Basic

Family name

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Given name(s)

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Organisation

Finnish Youth Co-operation Allianssi

Acronym

Allianssi

Mailing address

Asemapäällikönkatu 1

City

00520 Helsinki

Country

Finland

Office phone

+358 20 755 26 03

Fax number

+358 9 491 2 90

Website

http://www.alli.fi

Organisation

Working languages

Finnish and Swedish

Publications

Nuorisotyö - Professional magazine for youth workers (eight issues per year)
Allianssi Express - membership newsletter (16 issues per year)
Youth Research - Publisher (four issues per year)
Annual NGO Handbook

Brief history

Allianssi was founded 50 years ago and has been operational since 1992 in its current form when three former national youth organisations merged.

Objectives

- Support a range of Finnish youth organisations
- Represent the interests of Finnish youth and organisations
- Provide a service to those working with young people at the local or regional level
- Offer an organisational structure aimed at young people

Activities

Influence national youth policy
Provide information services
Maintain youth policy library
Run Pro Youth (Internet service for professionals working on youth issues)
Engage in international co-operation
Organise youth exchange programmes (au pair, hotel work and language course, long term voluntary work, working holidays, EVS)
Offer youth discount card EURO<26
Support local youth parliaments
Manage youth employment project SPARK

Structure

General Assembly (meets twice yearly)
Board (consists of a chairperson, vice-chairperson and 12 members, plus personnel deputies)
Sub-committees: meet about once a month
International Affairs sub-committee
Sub-committee for Development of Youth Work
Youth policy sub-committee
Youth information sub-committee
Information Technology sub-committee

Membership

Membership type

Full member

Organisation type

NYC

History

User for

47 weeks 3 days