Ylä-Muuratjärvi seura

Ylä-Muuratjärvi seura

Ylä-Muuratjärvi seura ry

Korpilahti, Finland

Community developmentHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefChildren & YouthElderly care
Community organisationLocal reach
Profile last updated: July 21, 2026

About

Ylä-Muuratjärvi seura is a community organisation based in Korpilahti, Finland working on community development, humanitarian aid & disaster relief, children & youth +1 more.

Ylä-Muuratjärvi seura ry is a village association in Ylä-Muuratjärvi, Korpilahti, Finland. It owns and runs the village community hall, a former school, as a multi-purpose venue for residents and hires it out for events. It organises community activities for all age groups, neighbour help and village safety groups, and emergency preparedness work, including the Kylätalosta valmiuskeskus project. It also runs events and fundraising such as markets, pizza days and rally volunteering, and manages the Särkijärvi lean-to shelter and the Patalaituri swimming and boating site.

Location

Korpilahti, Finland

Organisation type

Community organisation

Legal form

ry

Legal name

Ylä-Muuratjärvi seura ry

VAT number

FI41533925

Focus areas

village associationcommunity hallemergency preparednessneighbour helpvillage safetyvolunteering

Languages

FI

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefChildren & YouthElderly care

Works for

CommunitiesFamiliesChildrenYouthElderly people

How they work

Community programmesVolunteer programmesEmergency responseAwareness & education

Programmes

Naapuriapuryhmä

Community development

Volunteer neighbour-help group that offers free, confidential help with sudden everyday problems for residents of the northern Korpilahti villages.

Vapepa-ryhmä (pienryhmä)

Humanitarian aid & Disaster relief

Local volunteer civil protection group that operates with the Finnish Red Cross Vapepa model and provides search and crisis training.

Kylätalosta valmiuskeskus

Humanitarian aid & Disaster relief

Project that prepared the village community hall as a local emergency preparedness centre and evacuation and emergency accommodation point, including equipment and village radio.

Virtapiiri

Elderly care

Weekly free gathering for older residents with activities, exercise and shared meals at the village hall.

Lasten kerho

Children & Youth

Children's club held at the village hall for primary school-age children.

Funding & support

Funded by

Membership feesIndividual donationsGrantsEarned income

Ways to support

MembershipVolunteerFundraise

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Keski-Suomen Vuoden kylä

2007

Keski-Suomen Vuoden kylä

2025

Partnerships

Leader JyväsRiihi, Pohjoisten kylien yhteistyöyhdistys ry, Suomen Kylät ry, Vapepa

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