Director Tommi Laitio´s blog (2012-)
 

Articles of the former Director Lasse Siurala (1994-2002)

• MOBILE YOUTH WORK WITHIN THE SYSTEM OF YOUTH WELFARE SERVICE presented at
      9th International Symposium REACHING THE UNREACHABLE
      International Society for Mobile Youth Work
      15.-18. September 2008, Stuttgart, Germany

• TOWARDS A BROADER CONCEPT OF LEARNING
      - Can non-formal learning challenge the formal education paradigm? Conference on &quotInterdisciplinary Education in Teacher Training Programmes via Leapfrog Principles&quot
      Anqing 17-18 October 2008, Anqing Teachers College, The World Future Society and the University of Minnesota

• THE VARIETY AND DIFFERENCES AMONGST THE CONCEPTS OF NON-FORMAL EDUCATION in Formula of Europe: Today´s competences for tomorrow´s success,
      April 16-17, 2008, Vilnius

• NUORTEN SYRJÄYTYMISEN EHKÄISEMINEN, lausunto Eduskunnan sivistysvaliokunnalle 22.4.2008

• KAUPUNKITILAA KOSKEVA SEMINAARI,  esitelmä Vanhalla ylioppilastalolla 7.3.2008

• JULKISET PALVELUT JA SOSIAALINEN PÄÄOMA&quot
      esitys Lasten ja nuorten kaupunki -verkoston
      koulutuspäivänä 28.2.2008

• INCLUSION IN YOUTH WORK: A FRENCH AND EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE&quot in
      EVS Contact making seminar for young people with fewer opportunities,
      29 Jan - 1 Feb, 2008, Paris, France

• NUORISOTYÖN OSAAMISEN KEHITTÄMINEN. Luonnos tutkimus- ja kehittämisyhteistyöstä nuorisotoimialalla 28.10.2007.

• POLICY MAKES A DIFFERENCE: MAKING EDUCATION AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SUCCESSFUL IN FINLAND&quot A paper presented at Inquiry to Impact Symposium 30 April 2007, Minneapolis, USA (big file, 10MB)

(above are the documents added in the last update at October  2008)

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•    INVOLVING YOUNG PEOPLE IN POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION. Conference on &quotIntegrated youth policy&quot, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 17-19 January 2007

   

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•    CHANGING CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUTH TRANSITIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR YOUTH POLICY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
        Seminar on &quotCanadian and international perspectives on youth at risk policy&quot, Policy Research Initiative, Government of Canada, Ottawa, Canada, December 12-13, 2006

   

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•    NON-FORMAL LEARNING AND SOCIAL INCLUSION
        Conference on &quotPolicy and practice for social inclusion of children and young people - The role of non-formal and informal learning&quot, 14-16 November 2006, Berlin

   

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•    THE CAPACITY OF NATIONAL YOUTH POLICIES TO RESPOND TO EMERGING CHANGES
        The EU Youth Directors Meeting 8-10 October 2006, Saariselkä, Finland (power point)

   

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•    YOUNG ACTIVE CITIZENSHIPS
        Welcoming address by Lasse Siurala, Director of Youth, City of Helsinki at the Finnish EU Presidency Youth Meeting, Hyvinkää 1-4 July 2006

   

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•    THE DIVERSITY OF YOUNG CITIZENSHIPS CALLS FOR RESPONSIVE YOUTH POLICIES - linking competences in the youth field.
        A background paper prepared for the preparatory group of the Finnish EU meeting &quotYoung active citizenships&quot (2006)

   

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•    ACTION DE LA POLITIQUE DE LA JEUNESSE AU NIVEAU LOCAL
        - Possibilités de la politique de la jeunesse de Helsinki, &lt Douze ans de politiques territoriales de jeunessa 1993-2005 &gt, INJEP les 7-9 Décember 2005, Marly-le-Rois, France  

   

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•    HELSINGFORS STADS UNGDOMSCENTRALS OMORGANISERING
        Nordisk Personalpolitisk Konferens
        8-9 sept 2005, Reykjavik

   

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•    THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC YOUTH POLICY AND ITS MANAGEMENT
        A seminar on &quotYouth Work and Youth Policy in France and Finland&quot,
        6-7 June 2005, Paris, France

   

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•    CHANGING FORMS OF PARTICIPATION
        &quotWhose Culture is it? Trans-generational approaches to culture&quot,
        17-18 December 2004, Barcelona , Spain
        A summary

   

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•    STRENGTHENING CIVIL SOCIETY AND PARTICIPATION
        Integrated strategies for children and young people in disadvantaged areas
        24-25 November 2004, Berlin , Germany
        A summary

   

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•    UNDERSTANDING YOUTH DRUG CULTURES
        European Drug Prevention Forum/Council of Europe, Pompidou Group
        &quotPolydrug use: mixing different drugs - new trends in youth cultures?&quot
        Ekateringburg , Russian Federation 6-7 October 2004

   

