Manga and anime hobby for 3rd-6th graders, Matinkylä
In the manga and anime hobby, you’ll learn about the wonderful worlds of manga and anime by reading, watching, discussing and creating. In this hobby, you’ll get a good look into manga and anime, which gives you a good starting point to hone in on your favourite style or subgenre. This hobby starts with the basics, such as drawing technique and the differences to Western comics, and then moves ever deeper. As you build up your skills, you’ll gain more and more in-depth expertise in the different styles of manga and anime. You’ll do assignments alone and with the group. The group will always focus on the participants’ wishes and interests. The hobby is suitable for both experienced enthusiasts and those for whom the world of manga and anime is less familiar. Registration for hobby groups will open on Thursday 27 August. Hobby groups will start their activities on week number 37, which starts on Monday 7 September 2026. The hobby groups will meet weekly throughout the school year unless otherwise stated. The hobby groups do not meet during school holidays. The hobbies are free of charge for the participants. The City of Espoo has insured the hobby group participants. Each hobby group organiser will contact the guardians about the practical arrangements for the hobby. Please contact the hobby organiser if you want to cancel your child’s participation or if you have questions about the hobby. It is possible to try out the hobby groups before signing up. Everyone is welcome to hobby groups regardless of their language skills, functional capacity or past hobbies. We want to support the child’s participation in the best possible way. When registering, please let us know about the child’s support needs or other things that we need to take into account. This allows the hobby organiser to address children’s different needs. The Espoo Hobby Path offers popular, free-of-charge hobbies for children in grades 3–9, arranged after school days at school premises, near the school or via remote connection. The Espoo Hobby Path is a way of implementing the Finnish model for leisure activities in Espoo. The principles of a safer space are applied in the hobby groups.
Welcome to spend time together with other girls! At the Girls' Club, we play games, bake, do crafts, paint our nails, and have fun together based on the participants' wishes. The club is intended for primary school-aged girls. We follow the principles of a safer space. We meet on Mondays from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Lippulaiva Library.
In the Tasty Snack group, you and the other group members will prepare simple, fun and tasty snacks, treats and meals. The menu includes quick and affordable snacks, surprising flavours from around the world, reliable basic snacks and recipes suggested by the participants. Snacks are prepared both as teamwork and independently. Have you tried making bread from scratch? How about boba tea? Or chocolate biscuits? Or tuna pasta? Join us for learning and snacking! Registration for hobby groups will open on Thursday 27 August. Hobby groups will start their activities on week number 37, which starts on Monday 7 September 2026. The hobby groups will meet weekly throughout the school year unless otherwise stated. The hobby groups do not meet during school holidays. The hobbies are free of charge for the participants. The City of Espoo has insured the hobby group participants. Each hobby group organiser will contact the guardians about the practical arrangements for the hobby. Please contact the hobby organiser if you want to cancel your child’s participation or if you have questions about the hobby. It is possible to try out the hobby groups before signing up. Everyone is welcome to hobby groups regardless of their language skills, functional capacity or past hobbies. We want to support the child’s participation in the best possible way. When registering, please let us know about the child’s support needs or other things that we need to take into account. This allows the hobby organiser to address children’s different needs. The Espoo Hobby Path offers popular, free-of-charge hobbies for children in grades 3–9, arranged after school days at school premises, near the school or via remote connection. The Espoo Hobby Path is a way of implementing the Finnish model for leisure activities in Espoo. The principles of a safer space are applied in the hobby groups.
Need a hand with your homework? Homework Help is here to assist with assignments. Volunteer leaders from the Red Cross will help you with your homework in the Hymiö room on the 2nd floor of Myyrmäen kirjasto. This is for all primary and secondary school students, and it's completely free. Come along! Just a heads-up, there won't be Homework Help during the autumn break week on October 12th, 2026. For more info, email: laksyhelppi.lansivantaa(at)gmail.com
In the cooking club you get to cook and bake according to your wishes with seven other kids! In addition to that we learn to do household chores, like washing the dishes! The club is organized at the Månsas deli cafe in Maunula talo, and attending it is free! There is space for the first eight participants! The club has meeting eight times 7.9.-2.11. on Mondays at 17.00-19.00, not including the autumn vacation week! Signing up for the club starts on the 26.8. at 13.00. Signing up for the club goes through Linked Events at the following link: Kokkikerho
Maunulan nuorisotalo, Maunula-talo, Metsäpurontie 4 · Helsinki
This is an open evening club for families with children, held at Rekolan kirkko on Mondays from 5 PM to 6:30 PM. Expect relaxed time together, playing, a short devotional moment, and a shared evening snack. Everyone is warmly welcome to join!
The family club is a meeting place for children and their loved ones, where a parent, grandparent, or caregiver can participate with their child or children. The family club is free of charge, and no registration is needed. Coffee, tea, and juice are available. You can bring your own snacks. The session leaders are children's instructors from the parish's early childhood education. Clubs start on week 33 and end on week 51.
Family club at Sello Library's Lastenmaa on Mondays from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Come play and spend time with other families. Organizer: Suomen maahanmuuttajien liitto ry. #helloespoo
Sports Club for 1st-6th Graders at Untamalan yhteistalo community hall
Relaxed sports and games for boys and girls, all in good spirits. The club meets on Sept 21, Sept 28, Oct 5, Oct 19, and Oct 26. If there's enough interest, the club season will continue until week 48. The club is free of charge. No advance registration is needed, and you can join anytime during the season. There are no club activities during week 42. The club leaders are young volunteers from the parish. There's a short devotional moment during the club. Please bring your own water bottle to the club.
