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The Project Tolkku -workshop started as a development project of The European Social Fund (ESF) and City of Seinäjoki Youth Services. The ESF development project ended in March 2022. Since then Tolkku -workshop has been a part of the City of Seinäjoki Youth Services.

Purpose of the Tolkku -workshop is to develop art-based workshop activities for under 30 years old youth who are in danger of becoming marginalized and who are in unstable employment situations. The aim of the workshop is to strengthen life skills and functional abilities of young people using art-based, functional methods and to support and promote young people towards inclusion and work life.

Tolkku has 3-4 projects per year, each lasting about 3,5 months. Project contents are visual and performing arts. All projects are led by art professionals. Project members gather together 3-4 days in week 5 hours per day. In addition to this, Tolkku has a more low character activity which is called Non-stop -group, 1-2 day 4 hours per day.