Omat hoodit challenges young people to tell about their belongings

Because hearing the voice of young people and having a positive attitude towards life is important, Finland's most popular YouTube comedy group Justimus Films also encourages young people to take up the Omat Hoodit challenge with their video https://youtu.be/wJygLqhy3QI. Justimus also serves on the jury of the Omat Hoodit campaign.

- Now is a good moment to let your imagination run wild, give space to creativity and tell about your own feelings. It's great that young people are challenged to look at their everyday life through art," says Justimus Sami Grayala.

The project "Flexible educational models" of the regional city network first challenges the young people to tell about their belonging in this special time and what they intend to do first in their hometown when the social restrictions are over. Monday 4.5. young people between the ages of 10 and 22 living in the cities of the campaign can participate in the starting challenge competition with a video, picture, drawing or text. The campaign wants to challenge young people to look at their everyday life from positive perspectives. The deadline for participation in the challenge is 31.5. until.

- We wanted to challenge the young people to tell about their stories, their everyday joys and their dreams related to the near future. The Omat Hoodit campaign encourages young people to communicate positive stories about their hometown in creative ways. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of productions the 10-22-year-old youth from Imatra create and what kind of feelings they have about this quite different spring," describes the Imatra project manager Tytti Lankinen From the joint flexible education models network project of the regional cities.

- The Omat Hoodit campaign can at best act as an inspiration for young people to participate more in influencing the development of their home region. We hope that the young people of Imatra will be even more interested in taking a stand, promoting good things and making suggestions for improvement on how Imatra could meet even better the wishes of young people towards their living environment", commented the campaign's acting director of Imatra. mayor Kaisa Heino.

The winner of the competition will be chosen in June from among those who participated in the first Omat Hoodit challenge. The winner will get a Segway Ninebot ES2 electric scooter and access as an assistant to the filming of Justimus' new Duo 2 TV series, which will take place in August-September 2020.

The Omat Hoodit campaign is being implemented by the Regional Cities Network projects funded by the Ministry of Employment and the Economy Flexible education models together with business life and Utilizing internationality in the availability of foreign labor. The association of Southern Ostrobothnia is responsible for coordinating the financing of the projects. 

The Omat Hoodit campaign includes: Alavus, Huittinen, Iisalmi, Ikaalinen, Imatra, Kala-joki, Kauhajoki, Kauhava, Keuruu, Kristiinankaupunki, Kurikka, Laitila, Loimaa, Parkano, Raahe, Rauma, Riihimäki, Salo, Sastamala, Savonlinna, Uusikaupunki , Valkeakoski, Var-kaus, Ylivieska

More information about the Omat Hoodit campaign and the starting challenge: Tytti Lankinen, tel. 020 617 2228, girl. lankinenimatra.fi (tytti[dot]lankinen[at]imatra[dot]fi) (reachable from 5.5.)

Own Hoods:
OmatHoodit.fi
https://www.facebook.com/OmatHoodit-105068557849866/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
https://www.instagram.com/omathoodit/
https://youtu.be/wJygLqhy3QI

Adjustment:
https://www.youtube.com/user/Justimusfilms 
https://www.instagram.com/justimusfilms/ 
https://www.facebook.com/Justimusfilms/ 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z5dcH0R2jBqW_ATBuh0EXF3SmbPzMCMb/view

DUO – YLE ARENA: 
https://areena.yle.fi/1-4616699

Segway Ninebot:
http://dk-en.segway.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F3LDBHWH7k