Volunteer work

Welcome to the volunteers!

Valamo has a long tradition of volunteer work. The monastery can be said to have developed into its current form through the joint efforts of the brotherhood and employees, as well as volunteers from all over Finland and abroad. The monastery welcomes everyone interested in volunteering, regardless of denomination or religion. Volunteers are only required to respect the spirit of monastic life. Volunteering offers you the opportunity to get to know monastic life a little more deeply than a regular visit. The monastery is grateful to everyone who wants to help the monastery with their work.

The monastery works for the glory of God. There are many types of work tasks, and all of them are equally valuable.

Each volunteer must fill out an application form before coming for the volunteer period. Application forms are available from the volunteer coordinator and from the monastery reception.
You can also fill out the application follow this link to open the form.

The volunteer coordinator will process the applications and agree with the applicant on the time and place of the volunteer period.

New volunteers are generally accepted for one or two-week periods, especially during the summer.

Volunteers can work, for example, at the Trapse restaurant, the Tuohus souvenir shop, the Valamo college, the library, as a gate guide, as a church guard and exhibition guard, in garden and yard maintenance, and in various construction jobs. The average daily working hours are 7-8 hours, six days a week. The working schedule varies for different volunteer positions.

As a rule, volunteer periods start on Sunday (arrival day) and end on Monday (departure day).

During the quiet season from the beginning of September to the end of May, volunteers are only accepted for some project-based tasks. However, those interested in volunteering can contact the volunteer coordinator by email and tell them when and for what tasks they would be available during the off-season, for example, Christmas and Easter.

Interested?

More information about volunteering:

Volunteer coordinator brother Mattias

mattias (at) valamo.fi

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Valamo Monastery is open all year round. The opening hours of the services vary according to the season.

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