Eelin Hoffström

About:

Currently based in Finland.
Member of the Finnish YiA trainer's pool 2010-2014. Fluent in English, Swedish, Finnish, Italian, Spanish and Turkish. Especially interested in inclusion of young people with fewer opportunites due to georaphical obstacles,storytelling as a method for youth work and social entrepreneurship.

Eelin Hoffström has 14 references for past work as a trainer and added 1 tools to the SALTO Toolbox.

Eelin Hoffström

Contact details

If you want to see the contact details of trainers, you have to be signed in.

Trainer connections

  • Silvia Crocitta
    Silvia Crocitta
  • Nora Stefanova
    Nora Stefanova
  • Andreea Maris
    Andreea Maris
  • Konstantinos Stergiou
    Konstantinos Stergiou
  • Laura Pierfelici
    Laura Pierfelici
  • Katerina Boutsia
    Katerina Boutsia
  • Natalia Seriakova
    Natalia Seriakova
  • Sophie Breuker
    Sophie Breuker
  • Kalle Ristikartano
    Kalle Ristikartano

Current occupation

freelance trainer, teacher and guide

Work experience

Like the Story: Migration stories and social media,
Life Story to True Glory: Storytelling and ourdoor methodology for increasing employability, Strateg+: Quality management training for Strategic Parenterships, Happy Ever After: Happiness and Social well being methods for youthworkers project, Capacity building projects, Youth pass trainings, EVS on arrival and midterm (also in Norway), Spread the word - Baltic Sea DEOR, trainings on active citizenship, trainings on the Europe for Citizens program, CMS European Rural Youth, Anti hate speech trainings, social entrepreneurship for the Erasmus+ programme, youth employability trainings and storytelling as a method for youth work. Participant in ToT 2013-2014

Educational pathway

Master in Social and Cultural Anthropology at Tallinn University, Estonia. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree for Åbo Akademi University, majoring in folklore and minoring in Italian. These subjects are relevant because cultural studies, such as folklore and anthroplogy, helps in developing an understanding of others.
I have also been an active user of the E+ program and have taken part in many a non-formal learning opportunity through the programme. Like TOT 13-14

Fields of training expertise

  • (advanced) Animation
  • (intermediate) Campaigning & Awareness Raising
  • (intermediate) Citizenship Education
  • (intermediate) Coaching & Mentoring
  • (expert) Communication Skills
  • (beginner) Conflict Management & Mediation
  • (expert) Creativity & Art
  • (advanced) Diversity & Anti-Racism
  • (beginner) Drama & Theatre
  • (expert) Environment & Ecology
  • (intermediate) Equal Opportunities
  • (expert) Evaluation & Assessment
  • (expert) Event Management
  • (intermediate) Financial Management
  • (intermediate) Fundraising
  • (beginner) Gender Awareness & Mainstreaming
  • (advanced) Global Education
  • (expert) Group Dynamics & Motivation
  • (beginner) Health & Prevention
  • (intermediate) Human Rights
  • (expert) Intercultural Learning
  • (expert) International Youth Work
  • (intermediate) Labour Rights & Employment
  • (intermediate) Leadership Development
  • (intermediate) Lobbying & Advocacy
  • (intermediate) New Information Technologies
  • (intermediate) Organizational Management
  • (advanced) Outdoor & Experiential Training
  • (beginner) People Management & Cooperation
  • (advanced) Personal Development & Empowerment
  • (expert) Project Management
  • (advanced) Public Relations & Marketing
  • (advanced) Recognition of NFLearning
  • (advanced) Social Inclusion & Exclusion
  • (advanced) Time Management
  • (advanced) Training of Trainers
  • (advanced) Valorisation of Projects (DEOR)
  • (advanced) Volunteer Programmes
  • (advanced) Youth Exchanges
  • (advanced) Youth Participation & Initiatives
  • (beginner) Youth Policy
  • (expert) Youth Worker Training

Knowledge about institutions and programmes

  • (advanced) Erasmus+ (KA1) Youth Exchanges
  • (expert) Erasmus+ (KA1) Training & Networking
  • (advanced) Erasmus+ (KA2) Transnational Youth Initiatives
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA2) Strategic Partnerships
  • (expert) Erasmus+ (KA2) Capacity Building (other countries in the World)
  • (beginner) Erasmus+ (KA3) Youth Policy Meetings
  • (expert) European Solidarity Corps Volunteering
  • (beginner) Erasmus+ (lifelong learning, non-youth)
  • (advanced) European Youth Centres (CoE)
  • (intermediate) European Youth Foundation (CoE)
  • (advanced) European Institutions
  • (beginner) Youth Partnership CoE-COM
  • (intermediate) International Youth Structures
  • (advanced) Private Foundations
  • (beginner) United Nations

