Children’s Arts and Culture Network

Kymenlaakso

The Kotka Children’s Cultural Center
City of Kotka
The Kotka Children’s Cultural Center provides a wide range of services for kindergartens, schools and families with children. The center coordinates the activities of the Children and Youth Cultural Network Kopa in the municipalities of Kymenlaakso and Loviisa.
environmental education, culture education plans, culture heritage education, workshop activities, open family activities, event production

North Ostrobothnia

Cultural Centre Valve, Children’s Culture
City of Oulu
The center acts as a nationwide developer of children’s culture in film and word art education, as well as in cultural education plans and art education. Locally, the center offers art education and cultural events for children, young people and families.
literature and word art, film education, media education, art-oriented continuing education, cultural education plans, itinerant children’s cultural activities, art-based methodological guides, exhibitions

Luckan network, Oulu
Föreningen Luckan rf
Luckan brings children’s culture to 12 locations in Finland. LillaLuckan offers cultural activities, events, meeting places, workshops and exhibitions for children.
multi-culture, creativity, children’s rights, nordicism, art

Central Ostrobothnia

Luckan Network, Kokkola
Föreningen Luckan rf
Luckan brings children’s culture to 12 locations in Finland. LillaLuckan offers cultural activities, events, meeting places, workshops and exhibitions for children.
multi-culture, creativity, children’s rights, nordicism, art

Pohjanmaan lastenkulttuuriverkosto BARK
Pohjanmaan liitto
We are a bilingual children’s culture center covering one and a half provinces, bringing children’s culture to where children and young people are.
multi-culture, internationality, itinerant children’s cultural activities, museum pedagogy, cultural heritage education

Lastenkulttuurikeskus Lykky
Kansanmusiikki-instituutti ry
Lykky is a network specialising in children’s culture in the Central Ostrobothnia region, with a focus on living cultural heritage.
Cultural heritage, folk music, folk dance, workshops, event production

Central Finland

Cultural centre for children and youth Kulttuuriaitta
Kulttuuriaitta is a multi-artistic cooperation network of children’s and young people’s culture operating in the areas of Jyväskylä, Muurame, Hankasalmi, Toivakka, Uurainen, Laukaa, Petäjävesi, Keuruu and Multia.
multi-arts, art-based methodological guides ,workshop activities, cultural education, child health clinic cooperation

North Savo

Children’s cultural centre Lastu, Lapinlahti
Arkkitehtuuri- ja ympäristökulttuurikoulu Lastu ry
School of Architecture and Environmental Culture Lastu ry We are a multi-art rural actor in architectural education and sustainable development. Lastu brings diverse forms of art and culture to everyday neighborhoods.
environmental education, open family activities, handicrafts, workshop activities, club activities

 Children’s culture network Verso, Joroinen, Leppävirta, Varkaus
Children’s culture network Verso brings art and culture to where children, young people and families are. Through experiences, we grow into culture experiencers and creators.
digital content, cultural education plans, workshop activities, open family activities, child health clinic cooperation.

Ostrobothnia

Luckan Network, Kaskinen, Kristiinan kaupunki, Närpiö
Föreningen Luckan rf
Luckan brings children’s culture to 12 locations in Finland. LillaLuckan offers cultural activities, events, meeting places, workshops and exhibitions for children.
multi-culture, creativity, children’s rights, nordicism, art

Pohjanmaan lastenkulttuuriverkosto BARK
Pohjanmaan liitto
BARK is a bilingual children’s culture center covering one and a half provinces, bringing children’s culture to where children and young people are.
multi-culture, internationality, itinerant children’s cultural activities, museum pedagogy, cultural heritage education

South Ostrobothnia

Children’s cultural centre Louhimo, Seinäjoki, Ilmajoki ja Kurikka
City of Seinäjoki
Louhimo is a children’s cultural center specialized in music and circus, operating as part of the City of Seinäjoki’s cultural services.
music education, circus, multi-arts, cultural education plans, special groups

Satakunta

Lastenkulttuurikeskus Kruunupää, Pori Children’s Cultural Centre – Satakunta Children’s Cultural Network
City of Pori
At the Kruunupää Children’s Cultural Center, children, young people and their close ones can express themselves visually in art workshops and events. At Kruunupää, training is organized and the cityscape is colored.
visual arts, color bath baby activity, child health clinic cooperation, exhibitions, public art.

