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ALTERNATIVE SUMMER

When you are told that you have forty eight hours in order to teach people to write well, it is not the most comfortable of ideas. The thought that it has taken you years of practice and work to receive an in-vitation to train a group of people and then eventually you are given only two days to dispense all knowledge.

Two whole days spent working with a group of people. Starting with the organisers, who worked hard to make this happen, to the board of EYP Fin-land, who keept an eye on the happenings, to the trainees gathered from all over Finland and Europe, to the Trainers. Everyone gathered for forty eight hours to do the improbable. To reach the goal of becoming better by the end of that time.

When you have talked and taught for forty eight hours, or when you spend that time listening and learning, you want results. You want to know for a fact that you have spent your time wisely. You want to be better by the end of the given time. The only fact about the situation is - you are not.

It is hard to say what the trainees will become in a month’s or a year’s time. One thing is certain though - when you are told that you have forty eight hours to teach people how to write you have been giv-en the chance to plant a seed. My only hope writing this, after the training, is that the seeds will be cul-tivated. That all of us will actually become better at what we hope to do in the future. For now, I can only invite you to root through the first sprouts of those forty eight hours.

TRAINING

words and layout by Kārlis Caune

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HANNA PEURALAgo! play outside

IIDA KALLIOKOSKIthe price of being tanned

IRA LEIVISKÄalternative sports

JADE COATLICUE JIMÉNEZ SALGADOvisiting Finland

VENLA AALTONENsummer senses

KAROLIINA KARHUsummer survivors

KAISA PEIPONENyour summer fun

SAARA RISSANENembarrasing summer

MARTIN OLLINENsauna

MARA BĂLAŞA & VEERA VERKASALOgossip

JANNE VANHEMMENSthe kick-start

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ALEXANDER COATESenter a title

LAURA UUSITALOexplore your city

KATARIINA SUORSA & ADA AADELIeating green

EMIL EHNSTRÖMthe apocalypse

ALMA VÄNTTINENgo home

HANS NÄSMANwhoosh

HENNI ROINIadventure

CHRISTOPHER NÖLTEone-summer stand

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SUSANNA AHONENfind your inner child

AMILA BABIĆfestivals

ALYONA VISHNEVSKAready set go

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ZAMZAM ELMIa gain from rain

MARJA PENTIKÄINENbehind the scenes

Das Training ist für mich sehr interessant durch die vielen Aspekte die es beinhaltet. Man sam-melt viele Erfahrungen mit anderen Menschen, man lernt wie man gute Artikel schreibt und man kann gleichzeitig seine ganze Kreativität in Fo-tos ausleben. Die Stim-mung ist einmalig und ich werde die Sachen die ich hier lerne auch in anderen Bereichen des Lebens gut anwenden können.

Тренинги являются неотъемлемой частью Европейского Молодежного Парламента. Здесь мы учимся нужным навыкам, а так же о том как думать нестандартно. Мы посещаем тренинги, посвященные темам академического письма, правильного построения ессее и не только. Так же мы учимся основам фотографии и, что самое важное, применяем приобретенные знания на практике.

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CHRISTOPHER NÖLTETHOUGHTS

we all had our reasons and thoughts approacing Tampere. Some came here for a break from their everyday life, some to meet old friends. Yet there is one thing all of us had in common. We all came here to find out something new. About writing, journalism, photography, eyp, ourselves. Please, take a look at our thoughts and our work, we did it with you on our minds.

Een training zoals deze is belangrijk omdat het je ogen opent. Iedereen heeft een bepaald idee over de taak van een “official” maar niemand die het precies weet. De training stoomt je er helemaal klaar voor. Je leert de essentiële factoren, niet alleen de theorie maar ook de toepassing. Dit is de perfecte manier om goed voorbereid een sessie in te gaan!

De ce particip la aceste traininguri? Ar putea fi vorba despre acel senti-ment inedit de anxietate combinată cu entuziasm care mă cuprinde atunci când mă îndrept spre toţi participanţii necunoscu-ţi. Sau despre dorinţa de implicare, de dezvolotare intrapersonală. Sau setea de cunoaştere. Aparent, există o multitudine de motive ce m-au determi-nat să completez fiecare formular de aplicaţie cu multă pasiune şi ded-icaţie, iar până acum nu am regretat niciun moment asta.

This training event marks the regeneration of true EYP Media while providing an inspiring platform for many fresh young faces in the years to come. These types of events offer an unfor-gettable experience for everyone involved, with lessons from some of the most experienced names in the business.

Olen aina ollut kiinnos-tunut kirjoittamisesta ja EYP-koulutuksen kautta minulle on avautunut uusia ulottuvuuksia kirjoittamiseen. Sik-si koulutukset ovat minulle hyvin läheisesti tärkeitä, EYPeen sisällä ja ulkopuolella. Välit-tömästi käytyäni parissa EYP-sessiossa, huoma-sin että haluaisin siirtyä journalistiksi, koska kirjoittaminen tuntui minusta kiinnostavam-malta. Tämä koulutus on antanut minulle mah-dollisuuden harjoitella juuri tätä kirjoittamista sekä muita journalismiin liittyviä asioita. Uskon että taidoista, jotka opin koulutuksessa tulee olemaan hyötyä tule-vaisuudessa ja pystyn soveltamaan näitä taitoja monessa tilanteessa.

AMILA BABIĆ

BĂLAŞA MARA

ALEXANDER COATES

HANS NÄSMAN

words and image by Janne Vanhemmens

It is great to watch 25 young people developing their ideas after introducing them to brainstorming methods. It is even better to see how they ultimately decide to make an original alternative summer maga-zine (and not a gossip, football-in-a-train or McDonalds magazine) and immediately get enthusiastic about the articles they could write, talking about them over Mexican dinner and before going to sleep.

