Youth centres
Keuruu has two youth centres: the Kipinä Youth Centre in the centre of Keuruu, near the schools, and the Haapamäki Nuoppari, located in the same premises as the comprehensive school in the Haapamäki neighbourhood.
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Youth centre activities are open to all young people, offering them a wide range of leisure activities. There are two youth workers on site at the youth centres, and young people are closely involved in planning the activities. In addition to the youth workers, the youth centre employs paid part-time staff.
Kipinä Youth Centre
Kipinä is a cosy and versatile three-storey youth centre located in the centre of Keuruu, offering activities for young people across three different floors. Kipinä runs weekly open and supervised activities for pupils in Years 4–6, secondary school pupils and young people in upper secondary education. In addition to open-access facilities, Kipinä offers a variety of group activities aimed at young people.
You can pop into Kipinä after school with friends or on your own to make a snack, play games, take part in weekly challenges, do some crafts or recharge your batteries for your next activity. At Kipinä, young people also organise fun parties and events throughout the year.
On Friday evenings at Kipinä, we hold snooker tou aments, take part in competitions, host themed parties and enjoy some delicious pastries.
Click here to watch the Kipinä presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KW19ilkVpk
Kipinä Youth Centre
Kipinä’s opening hours from 2 September 2025
Kipinä Youth Centre is aimed at pupils in Years 4–6, secondary school pupils and young people in upper secondary education.
Leisure time spent at Kipinä consists of inclusive, supervised, alcohol- and drug-free activities that are free of charge – everyone is welcome to join in!
Tuesday
14:00–17:00 Open session
17:00–19:00 Years 4–6 supervised Äksö session
Wednesday
14:00–17:00 open session
17:00–21:00 secondary school & sixth form
Thursday
14:00–17:00 Open session
Friday
18:00–20:00 Primary school (Years 4–6) session
20:00–23:00 Secondary school & Sixth Form
Kipinä hobby groups
On weekdays, Kipinä’s three floors offer a wide range of supervised and free activities, including band practice, manga, snooker, cooking and crafts. Click this link for more information about the activities at Kipinä.
Haapamäki Youth Centre
At Nuoppar, young people can play games, watch films and cook. Throughout the year, Nuoppar also hosts a range of supervised activities and events, which are planned and organised with the input of young people. You can come to Nuoppar after school to hang out with friends or just to recharge your batteries for a while on your own.
Haapamäki's scoop
The Haapamäki Youth Centre is located in the same premises as Haapamäki Comprehensive School. There are two youth evenings a week, one of which is run by the Keuruu parish. During the day, the premises are also used by the ‘Viskarit’ group from the nursery and for after-school activities.
Haapamäki Youth Centre open from 1 September 2025
- Mondays 14.30–17.30 for young people in Years 6–12
- Wednesdays 16:00–18:00 (Keuruu parish’s session, from 17 September 2025)
Contact details for youth services
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