The logs would qualify, the house is not – the association has sold the old monitoring house for two years, in the nearby village the corresponding euro was sold for the euro

Red log building where the end says: Village House Rientola. — In Saarijärvi in \u200b\u200bCentral Finland, Lannevesi Workers’ House was transferred to the village association last year.

In the countryside, associations have to be stopped because there are not enough residents to run them in the villages. Many associations often own large buildings that are difficult to sell.

– There the crowd decreased, and they felt that the building was difficult. The village association has volunteers of different ages and the opportunity to keep the building at the villagers, says Ahola.

Payment is offered to goods instead of money

In Saarijärvi, the Lakomäki Regional Youth Club has been on sale for two years – without success.

The log building over one hundred square meters is located on a hectare plot near the Pyhä-Häk National Park. The price of the house is € 25,000.

– For example, an attempt has been made to change the house to goods that the closed youth club has no use. One artist offered his own collection of tables in return, he says.

Former Lakomäki youth monitoring house from the inside. And in a small picture from the outside. This picture is on top of another image. — The Lakomäki Region Youth Club closed down a few years ago, but the building it owns is still unsold.

In addition, attempts have been made to buy the house in installments. Many would have wanted to buy only logs, but according to Ruuska, it wouldn’t help.

\”We have to get rid of the property, as waste fees and fire insurance still accrue almost two hundred a year,\” he says.

From one association to another as a donation

There are about 2,500 monitoring houses in Finland, one fifth of which are youth monitoring houses.

\”For example, changing the clubhouse for residential use is more difficult than village schools because they usually have a lot of open space,\” he says.

There are 5-10 stores every year, where the clubhouse moves from one association to another.

-Then the building will be donated or sold, for example, by a nominal amount to another entity that continues to maintain it, says Ala-Sankola.

For the benefit of the community

Paula Ruuska hopes that the Lakomäki Region Youth Club will be sold. National rules of youth clubs are committed to donating funds for the sale of the property of a closed club to child and youth work.

The Lannevesi Village Association is currently able to cover the cost of the village house quite well, as the building has a studio where the association receives regular rental income.

In the hall of the Youth Club House, a fever floor and a stage with red curtains on the sides. — The Lannevesi Village Association is renting a former Workers’ House for events.

The building hosts meetings and events such as flea markets. According to Suvi Ahola, the solution of the village association has been praised.

\”People have raised the hat and said that the Lannevesi village association did a cultural act when he took over the building,\” he says.