Proofreading those articles two days later on my way back to Belgium, I realised that my own

travel experiences could be consid-ered quite alternative. I have spent a summer without alcohol, I have attended EYP summer sessions and I have visited numerous mu-sic festivals. Furthermore, I am not a newbie to dumpsterdiving, eat-ing “green”, watching Gossip Girl, exploring my own city, making a magazine and surviving rainy days. On the other hand, I have never bitten mosquitoes, spent a summer without electricity or went skydiv-ing. Challenges for the upcoming summer!

theKick-start

The ideas might not include hitchhiking through Russia, volun-teering in Madagascar or teaching in Nepal, but I think that all of these prospective journalists will grow in their alternative summer ideas, just as they will grow in their new occu-pation. Moreover, I have seen them develop on technical, creative and social level from close by, learning how to use their cameras, jumping around in the dark with glowsticks and commenting on each other ar-ticles.

The progress that this group has made in just 48 hours is hard to imagine. I truly believe that this weekend and making this magazine could be the kick-start for those who are enthusiastic and motivat-ed to reach a higher level in writing and photography both in and out-side of EYP. I am not sure if any of them will ever win the World Press Photo Award, but I do look for-ward to seeing their results in a few months or years.

Many thanks to Kārlis, the organisers and the trainees.

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Do you remember when you were 7 years old and sports classes were all about fun? Now-adays sports in schools only deals with muscle condition, jogging and so on. Next time you are go-ing for a run or to the gym, why wouldn’t you just call your friends and ask them to play outside with you instead? Here are a few exam-ples what to do on a summer’s day.

Everyone knows the rules of hide and seek, but do you re-member how to play kirkonrotta (church rat), piste (dot), 10 tikkua laudalla (10 sticks on a plank) or purkkis? The resemblance be-tween these games is that they all are variations of the classical hide and seek, though the rules are a lit-tle bit more complicated to make it more interesting. These games are popular especially among the middle school pupils.

If you feel embarrassed playing those games as a grown-up, why wouldn’t you play a round of polttopallo (dodgeball)? Even though it might feel a lit-tle bit childish, dodgeball is ac-tually played in high schools in the US, for example. There’s no point in feeling ashamed!

Furthermore, when talking about summer sports, what would be more refreshing than an ordinary water fight? If you don’t want to purchase a water pistol, you can also make one on your own. Just make a small hole on the cap of a big lemonade bot-tle and fill it with water, that will do just fine.

Assuming that the prob-lem is your friends and their prej-udices, try to remind them of how much fun you had when you were

little. You can also try to make new, more mature rules, don’t make it too serious, though.

In case your friends still don’t have the guts to play these games with you, and you still are eager to bring up your childhood memories, just play with your lit-tle brother/sister or younger rel-atives. As a kid, nothing is cooler than an adult playing with you, so it’s a win-win situation. You could also just apply to EYP sessions, and act a little bit childish there.

Even though playing your favourite childhood games might not be as efficient as going to the gym would be, sometimes it is very relaxing to have a nice time instead of sweating yourself to ex-haustion. Life is too short to be taken seriously, so just go for it.

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The price ofbeing tanned

From Australia to Finland and from Italy to Japan, people get sunlight during certain times of the year and yes, they get sun-burned. People around the world are also getting skin cancer, due to harmful rays of sunlight. Espe-cially those with fair skin in areas such as Australia are at risk. Every time you go out in the sun and you get sunburned your skin is being harmed and gets to look old and possibly developing a skin cancer. Are we ready to pay this price for a natural-looking tan? Is it real-ly more important than having a healthy skin throughout your en-tire life? My worst experiences with sun are the times I’ve gotten my skin burned badly. I’m not talking about getting a bit reddish, but about bad burns that hurt when going to sleep and when skin peels off. Even after going through those

times, I still don’t think that I could get a skin cancer, even though I know the chance is the same as for anyone else. I ease my thoughts by telling myself that cancer is just not part of my daily life and I don’t have to worry about it.

Not being careful isn’t something I want to encourage people to do, but rather the oppo-site. In this case the real question is what are we ready to sacrifice in order to get tanned. Especially in Finland where the summer is short and cold, one doesn’t feel the need to put on sun screen on sunny days. Everyone want to get tanned, even though the Ultra Violet-rays are just as harmful as usually.

It is worth noting that UV-rays also have a good side: when the rays hit the surface of the skin, it produces vitamin D, which is vital for human body. Vitamin D

helps to keep the bones healthy, and according to recent studies vi-tamin D also has other positive im-pacts, such as preventing heart and cardio diseases. Especially in the north, it is almost impossible to get enough vitamin D during the long dark winters.

It’s vital to use sunscreen during summer months, even on cloudy days. Add it several times a day so that it can always protect your the skin. Make sure that the sunscreen protects from both UVA and UVB-rays and also that the SPF-level (Sun Protection Factor) is high enough, taken into account the cloudiness and the time off day one is exposed to the sunlight. Re-member that the most dangerous time of the day is from 11 to 15 o’clock. When you take all these things into consideration, you can have both a healthy skin and healthy tan.

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There are plenty of things to do during the summer. Here are a few de-scriptions of events that you should take part in. Time to try some Finnish national summer sports that are far from ordinary!

Alternativesports

The Wife Carrying World Championship

If you want to be held by a strong finnish man or carry a fine lady on your shoulders, wife carry-ing is your pick. This famous event is held annually in Sonkajärvi, near Rovaniemi in northern Finland. The main point of the competition is to carry the wife, in any style you prefer, through a track of 253,5 metres. Nowadays you don’t even have to be married to participate. The prizes are amazing, the best one being - without a doubt - the woman’s weight in beer!

Swamp Football

People who like more phys-ical activities should try swamp football. The joy you get from wad-ing knee-deep in the muddy wa-ters of our northern swamps is just overwhelming. It is pretty tough though and you may brake a sweat. I wouldn’t recommend you to wear anything white. You can partici-pate by signing in with a group of eleven people, so take your friends with you and come to have an un-forgettable football match.

The Mosquito Killing Contest

This is probably the most fun and satisfying activity of all. You can do it at any place where there are mosquitoes, although the official contest is held in Pyhätun-turi. The goal is to swat as many mosquitoes as possible in five min-utes. It sounds easier than it actu-ally is! The official world record is only 21 mosquitoes in the time given. Some years, the competition has to be put down due to the lack of mosquitoes, and beware the ani-mal lovers who may try to save the poor insects.

