Porvoo Works gathered over 450 participants on Campus

The Porvoo Works –event which was organized for the first time this spring gathered over 450 participants at Porvoo’s new Campus in various workshops. The Porvoo Works -event that unites young people and working life was arranged by a student group of 23 people from HAAGA-HELIA and Laurea along with about 70 working life representatives.
A two-hour long professional adventure was held for the high school second-graders, during which the students got acquainted with various professions, got to peek into the secret world of titles and develop their job search skills. Campus students took part in the entrepreneurial adventure in which 13 entrepreneurs in the area offered entrepreneurial stories and tastings.
 The Wellbeing-day was spent in different workshops where participants could zumba, experience a moment of quiet serenity, dance and laugh. At the Café square Campus staff and students could enjoy a relaxing massage in Hermion's Päivi Lipponen's caring hands, and delicious and healthy smoothies made according to nutrition expert Olli Ilander's recipes. Campus staff and students also practiced their first aid skills with the guidance of the Finnish Red Cross.

Porvoo Works in numbers:
-300 adventurers from Linnankosken lukio and Borgå Gymnasium
-50 participants in the wellness workshops
- 105 entrepreneurial adventurers
-70 working life representatives
- 300 learning style tests
-600 cups of coffee
-900 portions of soft ice
-100 berry smoothies