1. Tornio City Youth Services In terms of preventive controlled substance work

2. Main idea Is to offer alternative activities to young people

3. Youth houses Three youth clubs on main residential area Messi -> on area where population of 5000 people Nuorkka -> on area where population of 10 000 people Aaltonen -> centre area of Tornio with population of 4000 people Club house ‘Station’ in Haparanda

4. Messi and Nuorkka Indoor wall climbing Table tennis PoolKaraoke Special evenings for klub members Co-cartFishing Adventure activities -> canoeing trips

5. Aaltonen Information centre for young people in Tornio area -> radio channel Hertzilä -> on air weekly Ages 14 to 29 Advice and help in different stages of young peoples’ life School cooperation

6. What else we do? Some alternative activities… Concert journeys Our own music events Sports events ”Sober of course” -discos Camps Youth council Dancing groups

7. Units/Groups Info group -> collecting information from different parts of Tornio and sharing current information forward -> in cooperation with police and custom Expanded pupil welfare system

8. Streetwork Three days of education for every street worker Based on voluntary work -> organised by youth services Street work team looks after young people in the streets, mainly during weekends Free advice, help when needed, take care when a young person is not able to do it by him/herself In cooperation with Red Cross, Church, Police, Haparanda city

9. Main cooperative quarters Different sports and culture organizations who are dealing with young people School Social services in Tornio Haparanda city Alcohol clinic for young people

10. Operational model Youth leaders observe in youth houses -> street workers in the streets Always interference when law is broken -> social security office takes contact with home, school, alcohol clinic when needed etc.