The Ant-nest sitting Competition

This competition is one of the most extreme summer sports in Finland and is only suitable for the most cold-headed people. In all its simplicity, the point is to find an ant-nest and sit on it until you no longer can. The winner gets noth-ing but a sore butt.

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Sand, water and sun are the basic components of most summer vacations. People are often looking for nice hotels with a spa and pools, preferably located near the sea. Southern countries are the most common destinations for people to spend their holidays.

Getting out of the routine might be considered a challenge; however, by trying it, you can al-ways stumble upon an incredi-ble surprise. Taking the chance to spend your summer vacations in northern countries such as Fin-land, might be the best experience you’ll ever have.

“Spend the best summer of your life in Finland!” After hear-ing this, for some people, the first thought that might come to their mind is: that’s impossible! If that happens to be your reaction, one of these two might be the reason:

either you are Finnish, meaning that summer vacations in Finland does not represent anything new for you, or you are a foreigner who hasn’t visited Northern countries before, so you probably think of them as countries that don’t have anything more to offer than the chance to get a cold.

Then which are the features that make Finland to be an ex-traordinary place for spending the summer? There are many opportu-nities:- Enjoying warm temperatures- Swimming in the lakes- Going to crazy parties- Meeting incredible people- Relaxing in nature

Finland can give you some of the best experiences of your life. For instance, the mid-summer fes-tival “Juhannus” during which you can enjoy the sunshine for almost

24-hours straight is a unique expe-rience. This creates the perfect en-vironment for trying typical Finn-ish drinks such as ‘’Koskenkorva”.Get to know more about Finland by appreciating its nature while walking through the woods. Con-template the different landscapes and feel the amazing weather. End your day by visiting a sauna and swimming in a lake.

Finland is a suitable place for all kinds of people. It has small and peaceful towns for those who prefer going away from the crowd-ed cities, and medium-size ones for those preferring shops, bars but also natural and nice spaces.

It’s easy to find incredible places and get amazing experienc-es by just taking the chance and trying something new like visiting Finland!

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Diving is an eye-opening interest in many ways. It can take you to beautiful environments and show the most overwhelming worlds you didn’t even know exist. Now you might think about Nemo in the sea, hanging around with Ariel surrounded by corals, but I’m not talking about diving as a sport. Diving in the water is a unique experience but jumping into your imagination gives you unlimited options of landscapes to admire.

On a rainy summer day or in the cold winter, you miss the sun and warmth a lot. The best way to get wherever you want to go is to dive into that environment and spend a moment or two right there. You just need to sink into that landscape sense by sense. Next, I will give some personal tips on how to do that.

I relax completely. I let the problems of the past week fade away and I don’t worry about tomorrow’s schedule. I try to close every distraction out-side of my little bubble for the next few minutes. While I let my senses close of from the real world, a summery landscape starts to form on the inner side of my eyelids. The sense of sight is the first of my senses that steps into the overwhelming beautiful landscape created by my unconscious. A shoreline, small waves, a rugged rock in the middle of the sea and the lighthouse on the opposite coast are starting to gain shapes. Sunlight reflects on the sea surface and makes the crests glitter. In this view my eyes rest.

Next, the seagulls flying above the sea and the flushing waves attract my attention. My sense of hearing slowly sinks into the imaginary world from the reality. The sea is rippling and I could listen to it forever. Seagulls

Summersenses

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are laughing and screaming to fish which swim underneath the sea surface. Somewhere behind my right shoulder a nearby ferryboat takes cars on board. The gate bangs while closing and when the ferry leaves the harbour, its motor rumbles quietly. The sound reaches my ears in pulses, which makes the ferry’s sailing sound hypnotic.

It’s not hard for me to bring my sense of smell and taste into the scene of my dreams as well. I take a deep breath and I can really smell the salty sea. I can also imagine the taste of a hollow rush in my mouth. The taste is also salty and it feels so real that my salivary glands sensitize.

Finally my sense of touch reaches my sweet imaginations. I can’t feel the pattern and pillow, buss bench or yoga mat underneath me anymore. All I can feel is a fragile wind on my face and hard rock below my bare feet. Salty sea wind has messed up my hair and it feels sticky. Waves lick the rock trying to reach my toes. When they do, the water feels fresh and cool while the hot sum-mer sun warms my body from the inside out. I couldn’t be happier anywhere else.In the end I need to leave my world of imagination and wake up to reality. My eyelids feel extremely heavy and I’m not able to move for a while. After all the happiness and joy I experienced in that summer’s view, the rainy reality feels cold and dark.

There are as many dreamy summer locations as people living on Earth. Those places are reachable in such an easy way. Just move backwards and take a jump into your shiny and bright imagination.

Summersenses

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Summersurvivors

Nowadays, we need dozens of electric appliances on a daily ba-sis. Everyday necessities like phones, computers, freezers, coffee makers, televisions, hair dryers and lamps all use a huge quantity of electricity. Are we so addicted to our appliances that we are not able to live a second without them? Maybe you should try to get through the summer without these comforts!

First of all, let’s concentrate on practical matters. For instance, you should go to a primitive summer cottage to be far away from electrical temptations. The next problem is food and its storage. You have to give up all the perishable products like milk and meat, so remember to ensure you still get nourishing food. Lastly, you should start prepare yourself mental-ly. It can be psychologically challeng-ing to go into the woods with no con-nections with the surrounding world. One way to manage this is of course to take a friend with you!

Practically, the summer without electricity means that you need to create completely new plans. What to do if you cannot use any of your essential items? You can find a lot to do in nature like fishing, picking berries or just observing around. It’s all about creativity.

Some of you may wonder why on earth you should spend your sum-mer torturing yourself in the middle of nowhere trying to keep yourself alive. The first good reason is to prevent glob-al warming. Living without electrici-ty is one of the most efficient ways to be eco-friendly. If you are not that into saving the planet, you can think about this as a challenge. Are you so addicted to your phone that you can’t be without Facebook or Instagram for a couple of weeks? If you think you can, then prove it!

