Regional Sessions of EYP FinlandInformation Sheet for Officials

Kuopio | 25–27 October

Turku | 1–3 November

Tampere | 8–10 November

Oulu | 22–24 November

European Youth Parliament Finland will organise its annual Regional Sessions for

the sixth time in 2013. The sessions will take place in Kuopio, Turku, Tampere and

Oulu in October and November. The Regional Sessions act as a preliminary round for

the 20th National Session of EYP Finland, to be held in Vantaa in January 2014.

Since 2008, the Regional Sessions of EYP Finland have been a gateway to the world

of EYP for thousands of high school students in Finland. They have also gained a

solid reputation as high-quality events among the international EYP community, as

indicated by the high number of applications for officials’ posts in the recent years.

With an unprecedented four sessions this year, we are offering a total of almost a

hundred officials’ posts!

EYP Finland now welcomes you all to apply for another round of Regional Sessions

in Finland. The call is open for vice-presidents, editors, chairs and journalists. The

sessions in Kuopio, Turku and Tampere will each host a team of 16 chairs (including

the board), eight journalists and 1–2 editors; the session in Oulu will have a team of

12 chairs, six journalists and 1–2 editors. We are looking for diverse teams in terms

of both experience and nationality.

Welcome to the Regional Sessions!

Jari Marjelund

President

EYP Finland

Welcome to the Regional Sessions!

Kuopio 201325–27 October

Head-organised by Tuusa Eriks-son, Rebecca Kiiski and Veera Verkasalo.

Turku 20131–3 November

Head-organised by Ian Per-ring, Sofia Rostén and Valtteri Valtanen.

Tampere 21038–10 November

Head-organised by Iida Lyly and

Elli-Noora Nieminen.

Oulu 2013

22–24 November

Head-organised by Silja Tuovi-

nen and Mari Ylivaikko.

How to apply?

Each Regional Session will host an international team of officials – chairs, journalists

and organisers. You can apply for multiple sessions and positions. The call is now open

and will be closed on 25 August. You can find the application form on the Alumni Plat-

form at http://alumni.eypej.org/archives/36087. Please submit the form to applica-

tions@eypfinland.org. Each applicant will be informed of the outcome of the selection

within two weeks of the deadline.

EYP Finland places emphasis on the transparency and fairness of the selection pro-

cedure. Reasonable balance of nationalities and levels of experience will be pursued,

but the guiding principle will be that of meritocracy. Thus, we encourage all applicants

to pay attention to their applications, and the selection panel will also provide all re-

jected applicants with feedback on their applications upon request.

The participation fee for Finnish officials is 25 EUR. There is no participation fee for

foreign officials, but the participants need to cover their travel expenses.

How to get there?

The Helsinki–Vantaa International Airport has direct connections to dozens of loca-

tions all around Europe, and Tampere, Turku and Kuopio are easily reached from Hel-

sinki by train or bus. The train trip from Helsinki to Oulu takes some time but is quite

pleasant, and Oulu can also be reached by plane from Helsinki and Stockholm. Ryanair

flies to Tampere from a variety of locations, and certain low-cost airliners fly to Turku.

As officials are expected to arrive by noon on the Thursday before each session, it is

rather likely that you need to arrive in Finland already on the Wednesday.

How to take part?

Programme

Each session includes a day

of officials’ training, a day of

teambuilding, a day of commit-

tee work and a one-day General

Assembly.

The working language of the

sessions is English.

Contact

On all issues related to the Re-

gional Sessions, please contact

contact Alexander Proctor at

alexander.proctor@eypfinland.

org.

Regional Sessions on Facebook:

facebook.com/eypfinland.

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http://www.eypfinland.org

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