Graffiti on the wall of Maikkula Youth Centre.

Maikkula Youth Centre

Welcome to the Maikkula Youth Centre!

Maikkula Youth Centre’s diverse and extensive facilities invite you to make music, play games and exercise, for example. There is a skateboard ramp and basketball basket outside as well. Maikkula Youth Centre is located in the Maikkula Community Centre.

Our Youth Centre includes an exercise hall, two gaming spaces and a café. There is a Construction Workshop and a studio in the Youth Centre. You can play different sports, board games, table tennis, pool, read magazines, do crafts and meet friends. Additionally, our Centre includes eleven gaming computers which can be used by young people over 13 years old. 6th graders can play with the computers during the weekdays during gaming periods from 15.00–16.00.

  • What makes the Youth Centre safe? Behavior, rules, nice and safe instructors, no bullying supervision, friends, atmosphere, no touching without permission, personal space

    What makes the Youth Centre safe? 
    Behavior, rules, nice and safe instructors, no bullying
    supervision, friends, atmosphere, no touching without permission, personal space

  • Rules of Kaakkuri Youth Centre

    By following the rules of the Youth Centres, we create the prerequisites for a positive atmosphere. The rules strive to ensure that the Youth Centres are a safe and comfortable working environment for everyone. We can achieve this by considering each other and by avoiding dangerous situations and risk-taking. The rules are reviewed together with the employees and the young people regularly.
    The Youth Centre is primarily meant for youth activities. The facilities can be used by other groups as well.
    Activities and behavior in the Youth Centre must be appropriate. The activity cannot harm or discriminate against anyone. Good manners are important at the Youth Centre.
    The use and possession of alcohol, tobacco products, snuff or any other intoxicants is prohibited at Youth Centre events, facilities and in their immediate surroundings.
    Energy drinks are prohibited at the Youth Centres for health reasons.
    Youth Centre instructors have the right to command a child, young person or other facility user a temporary or permanent ban from the Youth Centre if the user repeatedly causes harm to other facility users or facility use or does not follow the rules and regulations.

  • You can book the following facilities: 

    Café: 86 m²
    Kitchen: 28 m²
    Multi-purpose hall: 194 m²
    Living room: 77 m²
    Entire facility: approximately 900 m²

    Booking distribution principles and terms of use: 

    Activities of the Youth Services
    Groups from Oulu under 29 years old
    Organizations and associations registered to Oulu
    Other operators

    We do not rent facilities for private use, such as birthday celebrations

    Seasonal bookings are only rented with child and youth organizations and contracted cooperation partners.

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