Youth Council

The Tampere Youth Council meets to discuss topical issues and matters to be decided, hear representatives' greetings about decision-making in the city and the wellfare area and to hear possible guest speakers. The meetings are open to everyone. If you are interested in our activities, you can come by and follow, discuss and participate in our meetings. Youth Council meetings will begin on 16.30. Meetings take place at the Youth Cultural Centre Monitoimitalo 13  (Pellavatehtaankatu 4).
 

Upcoming meetings
13.1., 20.2., 27.3., 29.4. ja 29.5. 

The Youth Council is divided into three different teams to facilitate its activities: supervision of interests team, event team and communication team. The teams are led by the Vice Presidents of the Youth Council. The teams meet about once a month, and their meetings are open to all young people in Tampere. Meetings take place at the Youth Cultural Centre Monitoimitalo 13 (Pellavatehtaankatu 4) and start at 16:30.

Feel free to come and check out the team meetings!
 

Supervision of interests team

The team of supervision of interests promotes the objectives of the Youth Council and is responsible for initiatives, statements and positions. It has primary responsibility for coordinating the work with the representatives in the city´s meetings and organising city-wide Youth Council elections. 

Upcoming meetings:
1.2., 5.3., 3.4. ja 6.5.

Event team

The task of the event team is to brainstorm and organise Youth Council events, such as seminars, Nuva evenings and fun events. 

Upcoming meetings:
16.1., 15.2., 21.3., 18.4. ja 22.5.

Communication team

The communication team is responsible for increasing the visibility of the Youth Council and its recognition, and providing information on its activities. The task of the communication team is also to collaborate with Youth Councils in other municipalities, local organisations and educational institutions and to maintain school network. 

Upcoming meetings:
13.2., 11.3., 16.4. ja 13.5.

Representatives of Tampere student councils from upper comprehensive schools, general upper secondary schools and secondary vocational institutions are invited to meet each other and the Youth Council in a School Council meeting. Representatives get to hear new openings and what is in progress in Youth Council and share their own views and ideas. Often there is a visitor present to share their knowledge on chosen theme. School Council meeting are organized twice a year.

School Council meeting in this spring is been held 23.4. from 9 to 12 o´clock at youth cultural centre Monitoimitalo 13 (Pellavatehtaankatu 4). 

Representatives of Tampere student councils from upper comprehensive schools, general upper secondary schools and secondary vocational institutions are invited to meet each other and the Youth Council. The seminars discuss current and important topics concerning young people and provide training of how to follow the interest of youth in schools. Seminars are organised twice a year. 
 

Spring seminar is been organized 23.4. from 9 to 12 o´clock at youth cultural centre Monitoimitalo 13 (Pellavatehtaankatu 4) together with a School Council meeting.

The Youth Council appoints two representatives and their two deputy representatives to the City Council and six Committees and one representative and two debuty representatives to the City Councils development conference. The representatives of the Youth Council have the right to speak and be present at meetings, except for matters containing confidential information. Youth Council also has four representatives and four debuty representatives in the welfare area Yotuh Council and representatives in various other teams and projects happening in the city. The term of the representatives is one calendar year. 

Representatives and deputy representatives of the Youth Council in the city’s and welfare area´s bodies: 

City Council
Representatives: Oliver Priimägi and Eetu Hukkanen,
Debuty representatives: Onni Räsänen and Voitto Vellamo

City Councils development conference
Representative: Kerttu Kajander
Debuty representatives: Eetu Hukkanen and Venla Vuorinen

Housing and Real Estate Committee 
Representatives: Teodor-Pavel Hiidenlampi and Rasmus Riikonen
Debuty representatives: Aarre Lantelankallio and Otso Vuorinen

Committee for Competence and Economic Development
Representatives: Venla taubert and Aarni Hirvonen
Debuty representatives: Yasmeen Shaath and Kerttu Kajander

Education and Upbringing Committee
Representatives: Venla Vuorinen and Eemi Jaakola
Debuty representatives: Helmi Hukkanen and Yasmeen Shaath

Cultural and Leisure time Committee
Representatives: Pihla Pöllänen and Helmi Hukkanen
Debuty representatives: Yasmeen Shaath and Essi Manninen

Community Committee
Representatives: Yasmeen Shaath and Evie Syreeni
Debuty representatives: Onni Räsänen and Teodor-Pavel Hiidenlampi

Regional Public Transportation Committee
Representatives: Saara Kosonen and Miio Leino
Debuty representatives: Aarre Lantelankallio and Vilja Saukko

Youth Council of Wellbeing services Countie
Representatives: Oliver priimägi, Venla Taubert, Eemi Jaakola ja Kerttu Kajander
Debuty representatives: Mette Kämäräinen, Voitto Vellamo, Teodor-Pavel Hiidenlampi ja Yasmeen Shaath

Älykaupunki kaupunkilaisille Advisory Board working group
Representative: Otso Vuorinen
Debuty representative: Mikael Määttänen

Ohjaamo developer youths working group
Representatives: Eemi Jaakola, Pihla Pöllänen and Mikael Määttänen

Five Star City centre forum
Representative: Rasmus Riikonen
Debuty representative: Eetu Hukkanen
 
Tampere city regional collaboration group
Representatives: Oliver Priimägi ja Saara Kosonen 
 
Tredu equality forum
Representative: Teodor-Pavel Hiidenlampi

Study Service guidance group
Representatives: Eemi Jaakkola and Eetu Hukkanen
 
Tampere city employment strategy for youth working group 
Representatives: Helmi Hukkanen ja Yasmeen Shaath
Debuty representatives: Saara Kosonen ja Oliver Priimägi

Child Welfare Congress Advisory Board
Representative from Tampere: Evie Syreeni

Tampere group for promoting equality planning
Representative: Helmi Hukkanen
Debuty representative: Venla Vuorinen

The Youth Council has been appointed god-delegates from each institution in which the Youth Council has representatives. The god-delegates help the Youth Council representatives in their work in the bodies and help them promote issues important to young people.

Members:

Aarre Lantelankallio
Aarni Hirvonen
Alma Mujcinovic
Eetu Hukkanen
Eemi Jaakola
Essi Manninen
Helmi Hukkanen
Iina Kairus
Iiris Oksanen
Joosua Jussila
Kerttu Kajander
Kielo Lehvä
Mette Kämäräinen
Miio Leino
Nouh Hassan
Onni Räsänen
Oliver Priimägi
Otso Vuorinen
Pihla Pöllänen
Rasmus Riikonen
Saara Kosonen
Sara Järvinen
Shafiqa Mirzaei
Teodor-Pavel Hiidenlampi
Veera Toivola
Venla Taubert
Venla Vuorinen
Vilja Saukko
Voitto Vellamo
Yasmeen Shaath

Vice members:

Laura Niemi
Mikael Määttänen
Lii Ahlberg
Evie Syreeni
Aino Korte
Aada Haverinen
Essi Vataja
Aarni Jokela
Hilla Saari
10th vice member