Joensuun Setlementti

Joensuun Setlementti

Joensuun Setlementti ry

Joensuu, Finland

Children & YouthElderly careEmployment & SkillsMental health
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Profile last updated: August 18, 2026

About

Joensuun Setlementti is a non-profit association based in Joensuu, Finland working on children & youth, elderly care, employment & skills +4 more.

Joensuun Setlementti ry is a non-profit local multi-field association in Joensuu, Finland, registered under Finnish association law and politically and religiously non-committed. It works with children, young people, older people, unemployed men, sexual and gender minorities and newly arrived residents. Its activities include youth work, senior activities, multicultural meeting places, mentoring, outreach work, individual guidance and group activities, accessibility and accessibility consulting, safer space training, and resident guidance for refugees. It operates in Joensuu, Tohmajärvi, Kontiolahti and nearby villages in North Karelia. The association accepts memberships and supporting memberships and receives legacy donations.

Location

Joensuu, Finland

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

ry

Legal name

Joensuun Setlementti ry

VAT number

FI30577005

Focus areas

youth worksenior workmulticultural workmentoringaccessibilitysafer spacesJoensuu

Languages

FIEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthElderly careEmployment & SkillsMental healthCommunity developmentLGBTQ+Disability

Works for

ChildrenYouthElderly peopleFamiliesUnemployed peopleLGBTQ+ peoplePeople with disabilitiesRefugees & Migrants

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationVolunteer programmesCommunity programmes

Programmes

Mukana-hanke

Employment & Skills · Finland

Project supporting men aged 40 to 65 in a weak labour market position through outreach work, individual guidance and group activities in Joensuu and Tohmajärvi, aiming to strengthen participation, wellbeing and work readiness.

Tuettua osallisuutta

Community development · Finland

Project strengthening everyday participation and agency of young people leaving aftercare and people on rehabilitation support, through individual guidance and group activities.

Global Friday

Community development · Finland

Free, open multicultural meeting place held every Friday evening in the Tupa space in Joensuu.

Isosisarustoiminta

Children & Youth · Finland

Professionally guided volunteer mentoring in which an adult volunteer becomes a reliable friend for a primary school-aged child or young person.

Tyttöjen Tupa, Poikien Tupa and Moninaisuus meissä

Children & Youth · Finland

Youth work groups for girls, boys and LGBTQ+ young people in Joensuu.

Ikäihmisten Rajaton Ikä!

Elderly care · Finland

Open meeting place, volunteering, theme evenings and small groups for older people in Joensuu, Kontiolahti and surrounding villages.

Turvallisemman tilan koulutukset

Human rights · Finland

Training and guidelines on creating safer spaces, covering sexual and gender minorities, children, older people and disabled people.

Countries of operation

Finland

Funding & support

Ways to support

DonateMembershipVolunteerLegacy giving

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Joensuun kaupunki, Tohmajärven kunta, Joensuun Kodit Oy

People

Management & team (8)

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