Community & placeLandscape and Town Conservation ↗
Reimagining everyday places through design, local knowledge, and international collaboration.
ROOTED IN FINLAND. OPEN TO THE WORLD.
New places.
Shared ideas.
Real connections.
We bring young people and communities together to learn, create, and see what’s possible—across borders and beyond the classroom.
Explore our projects ↗Meet Cyclo Project ↓
FIELD NOTES / JAPANSmall places.
Shared possibilities.Tatsuno workshop · 2025
Shared possibilities.Tatsuno workshop · 2025
LEARN
MAKE
CONNECT↗
MAKE
CONNECT↗
INTERCULTURAL ENCOUNTERSLEARNING BY DOINGRURAL COMMUNITIESCREATING TOGETHER
01 / Who we are
Opportunity shouldn’t
depend on your postcode.
We’re Cyclo Project, a non-profit organisation in Finland connecting youth learning with culture, creativity, and community life.
Our story began in 2017 with graduates from Tampere University. Our work brings together young people, local residents, educators, and organisations in Europe and Japan.
We believe in equal access to non-formal and informal learning, with a particular focus on rural young people. A workshop, an exchange, or a shared local project can open a door to something new.
Let’s build something together ↗02 / Our projects
Learning in action.
From local workshops to international exchanges. Explore our project stories.
Selected projects
Community & place
Youth exchange & trainingSpeak Peace ↗
Practical ways to approach conflict through dialogue, creativity, and non-violent communication.
ResearchUP-Feel ↗
Making space for climate-related emotions in adult learning.
Community & placeMoving Rural Youth Forward in Japan ↗
Architecture, intercultural learning, and participation beyond the university studio.
Youth exchange & trainingPrevent Hate: Power of Your Words ↗
Recognising hate speech and practising more respectful communication.
Youth exchange & trainingFlower Power ↗
Exploring care, power, and joyful participation through art and play.
Tatsuno workshop · 202503 / Our approach
Less distance.
More doing.
We connect education with the places people live and the questions they care about.
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Learn beyond the classroom
Make space for learning through practical work, conversation, and shared experience.
02
Create with communities
Bring local knowledge into dialogue with fresh perspectives from other places.
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Keep opportunity open
Connect rural and urban young people through culture, exchange, and collaboration.
04 / Get in touch
Bring your curiosity.
Let’s see where it takes us.
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Find your next experience.
Interested in a workshop, exchange, or volunteering? Ask us about current activities and how to take part.
Ask about participation ↗FOR ORGANISATIONS & EDUCATORS
Make something happen.
Have an idea that connects learning, culture, or community life? We’d like to hear about it.
Talk about a partnership ↗FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Start with your place.
Share a local question, a space, or an idea. Explore how a collaborative project could take shape.
Share a project idea ↗GOOD THINGS BEGIN WITH A CONVERSATION.
Say hello.
Based in Finland. Connected across borders.
Open the contact form ↗