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•    SUBSTANCE PREVENTION - WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T
        European Drug Prevention Forum/Council of Europe, Pompidou Group
        &quotPolydrug use: mixing different drugs - new trends in youth cultures?&quot
        Ekateringburg , Russian Federation 6-7 October 2004

   

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•    TRABAJO SOBRE JUVENTUD LOCAL Y EL CONTEXTO EUROPEO
        Encuentro &quotMunicipio y juventud&quot 18-19 mayo 2004, Barcelona, Espana

   

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•    10 KYSYMYSTÄ NUORTEN POLIITTISESTA OSALLISTUMISESTA
        Nuorisoasiainkeskus, Helsinki 2004

   

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•    COMMENT LES GOUVERNEMENTS GUIDENT-ILS L'ACTION EN FAVEUR DE LA JEUNESSE?
        Comité restreint d'experts sur l'établissement de lignes directrices pour la formulation et la mise en ouvre des politiques de jeunesse
        CDEJ (2003) 16, Strasbourg, le 15 octobre 2003

   

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•    NELJÄ PERUSTETTA VERTAISOPPIMISELLE
        - Avauspuheenvuoro &quotVertaisuudesta asiaa&quot -seminaarissa
        01.10.2003 Fenix - Mahdollisuuksien talo, Helsinki

   

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•    HOW DO GOVERNMENTS GUIDE LOCAL YOUTH WORK?
        - Observations on Nordic youth policies
        &quotNordisk storbykonferanse&quot in Oslo 23-27 august 2003

   

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•    YOUTH PARTICIPATION - A CHALLENGE TO LOCAL YOUTH WORK
        International Congress on Youth Policies
        19-21 March Bilbao, Spain

   

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•    LA PARTICIPACIÓN DE LOS JÓVENES: UN RETO PARA LA POLÍTICA LOCAL DE JUVENTUD
        Congreso Internacional sobre Políticas de Juventud
        19-21 marzo, Bilbao, Espana

   

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•    OSALLISUUS -MITÄ SE ON?
        &quot Osallisuutta nuorille -vaikka väkisin?&quot
        Seminaari Helsingissä 3.2.2003

   

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•    NON-FORMAALI OPPIMINEN
        EU:n nuoriso-ohjelmien arviointiseminaari
        Marina Congress Centre, Helsinki 11 - 12.11.02

   

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•    NONFORMAL LEARNING AS A CONCEPT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION
        Seminar on &quotTargeted Drug Prevention
        -How to reach young people in the community&quot
        Helsinki 5-7 November 2002

   

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•    ONKO NUORI VAIN ASIAKAS?
        Kuntamarkkinat
        Helsinki 12.09.02

   

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•    LAUSUNTO KOULULAIN UUDISTUKSESTA
        Suullinen lausunto Eduskunnan Hallintovaliokunnassa 05.09.02

   

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•    &quotWHITE PAPER, LOCAL YOUTH WORK AND YOUTH INFORMATION&quot
        The Glass Palace Conference &quotEuropean Dimension of Youth Information&quot
        March 21-24.2002

   

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•    THE CHANGING SCENE OF YOUTH PARTICIPATION
        Council of Europe Conference on &quotYoung People, Actors in their Towns and Regions&quot
        Krakow, Poland 7-8 March 2002

   

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•    &quotEU:N NUORISOPOLITIIKAN UUDET TUULET&quot
        - lausunto Euroopan komission valkoisesta kirjasta
        Eduskunnan Sivistysvaliokunta, Helsinki 06.02.02

   

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•    OSALLISTUMINEN NUORISOTALOTOIMINNASSA
        kehittämisajatuksia
        Helsinki, tammikuu 2002

   

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•    SPONSOROINNIN EETTISET PERIAATTEET NUORISOASIAINKESKUKSESSA
        Nuorisolautakunnan kokous, esittelyteksti
        Helsinki 18.02.2002

   

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•    OSALLISTUMINEN VERKKOMAAILMASSA
        &quotVerkkodemokratia ja nuorisotiedotus&quot
        Suomalais-Eestiläinen nuorisotiedotusseminaari, Kompassi
        Helsinki 14-15.11.2001

   

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•    NUORI KULTTUURITILAN LUOJANA
        &quotKulttuuri virtaa&quot
        kulttuurisen nuorisotyön seminaari
        5-6-11-2001, Kauniainen

   

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•    THE DIFFICULT CHALLENGE OF IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION
        EuYoCo -seminar 1
        24-28 October 2001, Helsinki Finland

   

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•    PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE USE
        Nopolk Conference 11-14.10.2001 Nurmijärvi

   

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•    NÄKÖKOHTIA OSALLISTUMISEEN
        Nuorisolautakunnan strategia-seminaari
        11.10.2001 Fenix

   

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•    NUORUUS, OPPIMINEN JA PÄIHTEET
        Valtakunnalliset Päihdepäivät 2001
        12.9.2001 Helsinki

   

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•    YOUTH WORK AS A TOOL IN THE INTEGRATION OF YOUNG MIGRANTS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES
        Youth department, City of Helsinki
        9-16.9.2001 Helsinki