Pirkanmaa

Children’s cultural centre Rulla | Art Arc cultural education programme | Youth culture centre Monitoimitalo 13
City of Tampere cultural services
multi-arts, workshop activities, open family activities, exhibitions, club activities
multidisciplinary art, workshops, open family activities, clubs, exhibitions

PiiPoo – Centre for Art and Culture , Lempäälä
Kulttuurikeskus PiiPoon kannatusyhdistys ry
PiiPoo Cultural Centre provides inspiring cultural and artistic activities for all kinds of people.
Arts activities for people with special needs, social circus, puppetry, puppet theatre education, drama methods and their application

Culture Cooperative Uulu Tampere
Kulttuuriosuuskunta Uulu
A nationwide information, ideas and action bank for folk and world music, with staff touring somewhere in Finland every two weeks. Music, creativity, and cultural and environmental education through world folk music, stories, dances, instruments, and songs can be ordered anywhere and for any age group.
music education, environmental education, special groups, childcare cooperation, concerts, cultural education plan

Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme)

Cultural Union Kuvio
Ypäjä, Humppila, Jokioinen, Forssa and Tammela
Kulttuuriyhdistys Kuvio ry

Cultural centre ARX
City of Hämeenlinna

Päijät-Häme

Children’s Cultural Centre Efekti
Asikkala, Hartola, Heinola, Hollola, Kärkölä, Lahti, Padasjoki, Orimattila, Sysmä
Children’s Culture Center Efekti is a children’s cultural center covering the whole of Päijät-Häme, through which cultural provision is organized for kindergartens and schools in the area.
cultural education plans, workshop activities, itinerant children’s cultural activities, event production, audience development

South Karelia

South Karelia children’s cultural centre Metku 
Imatra, Lappeenranta, Lemi, Luumäki, Taipalsaari, Parikkala, Savitaipale, Ruokolahti
Children’s culture network, which includes all municipalities of South Karelia. Municipalities are responsible for their services independently. Services include e.g. Metkat Children’s Culture Weeks, Metkuila Choir, kindergarten and school teacher networks, and public work with art institutions such as museums and houses of culture.
multi-arts, cultural education plans, art-based methodological guides, concerts, public art

Uusimaa

Annantalo Arts Centre 
City of Helsinki
Annantalo is Helsinki’s largest children’s culture actor, a multi-artistic art center for children and young people, a developer of art education, a social actor and the administrator of cultural education networks.
exhibitions, art education, multi-arts, events, cultural education

DOT r.f. – The Association of Drama and Theatre 
DOT ry

Culture house Lilla Villan, Sipoo
Lilla Villanin ystävät ry/ Lilla Villans vänner rf
Lilla Villa is a bilingual culture house that produces cultural content from side to side for children and young people. The house offers programs for all ages with everything from live music, theater, art exhibitions, workshops and hobby activities.
cultural education plans, itinerant children’s cultural activities, exhibitions, event production, concerts

Konserttikeskus – Concert Centre Finland 
Konserttikeskus ry
Konserttikeskus is Finland’s largest organiser of concerts for schools and kindergartens. Our aim is to bring high quality live music to as many children and young people as possible, while complementing music education in schools.
school concerts, kindergarten concerts, music workshop

Koulukino – School Cinema Association 
Koulukino
Koulukino is a nationwide leading expert in film literacy that encourages schools to film and provides film education tools for teachers and other educators.
Film, film education, media education, cultural education plan, audience work.

Children’s Cultural Center Aurora 
City of Espoo
A versatile center for encounters and experiments for children and families in Espoo. The unique, historic milieu provides a setting for creativity and play.
visual arts, media education, workshop activity, concerts, event production

Cultural centre for children and youth Villa Arttu 
Art Centre for Children and Young People Foundation, Hyvinkää Art School for Children and Young People and Taito Craft and Design School South-Finland
Villa Arttu offers art spaces and activities locally and nationwide. The treasure of the center is the international archive of art for children and young people.
cultural youth work, art-based continuing education, visual arts, workshop activity, exhibitions

Luckan network
Helsinki, Kirkkonummi, Porvoo, Raasepori
Föreningen Luckan rf
Luckan brings children’s culture to 12 locations in Finland. LillaLuckan offers cultural activities, events, meeting places, workshops and exhibitions for children.
multi-culture, creativity, children’s rights, nordicism, art

Art house Pessi, Tikkurila 
City of Vantaa
The children’s cultural centers organize a variety of art activities: exhibitions, performances, camps, workshops for children and families, as well as art carousel activities for schoolchildren.
cultural education plans, workshop activity, open family activity, club activity, exhibitions

