Mobile Youth Work in Finland Research Project

The research project on mobile youth work (6/2021-8/2022) defined the concept of mobile youth work and described and analysed the activities of Wuuto as youth work. The phenomenon under study was examined from the perspectives of the local workers involved and the young people who visited Wautoi. In addition, the project examined the observations of the coordinating party on the activities. The results of the project will support the further development of the mobile youth work.

Mobile youth work is one way to implement and develop youth work in changing operating environments. The description of the working method and the concept definition enable the development of competence in the youth sector, in municipal youth services and even at the level of an individual employee.

There are many ways in which mobile youth work is done (the research report contains a summary of the actors in Finland and their contact information), the Walkers cars (Wauto) of NGO Children of the Station enable experiments in mobile youth work in municipalities.

Objectives

The aim of the research project on mobile youth work (Humak & Youth Research Network 2021 2022) was to define the concept of mobile youth work and to increase understanding of the form of work by listening to the experiences of employees, administration, partners and young people. The research report and the video summarising the results discuss the practices of mobile youth work and the added value, challenges and opportunities it brings.

The results were a research report, four blog posts on the subject, and a video summarising the research results. An article in english has also been written basis on the project materials, which is in the evaluation (2023).

Duration (päivämäärinä):	01.04.2021 – 31.08.2022
Project manager:	Aino Tormulainen
Email:	aino.tormulainen@humak.fi
Partners:	Finnish Youth Research Society
Funder:	Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö
Budget:	Alle tai 50 000 euroa
Website:	Linkki