Working with specific target groups

  • (advanced) Children
  • (beginner) Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Transgender work
  • (expert) Intercultural Teams
  • (intermediate) Marginalized & Excluded Youth
  • (advanced) Minorities
  • (beginner) Religious Youth Groups
  • (beginner) Women's Issues & Groups

Experience with specific geographical regions

  • (beginner) Asia
  • (advanced) Eastern Europe and Caucasus
  • (intermediate) Euro-Mediterranean Co-operation
  • (advanced) European Cooperation
  • (advanced) Global Cooperation
  • (expert) Latin America
  • (intermediate) South East Europe

Language Skills

  • (fluent) English
  • (fluent) Finnish
  • (fluent) Italian
  • (intermediate) Spanish
  • (fluent) Swedish
  • (good) Turkish

Trainer references

  • Spread the word!

    Awaiting validation (requested 2017-03-14)
    The training activity took place
    in Turku, Finland
    organised by CIMO, the Finnish NA for YiA
    20-24.05.2011
  • EVS on arrival

    Awaiting validation (requested 2014-05-15)
    The training activity took place
    in Kokkola, Finland
    organised by CIMO, the Finnish NA for YiA
    25-27.1.2011
  • EVS midterm meeting

    Awaiting validation (requested 2014-03-21)
    The training activity took place
    in Sipoo, Finland
    organised by CIMO, the Finnish NA for YiA
    17-19.5.2011
  • EVS Midterm meeting

    Awaiting validation (requested 2016-02-12)
    The training activity took place
    in Oslo, Norway
    organised by Bufdir (Norwegian NA)
    13-16.2.2013
  • CMS "European Rural Youth"

    Awaiting validation (requested 2017-11-30)
    The training activity took place
    in Virrat, Finland
    organised by Finnish NA
    10-15.4.2012
  • Rural Youth for Employment

    Awaiting validation (requested 2017-11-30)
    The training activity took place
    in Petit Ile, Reunion island
    organised by Mission Locale Sud / Saga Finland rf
    13-22.9.2013
  • Connecting Baltic - Europe for Citizens training

    Awaiting validation (requested 2020-01-19)
    The training activity took place
    in Stockholm, Sweden
    organised by CIMO (FIN) and Barn och Ungdoms styrelsen (SWE)
    28-30.10.2013
  • Rebuilding the European Story - CoE Studysession

    Awaiting validation (requested 2020-01-30)
    The training activity took place
    in European Youth Center Budapest
    organised by Rural Youth Europe
    4-11.5.2014
  • U SEE+ - Using Social Entrepreneurship for Erasmus+

    Awaiting validation (requested 2017-11-30)
    The training activity took place
    in Gothenburg, Sweden
    organised by Swedish NA
    22-27.4.2014
  • EVS on-arrival

    Awaiting validation (requested 2016-02-02)
    The training activity took place
    in Kirkevik, Oslo, Norway
    organised by Juvente / Norwegian NA
    22-28.8.2014
  • Strateg+

    Validated (2022-03-02)
    The training activity took place
    in Gothenburg
    organised by Swedish NA
    8-13.6.2016
    Reference person

    Andreea Maris

    (Co-trainer)
    If you want to contact reference persons, you have to be signed in.
  • Life Story to True Glory

    Validated (2021-11-23)
    The training activity took place
    in Newbold House, Forres, Scotland
    organised by Newbold House (Coyote Initiative)
    26.11-3.12.2016
    Reference person

    Steven Gasgarth

    (Co-trainer & Project Co-ordinator)
    If you want to contact reference persons, you have to be signed in.
  • SEEDS - Social Economy Entrepreneurship Development Skills

    Validated (2021-11-24)
    The training activity took place
    in Europe-Latin America
    organised by Active Youths OENEF
    June 2015 - December 2016
    Reference person

    Konstantinos Stergiou

    (Project Manager)
    If you want to contact reference persons, you have to be signed in.
  • Like the Story

    Awaiting validation (requested 2017-12-11)
    The training activity took place
    in East Clare golf village, Co. Clare, Ireland
    organised by Fishbowl Youth Association
    13-19.11.2017

Tools contributed by the trainer

Find more training tools in the SALTO Toolbox for training.

This profile was last modified on 2020-02-01

back to top