Welcome to the comic book club for teens at Itäkeskuksen kirjasto (1st floor, Kanerva-huone). Graphic novels are more than just pictures. In our book club for 14-17 year olds, we'll read the latest releases, break down cool plot twists, and discuss the visual language of modern comics and manga. On September 28th, we'll talk about a comic based on Dmitry Mordas' popular horror story "Bunny". All comics we discuss are available at Helmet libraries. Meetings for the autumn semester are on Mondays: September 28th, October 26th, and November 23rd, from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Admission is free.
Itäkeskuksen kirjasto, Turunlinnantie 1 · Helsinki
Evening family club session in Ritaharju, at Varpunen parish home
At Varpunen's evening family club session, we'll play, craft, have a quiet moment at the altar, and spend time with other families with children. The session ends with a shared evening snack. The session is free of charge and you don't need to register. Please only come if you are healthy. We meet on October 26th, November 16th, and December 7th. Welcome to the club session!
Family clubs offer shared activities for adults and children. Welcome to the evening family club! You can come whenever you like, no registration is needed. Evening snacks are available for 3€ per family.
At our evening storytimes, we read Finnish‑language stories and tales aloud. Please come and listen together with your accompanying adult. Storytime is intended for children under 7yrs. You are warmly welcome!
Open evening music group. Welcome to the family evening music group in the parish hall's club rooms on Mondays from 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM! Doors open at 5:15 PM. After the music group, you can stay for juice and biscuits, and play until 6:30 PM. The music group is open to everyone and free of charge, with no registration required. Come spend some nice time with music and enjoy a moment together.
The Manga Club for young people over 15 and young adults meets at Vuosaaren kirjasto starting August 3rd, on even-numbered weeks, every other Monday from 6 PM to 7:30 PM. The Manga Club meets in the library's meeting room. These informal gatherings include discussions about manga and sharing series recommendations. You can access the Manga Club's Discord channel at https://discord.gg/5U24BwR. The link can also be found on Vuosaaren kirjasto's Instagram profile Linktree. NOTE: The Manga Club meets every other Monday, taking into account changes in opening hours, such as during Easter.
Pyystock - PMO's gig nights During the gig week, rhythm music bands will be heard in the Pyynikintie school hall. From Monday to Thursday evening, a total of over twenty bands will perform.
Evening story time for families with children! Every other Monday from 6 PM to 6:30 PM in the library's children's section. The session lasts about 30 minutes. Welcome to listen!
Etelä-Haagan kirjasto, Isonnevantie 16 B · Helsinki
Evening story time in Swedish for families with children in the library's children's section! Every other Monday from 6:30 PM to 7 PM. The session lasts about 30 minutes. Welcome to listen!
Etelä-Haagan kirjasto, Isonnevantie 16 B · Helsinki
The family club is a meeting place for children and their loved ones, where a parent, grandparent, or caregiver can participate together with a child or children. The family club is free of charge and no registration is needed. Coffee, tea, and juice are available. You can also bring your own snacks. The leaders are children's instructors from the parish's early childhood education. Clubs start on week 33 and end on week 50.
This family club offers morning activities and a chance to share everyday life. Children can play with others their age, while adults can meet other parents in similar situations and enjoy empowering peer support. There's a varied programme, including a short devotional moment and a small snack. Family activities leader Sari Häkki will be there. Everyone is warmly welcome to this open activity!
Yli-Maarian open family club is held on Tuesdays from 9-11 AM. These family clubs are open to all families with children, who come with their own adult. The program includes free play, a music moment, and a small snack. You can bring small snacks and indoor slippers to the club. The family club is implemented in cooperation with the City of Turku's open early childhood education. Welcome!
A Swedish-language session at leikkipuisto Seppä. The program is planned together with the families. There's an opportunity to warm up your own food and make coffee/tea. Welcome to join and meet other Swedish-speaking families with small children or to maintain/practice your Swedish! More detailed information about the day's session can be found in the weekly program on leikkipuisto Seppä's Instagram page and on the leikkipuisto's notice board.
Family clubs offer shared activities for adults and children. When participating, children with their adults can play and spend time together. Come to visit family clubs when you feel like it, no sign up is needed. At the Family Day, coffee is served for 1€/adult, and you can bring your own snacks.
Children of all ages can come to the family club with their own adult. In addition to the shared program, there's free play and discussion. Soup lunch is provided. The club is free of charge and no registration is needed. Baby families are also welcome.
Hepokulta open family club on Tuesdays from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Welcome! These family clubs are open to all families with children. Children come with their own adult. The club's program includes free play, crafts, a short devotional moment, a music group session, and light refreshments. You can bring small snacks and indoor slippers to the club. Welcome!
All baby families are welcome to the municipal playground's baby meet-up! At the baby meet-up, babies still at the lying-down stage and crawling-age children can, together with a parent, participate in playing, moving, exploring, and expressing themselves in, for example, music, movement, crafting, and story time sessions. In the Baby Morning, we play, sing, create art, recite rhymes, and move with changing themes. All children approximately under 1 year old are welcome to the Baby Morning. Parents have the opportunity to get to know other families with children, and children will find playmates. Parents and children can participate in planning and implementing activities together with the play leaders. Opportunity to warm up your own food and make coffee/tea.
An open club for families with children at Asolan seurakuntatalo on Tuesdays from 9 AM to 12 PM. An open club for families where you can come and spend the morning with other families with children. Coffee and tea are available. There's free play, plus crafts, singing, or a short devotional moment. Welcome to drop in whenever suits you.
The toddler club meets once a week for children who have turned 2 years old. Advance registration is required for the club. You can inquire about available spots from the children's instructors throughout the operating season. Clubs start on week 33 and end on week 50. The leaders are children's instructors from the parish's early childhood education.