All in all, when you think about the pros and cons of a summer without electricity, the cons do not beat the pros right away. If several months or a few weeks seem to you as a really long time, you can still try this out as a hiking trip or a weekend in a tent in your backyard. It’s up to you!

words and image by Kaisa Peiponen

In Finland a student’s holiday is about 10 weeks long and at univer-sities even more. That’s why everyone tries to make the most out of their summer and people are wondering what to do besides working. Howev-er, they are searching for something not too expensive, since every stu-dent wants to save some money of the wage of their summer job.

First of all, having a picnic is always a good idea, especially if the sun is shining. You just need to find a beautiful place and it will be awesome to sit there and enjoy the silence. You can nicely combine hanging out with friends and enjoying delicious food. You can also save money by making the snacks yourself. Having a picnic is something I would recommend for everybody.

In case of rain, you could clean your room and wardrobe and take unneeded clothes to second hand shops. It’s also a good reason to visit some of those shops and find some-thing new for a good price. During the summer, all stores have sales, so that’s a good opportunity to buy new clothes.

In order to experience some-thing different, you should take your sleeping bag and sleep in your back-

yard, under the stars. If that’s not exciting enough, look for a nice camping site, set up a tent and have fun with your friends while having a barbeque and playing some outdoor games. It wouldn’t be a bad idea either to visit relatives who you haven’t seen in a while. Furthermore, summer is also a good time to visit a lo-cal library and sign up for the summer reading list. You could take a good book with you to the beach or just read it in your garden.

In the sunniest season there are a lot of cheap and wonderful things to do and of course there are many more activities than the examples I just gave. Be creative and open-minded and you’ll have the best summer of your life!

Yoursummer fun

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Blushing. Awkward giggling. No, I am not talking about meeting your crush, although you might prefer to read about that. I am talking about being embarrassed in general. Many people, especially us Finns, usually dislike being the centre of attention. This often happens when our own or our friends’ behaviour has caused the gazes and whispers. People usually seem to focus on the disadvantages of being embarrassed but on the other hand, there are at least as many ad-vantages as there are disadvantages.

Being embarrassed can be good for your mentality as well as for your well-being and health. Em-barrassment won’t prevent you from getting infected, but it can help you to understand what kind of person you are. Don’t be afraid to be ashamed of yourself every once in a while and to discover characteristics of yourself that you didn’t know before! For in-stance, you might realise that you are not such an earnest person as you thought you were. At the same time you learn not to take life and, above

all, to take yourself too seriously. I be-lieve that embarrassment isn’t such a big deal because you can be embarrassed in a good manner too. Being embarrassed is having fun and showing your true iden-tity.

All that is left is to learn how to deal with embarrassment and I, as a per-son who has a tendency to humiliate her-self publicly, eagerly share my doctrines with you. Firstly, do not think about how you will look like. You will look ridicu-lous no matter what. However, you will seem more intelligent if your friends are even more ludicrous than you are. Sec-ondly, be spontaneous. If you feel like dancing in the middle of the city centre and do a little Harlem Shake, that is ac-ceptable in every respect. Finally, don’t let your friends slow you down. You are awesome and they are just lame com-pared to you if they are not as crazy as you are.

In the end, blushing and awkward giggling has turned into joyful laughter and others’ doubtful gazes. Being embar-rassed certainly is an alternative summer activity and thus, the next time you have nothing to do, try to be a little bit crazy and I can guarantee that you will have the time of your life!

Embarrasingsummer

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In Finland, the summer tends to get really hot and un-pleasant for some Finns. However, no matter what the weather is, all Finns like to go to the sauna. It is a sacred place for many of them. It’s the place where the most seri-ous and personal discussions take place. It also has been used for various things throughout histo-ry, whether it was for giving birth, nurturing the sick or just for plea-sure. Those traditions have carried on to this day.

Going to a sauna in the summer must seem awfully hot. Why would anyone go into a room of hot air when it’s twenty-five degrees outside? It sounds crazy, doesn’t it? But believe me, diving into a lake after a hot sauna and then relaxing on a bridge with a cold beer is the best that summer has to offer.

You shouldn’t settle with going just once. There are many different kinds of saunas and each one offers a unique experience. The regular Finnish sauna works with a wood sauna stove. Secondly there is the smoke sauna, which is less popular and considered ancient and very exclusive since there are so few. The last sauna type is the modernised electric sauna. It is the most popular one since it has be-come easier to install electric sau-nas into apartments.

If you ever visit Finland, you are probably going to try out a real Finnish sauna since there are more than 2,5 million saunas in this country with only 5 mil-lion people. No matter the weather, we’re all going to the sauna togeth-er.

Sauna.

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Hey there stranger,

the summer is coming and my ques-tion to you is: are you willing to waste another three months of your life? No? That is what I thought. That’s why I am here to guide you through the most Frawesome Alternative Summer you have ever experienced. Welcome to the gossip portal, where you will get to know everything about everyone. Keep on reading and you will find out what people try to hide. The rules are simple. I tell you, you tell me. Do we have a deal? Now, enjoy.

First of all, dear stranger, I can inform you that one of my most trustworthy sources is involved in an organisation called EYP. I have found out numerous things about its mem-bers, and I find their extreme behav-ior very strange. For example, they are world champions at eating pizza, inventing their own words and taking ghost pictures in the dark. Still, you might find it compelling to know that they always keep their spirits up by playing embarrassing, funny games. EYPers are nuts.

Gossip. Furthermore, the word has spread that Mr. Mysterious is no lon-ger taken. Ladies, listen closely. He can be found in the town of Joensuu next Monday. His fabulous sister, The Barbie, has also been documented to have bought a ring. Can we expect a wedding?

Moreover, imagine this: Prince Charming is having a summer romance (or is it more than that?). To my knowledge, he already hopped on his motorcycle and started the long quest to retrieve his beautiful princess. He seems to think he can have any girl he wants and this doesn’t make him any more respectable in my eyes. My advice to you, male strangers, is not to act like this because there is noth-ing less attractive than an overly smug man.

Regarding The Geek who is constantly wearing a Metallica t-shirt and playing The League of Legends: it seems as if the concept of having an “alternative summer” is lost to him, since he is still glued to his computer. Maybe we could invent a cure for him, or simply just steal his glasses. Are you in?

