Activity

The KYTKE project deals with topics related to broad-mindedness and discrimination. The project aims to further interaction by offering people a safe environment in which to discuss and process these topics of great societal relevance. KYTKE has operated on a nationwide scale since 2012 and has reached over 100,000 students and thousands of teachers and parents. KYTKE is funded by The Funding Centre for Social Welfare and Health Organisations (STEA), and offers its operations free of charge.

School workshops

For years, the main part of the KYTKE project has been workshops hosted by former or current Finnish athletes and artists with diverse cultural and/or ethnic backgrounds.

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Teachers’ seminars

The teachers’ seminars offer teachers a place to develop the skills needed when encountering cultural and ethnic diversity.

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Parents’ evenings

The parents’ evenings focus on examining the new norm – the more diverse Finland. The parents get information on how young people feel about discrimination, racism, and prejudice.

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Research

KYTKE got started in 2010, when a group of former and current Finnish professional athletes gathered together and started organising workshops for 7–9-graders in Vantaa. After two granted fundings, over 100,000 reached students, and simultaneously developed teachers’ training programme, KYTKE is now an internationally significant research project.

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