Johanna Mäkinen, who is responsible for youth services, guides at the entrance to Imatra Ohjaamo. — Johanna Mäkinen, head of youth services, at the entrance to Ohjaamo in Imatra. The Ohjaamo and youth services will move to the new premises at the beginning of April.

National Pilot Week is celebrated from 10 to 14.2 February.

The activities of Imatra Ohjaamo will be made known in many ways during the week.

This year's national theme is Ohjaamo as a promoter of youth employment. The purpose of Ohjaamo Week is to spread information about Ohjaamo and thereby help young people under the age of 30 towards education, working life and a meaningful everyday life.

The shelters are low-threshold service points that offer free support, advice and guidance to all young people, even without an appointment.

Getting to know the operations of Imatra Ohjaamo

During Ohjaamo Week, Imatran Ohjaamo will publish related posts on its social media accounts and invite young people to follow the events. Among other things, there will be a fun video series made by young people about Ohjaamo's employment issues, tips for job searching and working life, and information about the services offered by Ohjaamo.

Imatra Ohjaamo can be seen on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, among other things. The program is also available on the City of Imatra website. www.imatra.fi/ohjaamo.

The employees of the workshop can be found on Tuesday, February 11.2th at the Imatra campus of Saimaa Vocational College Sampo from 9 am to 12 pm, at the Imatra Citymarket from 13 pm to 15 pm and at the Imatra Prisma from 15 pm to 17 pm.

— In Imatra, Ohjaamo has helped many young people with the twists and turns of everyday life, such as entering the workforce or education and dealing with mental well-being, says the Ohjaamo coordinator. Iina Sainio.

If you don't know where to start, start with Ohjaamo

Imatra Ohjaamo has employees from the city of Imatra, the South Karelia employment region and the South Karelia welfare region. In addition, a nepsy coach is available. There is a comprehensive range of professional skills for advising young people on, for example, career choices, employment, finances, housing and wellbeing.

You can come by anytime during Ohjaamo's opening hours, or contact us by message or call.

The young person has access to a wide range of expertise and a comprehensive network of cooperation (the Ohjaamo network). The best thing about Ohjaamo is that the young person does not need to know which expert they need help from, they just need to find Ohjaamo. There, the young person's need for support is identified in a relaxed environment and help is provided.

- With our diverse services, we have had a concrete impact on the lives of many young people. Good experiences have brought more young customers to Ohjaamo, Sainio adds.

There are Ohjaamo offices in over 70 locations and activities in every employment area. Imatran Ohjaamo is located in Imatrankoski at Einonkatu 10.