you will get help, if you need it. After applying for a task, the organizer will be in touch with you and you can discuss this in more detail. Some tasks may require adult volunteers or good physical health, for example. Sometimes participation requires training. This information will be listed in the description of a task.

Your contact information is needed so the organizer can get in touch with you. Your information will not be shared with outsiders. When you apply for a task or register a username, we will email you a verification link. You can activate your username by clicking the link. The application is protected by https-connection. The link to our Terms of Use and Data Protection Statement is in the footer on the bottom of the page.

Volunteering is supported by STEA (Funding Centre for Social Welfare and Health Organisations). They require reporting of age and gender of the users. The information is collected for statistics and individual data remains anonymous.

You can stop volunteering temporarily or permanently, but please inform the organizer of your current volunteer tasks. You can quit when ever you want without any specific reason. If you would like to remove your information from the service, please contact us at asiakaspalvelu@vapaaehtoistyo.fi.

Register and create a username to the service. After that you can create an automated search for those tasks. You will receive an email listing the tasks you have selected.

If you notice a task or an organizer that is inappropriate or breaks our rules, please contact our customer service at asiakaspalvelu@vapaaehtoistyo.fi

No worries if your password link expires before creating a username. When signing in, you can create a new password by clicking “I have forgotten my password”. The service will send a new password link to your email. Please make sure the email has not gone to the trash folder. Your email is your username for the sercive, so it cannot be changed later.

Volunteer tasks can be submitted by organizations, cities, municipalities, parishes, and other non-profit, common-good associations. Citizen activity can also be for common-good, even if it is not tied to a specific organization. In order to register your organization to the service, you must be at least 15 years old.

The person submitting a volunteer task always represents a common-good association. In order to submit a task, one must first register as a user of the basic or the extended version. You can post a new task in your profile by clicking the “Add new task” tab.

The title of the task will be read first. A good title is descriptive and entices one to read more. A good description indicates what the task is like, what kind of previous knowledge or skills it requires, when and where it takes place, and why to join. Please also list the basic information about your organization or association. Name a contact person, who provides additional information. Select at least one theme for your task.

The themes are for the volunteers. They pick areas of interest based on the themes. The 14 themes of the service describe the target groups as well as the kind of tasks taking place. Please choose the themes that best describe your tasks.

You can submit tasks and manage your volunteers in both versions. In the extended version, you will have access to a register of volunteers. It will allow you to manage and contact your volunteers easily. You will also be provided with various statistics.

You can always change your basic version to the extended version. Go to your settings and click “Buy extended version”.

Please sign in and open the Volunteers tab. Click on the “person icon” of a task to see the enrolled volunteers and their contact information.

Please sign in and open the Volunteers tab. Pick the task you want and click on the pen tool in the top right corner to edit the task. Make changes, save them, and publish them. You cannot edit an expired task that has enrolled volunteers.

Make sure that you have filled all the fields correctly. You have to select the adderess and locality of the task from the drop-down menu. You cannot add a link to the name of the organization. You can add a link to the “Contact us” field.

The organizer is responsible for the contents and safety of the volunteer task and event. The organizer is responsible for keeping the information up to date. The service enables marketing of the tasks. The service is not, however, responsible for the contents or the correctness of the marketing announcements.

Yes. The service provider has the right to edit and remove any announcements that break the law or are otherwise offensive. We make sure that the submissions follow the criteria of volunteering. Read more under “What does volunteering mean?”. We will also remove insufficient and incoherent submissions. The contents of the volunteer task and the requirements/expectations for volunteers must be clearly stated in the announcement.

This service brings volunteer organizers and volunteers together. The organizer contacts each volunteer to discuss details. Volunteers will get a reminder email before each task they have applied for. Cancellations do happen, however, and the organizer can change the status of volunteers in the service.

Vapaaehtoistyo.fi is a common-good, non-profit service. The purpose of the service is to channel volunteer tasks. The administrators of the service are Kansalaisareena ry and Kirkkopalvelut ry, which are both non-profit organizations. Municipalities, parishes and organizations are responsible for the volunteer tasks they submit to the service. You can read the full Terms of Use and Data Protection Statement by clicking the links in the footer on the bottom of the page.

You can reach our customer service at asiakaspalvelu@vapaaehtoistyo.fi.
Satu Puolitaival, Vapaaehtoistyö.fi, project coordinator, tel. 045 640 8004 satu.puolitaival@kansalaisareena.fi
Elisa Huuhka, Vapaaehtoistyö.fi, designer tel. 040 3542 333 elisa.huuhka@vapaaehtoistyo.fi
Presentation and sales of the extended version: Ilkka Kalmanlehto, Vapaaehtoistyö.fi, producer ilkka.kalmanlehto@vapaaehtoistyo.fi and Elisa Huuhka