Oh! I almost forgot… He’s quiet on the outside, but burning on the inside. Yeah, you guessed right, I am talking about The Poet. No one should fall for his misleading words, because they are his most powerful weapon. So, ladies, get a shield or try to fight back with all of your female superpowers.

You might be wondering what all these boys have in common. Well, the answer is simple. Each of them is looking for some fun, a little ad-venture or a secret romance. Each of them has dreams and ambitions and is looking forward to a crazy summer. For now, I have got nothing more to say, since I have already told you too much. For my entertainment, don’t stay out of trouble, but rather let me know when you feel like going off the reel. Always tell me when a juicy piece of information reaches your ears. You know how to contact me.

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It is raining cats and dogs outside and you are doomed to stay indoors all day. Rain has its own pat-terns, which are almost never to our liking. Rather than being in front of your computer and typing ‘bored’ into Google, why not try something new? What about leaving the Internet for once?

Consider reading. There are always books one never before had the time or the attention span for. If you are not a complete book freak, mag-azines and comics make an excellent read too. Cozy up with your book, grab a few snacks on the way and you will be hooked in no time.

If you absolutely cannot live without your electronics, give your gadgets a whirl for the afternoon. You surely have a Nintendo, iPod, Gameboy or some other console lying around. Play something you haven’t played in a while. Try to beat your pre-

vious high score. Perhaps have your friends over for a karaoke session: the more the merrier.

Have a pizza party! What could be better than making fin-ger-licking homemade chicken pizza with some fantastic company? Invite your closest friends for the night and enjoy devouring your delicious mas-terpieces while watching a good-na-tured movie.

If you want to do something useful, clear your gradually cluttering desk and that age-old mess in your drawer. I know cleaning your room does not sound like the most attrac-tive task to most people, but it will definitely be productive. Besides, you might find hidden treasures under that week old heap of clothes. One of those treasures might just be a fancy camera.

Try photography for a day. If you are feeling artistic you could try new angles or different lighting. Do not be afraid to explore your camera’s settings. Take photos of everything. Perhaps take some experimental pho-tos of your adorable pets.

In case your pet decides not to cooperate, it can be a good time to catch up on some grooming, chat-ting and snuggling. Sinking into a big comfy couch to watch TV with your best buddy could be just what the doc-tor suggested.

All in all, there are numerous ways to spend drizzly days. It is per-fectly okay if sitting inside, watching the rain trickle down your window is not your forté. To this I suggest put-ting on some rain gear or a bathing suit and going puddle jumping. Re-member to maintain your beaming, sunny smile and don’t let the rain dampen your mood.

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Still no idea how to spend the summer in Finland? Have you ever thought about having a one-summer relationship? With-out getting serious, you can just hang around together and enjoy life. There is a lot potential for you in Finland – the country with the second most beautiful girls in Eu-rope according to several studies.

The first step is to attract the attention of a girl. Try not to do this in an embarrassing way, but try to make her laugh while being you. It’s especially difficult to get into contact with Finnish girls be-

cause they are shyer than other Eu-ropean people. You definitely have a better chance if you look good, but also normal looking guys can have good looking girls, because there are plenty of them in Finland.

Where can you meet girls looking for a summer romance? The answer is nearly everywhere, but there are certain places that are slightly better. For instance if you go to a beach, you can just ask girls to play some sport with you. Finns are interested in a lot of sports, es-pecially floor ball and volleyball. That’s always a good icebreaker to

start with. Another good spot is an outside bar, if you chill in the sun and everybody is getting tipsy. In Finland there is quite a big drink-ing culture and even girls do drink sometimes more than they should. That makes your chances a lot higher. You should avoid talking to them if they are in big groups. Approaching them when they are alone improves your chances of ac-tually being able to start a conver-sation.

The beginning is the most difficult part, but it’s important that you do not learn anything by heart.

One-Summerstand

Pick-up lines never work because you won’t get anything more than a smile. However, you can think be-forehand what topics you want to talk about. Do talk about fashion, vacations and music. Do not say anything about ex-girlfriends and don’t open up yourself too much. You have to seem interesting to her or it doesn’t work. If the girl just gives you short answers, it doesn’t mean that she’s not interested, she might simply be too shy to share her opinion on things. But just keep on talking; she will start to converse more with you after a while. Also try to improve her self-confidence

and force her to say her opinion on things. It’s also always good to ask about Finland, as Finns love their country and love to talk about it.

Another good hint is to give her your number, don’t ask for hers. She will call you if she’s inter-ested. If she’s not, she’s not worth it. If she texts you, don’t answer in-stantly. You will gather much more attention from her if you wait some time. Bring flowers for your second “date”, then she will know what to expect. That’s a good way to prevent ending up in the “friend-zone”. If you do end up in there, you’re out

of luck. It’s over and you’ll have to move on.

If she still talks with you after the second date, you’ve basi-cally got her and it’s just a matter of time. Wait two days after the second date until you are talking to her again and then you basically have your relationship. Then you have the whole summer time to figure out how to get rid of her af-ter summertime. Maybe you even decide to go for a long-term rela-tionship. It’s completely up to you!

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Adventure Adventure is waiting for you right behind the corner…

Misty mountains, green grass under your feet and an endless view over a lake. Your back-pack is on the ground beside you while you’re taking a quick stop. Your mind is blank – no school, no deadlines, no stress. Nobody ever has time to relax, right? The time in your life when you’re supposed to become an adult and take up responsibility passes by second by second. Youth should be all about growing into your body, find-ing your opinions, pursuing dreams. The land-scape described is in Laos, Asia on a backpacking trip. It’s from a dream, and I’m there by myself but I don’t mind.

“Adventure” seems to be a word from the past for a lot of people. Backpacking in Asia may sound scary, and travelling solo is a sure thing that many would pass for. I challenge you to imagine two months in the summer without anyone to change your mind, you’d be completely free! You can wake up in the morning and think: what do I want to do today? If you are wondering if you’d never feel lonely: yes, but in the end there

are people everywhere and when you feel like it, I guarantee that you will find a buddy to talk with. Exploring cultures is something that can open your mind completely - in a best-case sce-nario western demands will become unneces-sary and life will become more passionate. I can also promise you some challenges. The world out there is not a bed of roses, but nothing raises a human being more than facing challenges and difficulties. So find information, seek for your perfect route and after booking a ticket, just wait for the adrenaline to fill you up.

