ESPOO

The Hosting Organisation

OMNIA

Established in: 1982
Hosting city: Espoo

OMNIA provides upper secondary vocational education and training and general upper secondary education, youth workshops, further vocational qualifications and liberal adult education, vocational courses and support in recruitment for enterprises. OMNIA has also established partnerships with 6 000 companies and participates strongly in the services of the regions’ business and commerce.

✓ Hosting students with physical disabilities

OMNIA

Established in: 1982
Hosting city: Espoo

✓ Hosting students with physical disabilities

Mobility dates

24/11/2025 – 5/12/2025 – Woodworking
27/10/2025 – 7/11/2025 – Graphic designers, shoe makers and some wood students

Sectors

Study visit program example

Min. and max. number of students that can attend the virtual part:

Min. and max. number of students that can attend the physical part:

510 incoming students + 10 Omnia students, at a time

Age or EQF level of students that can apply for this mobility:

EQF level 3 – 4 suitable age for the students is between 16 and 29 years old

Virtual mobility content

Planned two virtual sessions:
– In one of them will be concentrated on introducing ourselves and sharing cultural information between Omnia students.
– During the second session, will be presented what the physical part of the mobility will contain and how to prepare for it, before departure.

Virtual mobility schedule

90 min to 120 min each time, twice/blended mobility, during the previous week of the physical mobility if possible.

Physical mobility content

Woodworking: During the first week, after the orientation day, we will have technical workshop at our school, getting to know new technologies in Furniture making field. During the second week, there will be a Hackathon, which some experts arrange with our teachers. We will include some cultural activities also in this program.

Physical mobility schedule

This program suits for all cultural field students.

27/10: Orientation day at Omnia
28/10-29/10: Getting to know Omnia’s advertisement office (student-oriented- one), lead by one teacher. Two-day-creative-sprint, during which the students will plan in groups some creative solution, which is related to marketing and visual identity.
30/10-5/11: Trip to Helsinki to see mural paintings in the city, and seeing a modern art exhibilition. Planning an own Mosaic mural painting, and implementing it together in a big group.
6-7/11 Getting to know the silkscreen printing technology and preparing one’s own fabric bags with this technology.
Then also one museum trip.
During the weekend for both groups, guests’ own program in Espoo or Helsinki. Schoolday’s program between 9-15 at Espoo centrum Omnia.

Online tools that will be used

Teams

Mentoring

Omnia Mosaic-teams will participate in the mentoring the incoming students together.

Our mentors speak:

Application requirements

Students who wish to participate in the short-term blended mobility programmes under the MOSAIC project must apply through open calls of their schools. These calls will clearly state the number of available places and the evaluation criteria. Each participating school is responsible for carrying out the selection autonomously, based on its internal procedures. Priority may be given to students who demonstrate motivation, readiness to engage in intercultural learning, and alignment with the learning objectives of the specific study programme.

We will host 10 Italian students in the October 27th to November 7th flow and 5 Armenian and 5 Bulgarian students in the November 24th to December 5th period flow.

Espoo and Helsinki, Finland

Espoo is the second biggest city in Finland.
It is rather a group of 6 centres than one big city, because there is no single centrum in Espoo, but 6 different centrums, which are located around 10-15 km from each other. There are forests and fields in between, but the public traffic is very good.
We will help our incoming students to buy local traffic tickets for their stay at half price. Therefore we need every participant name, birth date and accommodation address beforehand to prepare the discount forms for that purpose for the local traffic provider.

There are 92 lakes in Espoo and a lot of winter activity possibilities.
There are also a lot of public saunas, so every guest should take their swimming suit and flip flops with him/her, when travelling to Finland, to be able to test this very Finnish activity with us, while being here.

Espoo is only 20 km away from Helsinki, making it easily accessible by public transport or car.
Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is a lively seaside city blending modern design, historical architecture, and Nordic charm. With its unique blend of Eastern and Western influences, Helsinki offers world-class museums, cozy cafes, and a strong focus on sustainability and innovation. The city’s many islands, parks, and cultural events make it an exciting destination year-round.