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Sign up to volunteer with Jyväskylän Kesä!

We are looking for hardworking and enthusiastic volunteers to join Jyväskylän Kesä, the oldest continuously running cultural event in the Nordic countries. Next summer’s festival will take place July 1–7, 2026, with the theme of wisdom. The multidisciplinary program includes theater, concerts, dance, films, discussions, workshops, and the Puistojuhlat park festival. So sign up for one of the most exciting event weeks of the summer!

You can find the link to the registration form at the end of this page.

Festival environment

Our team is large, happy, and diverse. We have over a hundred colleagues in total during festival season, so to ensure the festival's success, it's important to work harmoniously and pull together. It's important to us that everyone can be themselves and work safely and with good cheer.

Volunteers will receive volunteer and safety guides via email, which contain all the practical information they need to work at Jyväskylän Kesä. In addition, we’ll hold an info session for volunteers in late June, where we’ll go over the job descriptions in more detail. You’ll also have the support of other staff members throughout the festival.

There are several venues at Jyväskylän Festival. All festival volunteers are insured for the duration of the event.

Benefits of Jyväskylä Summer for volunteers

The success of the festival week largely depends on the valuable work of our volunteer staff. For our volunteers, we offer the following benefits:

• The Jyväskylä Festival T-shirt – the symbol of our team and our event.
• Personal STAFF pass allowing you to attend performances even outside your shifts.
• Warm restaurant food on weekdays.
• Break room with snacks.
• Thank you -dinner including refreshments and entertainment.
• Upon request, you will receive a certificate of your volunteer work.

volunteer tasks

When the festival week kicks off, we'll have a massive amount of events and festival-goers in our hands. Therefore, we require you to have a brisk approach and commitment to your task. We hope you can work throughout the festival week. The amount and daily duration of volunteer work will depend on the number of hours you request on the registration form, as well as the task assigned to you.

SECURITY STEWARD

Your duties include customer service, maintaining security, and distributing safety instructions to festival attendees. The position requires a valid security guard card, a customer-oriented attitude, and the ability to perform the duties.

Registration form

ATTENTION! We are only looking for security guards now.

You can join our enthusiastic team BY FILLING OUT THIS FORM.

Welcome!

more information

Did anything leave you wondering?

For more information and guidance, please contact our volunteer coordinator, Olivia Sievänen (olivia.sievanen@jyvaskylankesa.fi)..