Pack only necessities - especially you girls out there - and remember the patches. Put your laptop and a smartphone aside and take off. You won’t be the same person when you come back, so take the step to the unknown and explore new horizons.

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Wboosh!

No that’s not the sound of you missing a joke, that‘s the sound of the wind rushing by your face as the ground creeps ever closer. The feeling in the pit of your stom-ach is the same as in an amusement park but with no harnesses tying you down. This is the adventure that you could be having - you could be skydiving. You could be throwing yourself out of a plane headfirst and feeling the rush. If you feel scared by the thought of jumping headlong out of a plane, don’t worry! There are a series of lessons you need to go through before you going in the plane, and even then, two trained professionals will be there to make sure everything goes fine. Through the strict regulation of who can and cannot jump, skydiving is much more professionally conducted than most sports.

Ever since the first free-fall jump in 1919, sky-diving has become a popular hobby for thrill-seek-ers and adrenaline junkies. It has become more and more accessible to people over time, especially once it gained international recognition as a competitive sport. Thereafter, skydiving clubs and communities have opened up across the world, even right here in backwater Finland!

Clubs across the world offer qualification les-sons several times each year and the summer is the perfect time to get qualified. After taking the classes, you have to complete 7 assisted jumps at the club be-fore you can move on to greener pastures around the world. Skydiving material has the excellent feature of being portable. Even if you do not want to purchase your own gear, you can always rent it in clubs all over the globe. Once you have learned the skills and ac-quired the qualifications, you can skydive anywhere.

If there is anything you should learn during the summer, it is skydiving. Skydiving will get you off your feet and make you a member of a unique world-wide community. If you have a thirst for adventure and extremes, this is the perfect alternative summer hobby for you.

Everyone knows that the Finns are quiet and sullen people. They don’t know the concept of “small talk”, awkward silence is a part of the normal day and they think that a person is sick if he or she gives someone a compliment. However, when it comes to drinking alcohol, everything changes. Already after a few beers, Finns get more talkative, social and they even become every-body’s friends. They are happy and everything is great until the sun ris-es the following morning.

Waking up with an awful headache without remembering a thing of last night, they swear that they will never drink again.

This time, we will make them keep their promises. We there-fore challenge all of you Finns and everyone around the world to keep a non-alcoholic summer. We all know about the dangers of alcohol and how badly it influences us; so we don’t have to preach here. I am challenging you to do a few things.

The first and main challenge is not to drink any alcohol during the whole summer. I don’t mean that Finns are alcoholics, it’s just their way of spending their evenings, especially during the summertime. So this sum-mer everyone can change their habits.

Additionally, you can try to go to bars without drinking alcohol. You can drive your drunken friends around and take care of them. The next morning, they will complain about hangovers and you will be thankful

that you were sober. The best option, of course, would be that nobody of the group drinks alcohol, so you can chal-lenge all your friends to hop on board.

After an amazing sober sum-mer, you can be really proud of your-self and continue this challenge all year. You will realise that drinking is useless and a waste of your money. You and your friends can have enough fun without alcohol and use your money on travelling or clothes. I’m sure you won’t be disappointed.

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Every summer I live in con-stant fear. I am being followed every-where I go, there is nowhere to hide. People say the apocalypse is com-ing. For me it is already here, I am a prey for the bloodthirsty creatures that lurk around. Soon you will be a victim too and that is why I am here to help you realize the danger that is soon upon you.

They are hard to spot. At first you think you are safe but then sud-denly you hear the most annoying sound in the universe. It is a bit like tinnitus, only worse. When I have a nightmare, this is the sound I hear. Sometimes the nightmares get real, since mosquitos get to you in your sleep as well. One can never be safe.

But why feel unsafe? They are just small bugs, right? That is what I often hear when people are making fun of my fear for mosquitos. Some people think that a mosquito is just like any other animal. But how often

have you been brutally bitten by a dog that sucked out your precious blood? Never.

After they have taken one of the most important things you need to sur-vive, they also leave terrible scars that seem to last for a lifetime. Since mos-quitos usually like to focus on bare skin, especially your face, it also affects your looks a lot. The feeling of being ugly is not the only thing the scars do. They also itch. A lot.

There is fear, bloodsucking, tinni-tus from hell, scars and itching. It sounds like a cocktail made by the devil. That is why I suggest you to choose for an alter-native summer. There is of course the op-tion of going abroad during the summer, but in almost every country there will be some sort of mosquitos, some more dan-gerous than others. The answer is to fight them. By biting them back and sucking out their blood, you can scare them away. The only manner to escape is therefore to become one of them!

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y Katariina Suorsa & Ada Aadeli Summertime offers the perfect opportunity for you to try something new. Challenge yourself to stick to an all-organic diet. Make this the greenest summer ever!

The trend of ecoo-friendly eating is boom-ing across the globe. The theme is constantly being re-newed and reinvented: all over the world, new organic food shops are opening and becom-ing more and more popular by the day. When it comes to food, the statement “the green-er the better” is the number one criterion to fulfil.

Nowadays, we are concentrating on how much processing our food has un-dergone. The most “hip” thing to do is to eat straight from the ground and take whatev-er Mother Earth provides. In a way, we have regressed back to the past, taken a step back from the overly industrialised world. The words “pure” and “natural” are becoming great marketing gimmicks, which is a positive improvement.

Furthermore, e-codes are widely starting to be avoid-ed. Even though the overuse of different additives can lead to serious health issues, some people go completely over-board when fussing about them. Like with most things,

neither of the extremes is the best option. The trick is to find the right balance that works for you. Just keep calm and eat green.

The greenest foods can’t be found from the meat counter at an ordinary super-market. If you want to really embrace the term eco-friendly food, you should opt for fresh fruits and vegetables grown at a regional farm. This way, you buy food with a smaller carbon footprint as well as support lo-cal agriculture. To become a true green hipster, you should set up a miniature veggie gar-den in your backyard.

