Voluntary activities
Introduction
As a city volunteer, you are involved in activities that take place from residents to residents and work for the common good. You can take part in tasks related to, for instance, sports, culture, environmental activities, or hobby clubs.
Explore volunteering opportunities! You can find a new way to engage and participate.
Introductory course (online)
Learn about volunteering at Vantaa City while completing an introductory course on volunteer work! The course consists of videos, texts and simple review exercises. At the end of the course, you can print or save a course certificate for yourself.
The online course is open to everyone and can be completed at your own pace. No registration is required. You can access the course via the banner below, which will take you to the course website. The course is available in English, Swedish, and Finnish.
Activities in Vantaa
In the Activities in Vantaa Calendar, you can find volunteer opportunities, peer support roles, and other leisure activities.
Voluntary activities in Vantaa
Volunteer in the residential activity facilities
The activities of residential activity facilities are carried out in cooperation with volunteers and organisations. Volunteers are actively involved...
Sport services' volunteer activities
Volunteers working for the sports services make it possible for people of different ages and backgrounds to engage in physical activities together in...
Volunteer in a library
You can volunteer as a book club host, library grandma or grandad, reading assistance dog instructor or club instructor, for example.
Join a community clean-up event
"Talkoot" is a Finnish word for community work events. Annually a number of clean-up events is organised all around Vantaa.
Culture for Senior Citizens'
Cultural Services offers volunteer opportunities particularly for those interested in working with older adults.
Participate in the work of the museum
Do you want to do your part to add to our shared cultural heritage in Vantaa? On this page you can find tips on how to take historical actions in...
Volunteer Opportunities with the Vantaa and Kerava Wellbeing Services County
Wellbeing services county of Vantaa and Kerava
The Wellbeing Services County offers a wide range of volunteer opportunities.
Hyvinvointitarjotin ("Wellbeing hub")
The wellbeing services county promotes its volunteer opportunities through the Hyvinvointitarjotin ("Wellbeing hub") service.
Please note
When you start volunteering with the City of Vantaa, you will receive an orientation from your designated supervisor, and a volunteer agreement will be signed with you. You can also request a certificate of participation, for example for your CV.
If the volunteer role involves working with minors, a criminal record check of the volunteer may be carried out when necessary.