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Sami Sorjonen
International youth work trainer and coordinator based in Finland, with strong experience in Erasmus+ Youth, youth centre practice, and non-formal education. I design and facilitate trainings focusing on inclusion, participation, and experiential learning. My work connects practice, partnerships, and learning to support youth workers in creating meaningful and high-quality youth work processes.
Building trainings on 20 years of experience in the field.
Sami Sorjonen has 6 references for past work as a trainer.
Contact details
Trainer connections
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Jessica Reinsch -
Bruno Pizzini -
Mariana Vieira da Rocha -
Jo Claeys -
Simona Molari -
Olga Kyriakidou -
Vitalie Cirhana -
Kalle Ristikartano -
Natasa Golosin -
Athanasia Karamerou -
Anita Silva -
Branimira Penic -
Gabi Steinprinz -
PANAGIOTIS KALAITZIS -
Mojca Galun -
Francesco Cavicchioli -
Spela Gorjan -
Carolina Caspa -
Evi Koutsospyrou
Current occupation
International youth work coordinator, Regional youth work coordinator
Work experience
Active in the youthwork field since 2006 when started working for Helsinki Youth department. Worked for Helsinki until 2015, worked on different roles in municipal youth work, team leader for 5 years youthworker for network and media (digital youth work), running skatepark activities, Digital youth work, youth participation, camps, trips and international youth work.
From 2015 working in Child protection facilities Support for individuals taken into custody of social services, teamwork in a multiprofessional cooperation.
2018-2020 working for YAD an NGO about drug education, worked as project worker, planning and running a self help service for young people suffering from drug abuse. Also responsible for NGO´s International activities.
Currently working for Marttinen Youth Centre as coordinator of international and regional youth work.
Educational pathway
- Youth worker (vocational degree) Gratuated 2006
- Bachelor of Humaties, Community Educator University of applied sciences, gratuated 2017
- The Power of non formal education 2017 gave me a lot of new ideas and approaches to my work.
Value Fair 2018 Brought the importance of values to my work.
Reimagining Recognition Capacity building in the field of youth gave ideas for recognition of youth work activites.
Training of Trainers (Salto T&C) Offered me possibility to reflect about who am I as a trainer and gave me understanding about the ETS competence model and much much more.
Fields of training expertise
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Animation -
Bullying & Harassment -
Campaigning & Awareness Raising
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Change Management
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Citizenship Education
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Coaching & Mentoring
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Communication Skills
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Conflict Management & Mediation
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Creativity & Art -
Crisis Management
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Diversity & Anti-Racism
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Education through Sports
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Environment & Ecology
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Entrepreneurship (Social)
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Equal Opportunities
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Evaluation & Assessment -
Event Management
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Financial Management
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Fundraising
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Gender Awareness & Mainstreaming
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Global Education
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Group Dynamics & Motivation
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Health & Prevention
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Human Rights
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Intercultural Learning
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International Youth Work
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Labour Rights & Employment
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Leadership Development
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Lobbying & Advocacy
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New Information Technologies
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Organizational Management
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Outdoor & Experiential Training
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Peace Education
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People Management & Cooperation
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Personal Development & Empowerment
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Project Management
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Public Relations & Marketing
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Public Speaking
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Recognition of NFLearning
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Social Inclusion & Exclusion
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Social Media
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Storytelling & Humour
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Time Management
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Training of Trainers
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Valorisation of Projects (DEOR)
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Volunteer Programmes
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Youth Exchanges
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Youth Information Work
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Youth Participation & Initiatives
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Youth Policy
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Youth Violence & Criminality
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Youth Worker Training
Knowledge about institutions and programmes
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Erasmus+ (KA1) Youth Exchanges
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Erasmus+ (KA1) Training & Networking
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Erasmus+ (KA2) Transnational Youth Initiatives
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Erasmus+ (KA2) Strategic Partnerships
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European Solidarity Corps Volunteering
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European Youth Centres (CoE)
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European Youth Foundation (CoE)
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Solidarity Fund for Youth Mobility (CoE)
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European Institutions
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Youth Partnership CoE-COM
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International Youth Structures
Working with specific target groups
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Children
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Families
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Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Transgender work
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Intercultural Teams
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Marginalized & Excluded Youth
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Men's Issues & Groups
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Minorities
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Religious Youth Groups
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Women's Issues & Groups
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Young People in/from Conflict Areas
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Young People with a Mental Disability
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Young People with a Physical Disability
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Young People with a Sensory Disability
Experience with specific geographical regions
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Eastern Europe and Caucasus
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Euro-Mediterranean Co-operation
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European Cooperation
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Global Cooperation
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Latin America
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North-North Cooperation
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North-South Co-operation
Language Skills
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English -
Finnish
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Portuguese
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Swedish
Trainer references
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ATOQ advanced Training on Quality
Validated (2022-04-02)Reference person
Jo Claeys
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Solidarity in your municipality
Validated (2023-04-20)Reference person
Maja Drobne
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Game is not just a game
Validated (2022-02-25)Reference person
Igor Spetic
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EGL Project Labs BONN
Awaiting validation (requested 2025-04-09) -
A Partnership Building Activity with Young People
Validated (2024-02-01)Reference person
Jo Claeys
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EGL Project Labs Copenhagen
Validated (2025-04-08)Reference person
Mari Prytz Malmanger
(Co-trainer)If you want to contact reference persons, you have to be signed in.
This profile was last modified on 2026-04-01