People often perceive organic food to be more ex-pensive than regular food. In most cases, this is true if you buy your groceries at a trendy eco-shop. However, there are different options. A cheaper version can be discovered in the most unusual places. What we can’t guarantee is these places being particularly fancy. By stopping by at the dumpster of the market, it is unlikely to find anything fresh. There is a possibility of finding some-thing green, but green doesn’t always mean good. Anoth-er option to consider is to go straight to the source by visit-ing a local farm. The key is to seek good food without preju-dice, and to not be afraid to get

your hands dirty. If you’re up for it, take a trip to the forest and see what nature has to of-fer. And hey, remember: not all that glitters is green.

Instagram has evolved to become the modern way to say grace. When you walk into a cool restaurant at lunchtime, it is likely for you to see people taking pictures of their dish-es. Only moments later, those photos will be uploaded to Instagram. There are current-ly 15,680,000 shots with the hashtag “food”, 9,600,000 for “instafood” and 2,300,000 for “foodgasm”. The link between the new-found instalife and eco-friendly food is obvious and the hashtag “ecofood” is also getting very popular.

The pressure set by both the media and society in general influences the way consumers act. Being con-stantly told to shop and go green in every possible way makes shoppers feel encour-aged to follow the set standard. Superfood, ecofood, organ-ic food: whatever you call it, green is the new it-word. The green movement is spreading fast and taking over the world. All in all, it is up to everyone to decide for themselves whether or not such enthusiasm about a colour is really necessary. Anyway, what is sure is that you can’t stop the green!

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Long flights, endless queues and overpriced hotels – don’t you wish that you could travel without them? You do not always have to take a flight to distant places to find in-teresting spots. There can be a lot of opportunities in your own hometown that you might not be aware of.

If you only have one day or a weekend, you cannot go very far. When you are staying near your home, you can see more in a short-er period of time. You do not need much time for transportation and it is also more ecological not to travel far away.

You may still think that there is more to see somewhere else. People from abroad may think in the same way and want to travel to your home city. Why don’t you jump in their shoes and experience your home-town from a different angle?

The only thing you have to do is some research and you will find nu-merous places nearby where you have never been before. I have for example never visited the art museum situated in my hometown. When you visit these at-tractions, you can learn something new about the city you live in. At the same time, you support local entrepreneurs that keep the area lively. Here are some tips to explore your city.

exploreYour city

1. Go to your city’s website and seek for information

2. If your town has busses, trams or trains, take a random one and see where you end up

3. Join a tourist tour

4. Choose a restaurant where you have never been before

5. Take interesting pictures of places that you pass every day

6. Shop some souvenirs that are pro-duced by the people in the area

7. Ask parents or friends for their favou-rite places and go check them out

8. Travel with a friend

9. Go to a local music concert or theatre

10. Sleep in a tent or somewhere else outside your home

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Many people say that the lifestyle of lazy people is pure and devoted evil. This devil’s work is shown through different mediums such as sleeping, not working out or any instance of scatter-brained activity. However, these people, like many other cultures of the world face a grave problem – prej-udice.

As a fellow member of the ‘lazies’, we demand that this signif-icant proportion of the population should be recognised as making a genuine contribution to soci-ety. Times are a-changing and the world becoming more and more interactive. People need to stop be-

ing pre-occupied with their slow, dead-end jobs and start living their life by having fun! Laziness allows you to be free to do what you want, all from the comfort of your own home.

With over 15% of person-nel having to take time off work for stress-related problems, this em-bodies the standard that people are simply too uptight nowadays. Ev-eryone needs to chill out and take a step back. This is the first step to becoming lazy, allowing you to en-joy everything you do to the fullest; but remember, doing too many ac-tivities in your life is bad.

People who are lazy should not be shunned or thought of by society as less than the average. These people should be embraced as the next generation to keep hu-manity together as one. When one thinks of a lazy person, their mind automatically diverts to youths. One must keep in mind that we are not a cult. We are not a selec-tion of devils sent to turn the earth to a fiery inferno. We are humble patients of this heartbreak hospi-tal just like you. Lazy people will surely be running the majority of the world in the next few years and decades.

Vive le lazy revolution!

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Ready, set,Go!

The summer is about to take over the rainy and snowy spring and for us EYPers, that means that the season of numerous summer sessions is about to kick-off. There are many opportunities to see places, to meet people, to experience and to explore. When travelling to other countries, it may be a nice idea to consider staying for a bit longer and let the tourist in you enjoy some sightseeing.

What: International Forum of EYP Austria in Graz

When: 8-12th JulyCool places nearby: Vienna (stop by the local small cafes and try their chocolate cake). Right after the session, the ImPuls Tanz Fes-tival takes place in the marvellous capital city. It is one of the major dancing events of the world, so why not get a bit jazzy.

What: International Forum of EYP Greece in Thessaly

When: 2-8th August Cool places nearby: the beach! Take a little vacation and chillax. For more active people, there is Athens where you can dive into the mysteries of the ancient Greek world.

What: International Forum of EYP France in Dijon

When: 9-15th JulyCool places nearby: Dijon is rela-tively close to Paris, so if you hav-en’t been to probably the most fa-mous city on Earth, don’t miss out on the great opportunity.

What: Novi Sad, Serbia

When: 12-18 AugustCool places nearby: One of the wildest music festivals on Earth, which you most likely have never

heard of, is held each year in ear-ly August in Guča, a tiny village in central Serbia. A crowd of more than 500,000 revellers will expe-rience brass music, whirling kola (circle dances) and booze-fuelled carousing.

What: Leopolis International Fo-rum in Ukraine

When: 7-11th AugustCool places nearby: the city of Lviv is a great example of a Western styled architectural masterpiece, so take your time to stroll around. The Carpathian Mountains are fairly close, which could be a great destination for hikers.

What: National Session in Latvia

When: 3-9th AugustCool places nearby: nature lovers – this is definitely your perfect ses-sion! There are numerous gorgeous National parks in Eastern Latvia.

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Are you one of those many people who think the summer is just about beach, sun and sea? Lying in the sun for hours and torturing yourself just to get a tan... you have been doing it wrong. The solution? Fes-tivals. Give it a thought, because festivals are there for us to celebrate and to help us forget our routine. It gives us some momentary, mental and physical relaxation and frees us from boredom, stress and exhaustion.