Art house Toteem, Myyrmäki 
City of Vantaa
The children’s cultural centers organize a variety of art activities: exhibitions, performances, camps, workshops for children and families, as well as art carousel activities for schoolchildren.
cultural education plans, workshop activity, open family activity, club activity, exhibitions

Dance Theatre Hurjaruuth, Helsinki
Tanssiteatteri Hurjaruuthin Kannatus Ry
In addition to the legendary Winter Circus and other performances by the whole family, festivals, its own circus school and many other activities at the Cable Factory in Helsinki.
dance, circus, internationality, event production, audience development  

Puppet theatre Sampo, Helsinki
Sampo is a puppet theatre centre open to all, where you can come with the whole family to enjoy the nice atmosphere, performances and other activities. Sampo Puppet Theatre’s large group of performers and artists is made up of versatile professionals from the fields of music, puppetry and visual arts.

Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi)

Chil­dren’s Culture Centre Färi
City of Turku
Children’s Cultural Centre Adventure Park is a multidisciplinary children’s cultural centre that supports free play, children’s own culture and families working together.multi-arts, workshop activities, open family activities, club activities,
children’s theater

Luckan network, Turku, Kemiö
Föreningen Luckan rf
Luckan brings children’s culture to 12 locations in Finland. LillaLuckan offers cultural activities, events, meeting places, workshops and exhibitions for children.
multi-culture, creativity, children’s rights, nordicism, art

Sagalund children’s cultural center, Kemiö Island
Ecological children’s culture in three museums and nearby areas.
Sagalund Museum Foundation
environmental education, handicrafts, museum pedagogy, cultural education plans, workshop activities

Cultural Union Kuvio, Oripää, Loimaa, Koski TL and Somero
Kulttuuriyhdistys Kuvio ry

South Savo

Children’s cultural center Lastu 
Arkkitehtuuri- ja ympäristökulttuurikoulu Lastu ry
School of Architecture and Environmental Culture Lastu ry We are a multi-art rural actor in architectural education and sustainable development. Lastu brings diverse forms of art and culture to everyday neighborhoods.
environmental education, open family activities, handicrafts, workshop activities, club activities

Children’s culture network Verso, Hirvensalmi, Juva, Pertunmaa, Pieksämäki, Rantasalmi, Sulkava
Children’s culture network Verso brings art and culture to where children, young people and families are. Through experiences, we grow into culture experiencers and creators.
Digital content, Cultural Education Plans, Workshop activities, Open family activities, Child health clinic cooperation.

North Karelia

Joensuu children’s cultural centre – North Karelia children’s culture network
City of Joensuu
We bring together the actors of the province into a children’s culture network in North Karelia and together we promote children’s culture. The name of our cultural education program is “Kulttuurin virta”, the Culture Stream.
cultural education, art members cooperation, workshop activities, media education, event production

Teatteri-Traktori
Joensuu
Professional theatre and children’s cultural centre in Joensuu. Teatteri Traktori is a professional theatre that performs shows, workshops and cultural activities for children and families.
performances, workshops

Children’s culture network Verso,
Heinävesi
Children’s culture network Verso brings art and culture to where children, young people and families are. Through experiences, we grow into culture experiencers and creators.
digital content, cultural education Plans, workshop activities, open family activities, child health clinic cooperation.

Kainuu

Kulttura
Kainuun lasten- ja nuortenkulttuurikeskus ry

Kulttura acts as a communicator, unifier, partner and organiser in the field of children’s and youth culture in Kainuu.

Lapland

Kemi Cultural centre for children
City of Kemi
Kemi Children’s Cultural Center Organizes artistic activities and events for families with children and young people under the age of 18 as part of the City of Kemi’s cultural services. Focus on supporting families through art activities.
visual arts, cartoon, color bath baby (toddler) activity, workshop activities, open family activities

Lapland children’s cultural network
City of Rovaniemi
Inari, Kemi, Kittilä, Kolari, Ranua, Rovaniemi, The Sámi Parliament, Savukoski, Sodankylä and Tornio. Children’s culture even behind distances.
cartoon, media education, cultural education plans, cultural heritage education, concerts, Sámi children’s culture.

Kiertävä Lastenkulttuurikeskus Kattila ry
Kattila’s core competences are art education in various artistic fields, cultural heritage education, training and the organisation of events, especially in Lapland, where distances are long.

Dance, circus, word art, theatre, puppet theatre, film education, music, visual arts, media education, media arts, photography, cultural heritage education, cultural education plan, itinerant children’s cultural activities, event production, cooperation with maternity and child health clinics