Festivals have become very popular throughout the years. They started off as feasts for the religious and soon became something everyone could contribute to. A religious festival is a time of special importance marked by adherents to that religion, those festivals are commonly celebrated on recurring cycles in a calen-dar or lunar calendar. Those of faith had a moment to relax and celebrate. Over the years it has dramatically changed. Yes, we do still celebrate religious festivals for instance carnival, yet we all know music and film festi-vals. How did this happen?

Nowadays, we barely go to festivals to celebrate our religion but we go to party. A handful of friends together in a humongous group of strangers, drinking and enjoying themselves with crazy music under the stars. Waking up next to someone you have never met and relaxing on the camping site. This is a real summer experience. No stress, no boredom, only constant joy!

Embrace the festival spirit and chill out. You will survive if you don’t eat healthy at festival. Wear

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your grass stained jeans with pride, forget where you have pitched your tent. Buy a drink for a stranger and mostly be seri-ous about having fun. If there is a band to see, get there two hours beforehand. Buy a cheap ass camera in Tiger and use it. Cre-ate the best memories. How else can you prove to your friends you have seen the legendary Red Hot Chili Peppers or Major Lazer?

Drink and be merry! Simply be happy. However, don’t get mad and drink as much booze as you can on the first hour of the camping activities, because then you

will miss all the acts. Try also not to get drunk too often, you don’t want to be a babysitter of a drunk friend, so they don’t either. Another quite handy tip is that you should avoid coming late. No one wants to pay for a ticket and then miss half of the event. Even worse, you would get the worst camping places, for instance next to the bins. No, you want to be there on time to have a good place to sleep.

Altogether, festivals are fun. They are relaxing and at the same time very entertaining. You will be full of new memories, you will have meet new people and be able to relax. You have no valid excuse not to go to a festival, so gather all your friends and I will see you there!

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Many of us love those rainy days in warm summers. We know those sum-mers from way back in our childhoods. The days smell just right and the sound of the rain on the roof is simply relaxing. You just want to free your mind of stress and listen to the sounds, just like when you were a child. You might want to read a book or take a nap with the television on. However, this obviously cannot go on forever. You will get fed up of sitting around after a while. At the point when you have read all the books in the library and you are getting absolutely tired of your folks, you probably need to speed up things a little bit.

A great idea to change the pace of a slow rainy week would be to bring together an editorial group of your friends and to make a magazine. To make a rainy day even more different and captivating, you can make it the old fashioned

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way with pen and paper. This is a way to really get the feeling of summers when you were young and had absolutely nothing to do, back before technology killed time and creativity.

The greatest thing is that making a magazine requires very few materials! All you really need is some paper, pens, pencils, staplers and your imagination! Another wonderful side of the creating your own magazine is that you don’t need to go into personal stuff, which means that this publication is great for grandmas as well. After you are done with the magazine, the only thing left to do is scan your creativity on a computer and print it out for your friends and family. Now your personal nostalgic summer memory is ready!

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The evening sun is shining over Tampere and the trainees are enjoying the Journalists’ Training of EYP Finland, which has just be-gun. Or has it?

Let us go back a couple of months to the wintery day of Jan-uary 25th 2013, when Ms Hanna Haavisto and Ms Elisa Anttonen promised to put the training on their to-do list. Not quite know-ing what to expect, they agreed to Head Organise an international training for over 30 people. Why did they do this? Despite having been a Head Organiser of an EYP session myself I knew that their journey would not be all glossy and glamorous, so why did I encourage my friends to take the task?

EYP sessions usually do not allocate much time for officials’ training. The short trainings in the sessions give the participants a skin-deep introduction to the part they have at the session, but they never live up to multi-day train-ings. Making the transition from a delegate to an official can be chal-lenging for anyone, no matter how

confident or excited about EYP one might be. Accepting new challeng-es is always easier when you have a clear idea what to expect and know how to do things the way they are expected to be done.

Papers, videos and pho-tos are some of the few things that help the participants afterwards reminisce about EYP sessions. Es-pecially when they are created with care and passion, they feel priceless to the participants. However, the presence of many different dead-lines makes quality journalism in EYP sessions a challenging feat. Thankfully the trainers and train-ees of the Journalists’ Training of EYP Finland had the enthusiasm and willingness to ensure the con-tinued practice of good journalism in EYP.

After the Journalists’ Train-ing of EYP Finland its participants are now ready to wow other EYP session participants with the tips and tricks that they picked up from Mr Caune and Ms Vanhemmens. From the point of view of the board of EYP Finland this proves that the

time and money were spent well in organising this training.

Trainings like these have been an important part of EYP Fin-land’s activities for years. The driv-ing forces behind them are Head Organisers like Ms Haavisto and Ms Anttonen, most of whom have attended EYP trainings themselves in their early EYP days. Because of the skills they have gained in pre-vious trainings, they themselves are ready to sacrifice a part of their everyday life in order to make new trainings happen. By doing this, they give new EYPers the opportu-nity to get the same kind of experi-ences they have had.

Hopefully the trainees of the Journalists’ Training of EYP Finland in 2013 enjoyed the expe-rience and can use the skills they have gained in upcoming EYP ses-sions – and perhaps organise train-ings themselves for the future EYP generations in Finland and else-where in Europe.

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Scenes

TRAINERSJanne Vanhemmens

Kārlis Caune

ORGANISERSElisa Antonen

Hanna HaavistoLars Melakoski

Marja PentikäinenRichard Janoušek

TRAINEESAda Aadeli

Alexander CoatesAlma Väntinen

Amila BabićAlyona VishnevskaChristopher Nölte

Hanna PeuralaHans NäsmanHenni Roini

Iida KalliokoskiIra Leiviskä

Jade Coatlicue Jiménez SalgadoKaisa PeiponenKaroliina KarhuKatariina SuorsaLaura UusitaloMara Bălaşa

Martin OllinenRoosa Eskola

Saara RisanenSusanna AhonenVeera VerkasaloVenla AaltonenZamzam Elmi

EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT FINLAND’SJOURNALISTS’ TRAINING

TAMPEREMAY 10TH-12TH 2013