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The DEMOS – Democracy Dialogues project supports education for democracy through dialogue. Earlier this spring, we organized a facilitator training in Warsaw. In this diablog post, Estonian Joanna Kurvits shares her experiences and insights from the training trip.

A discussion event was held on 12 May to strengthen mutual understanding between elderly residents and the authorities regarding health and social services available in Swedish. A total of 14 participants attended the event, representing areas including Vartiokylä, Pasila, East Helsinki, Kulosaari, Lauttasaari and Kruununhaka. They shared their personal experiences of receiving services in Swedish.

The series of social security dialogues held by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Timeout Foundation brought out a wide variety of views and development suggestions from citizens on the future of social security. The outcomes of the dialogues will be presented at a webinar on 15 May 2025.

Timeout Foundation participated in the EUSTORY Next Generation Summit, held under the theme “Encountering Divides.” This year’s event took place in Riga, with over 100 young participants from more than 20 countries. We participated in the event by hosting a workshop titled Bridging Differences: Understanding Through Dialogue.

The dialogues are part of the national social security reform. Population ageing and declining birth rates are putting pressure on the financing of social security in Finland. Finland’s social security...

In co-operation with the Prishtina Institute for Political Studies (PIPS), Demo Finland organised a two-day workshop for young politicians from Finland and Kosovo in November. The co-operation aimed to strengthen the understanding of common challenges for youth political participation and to reflect on solutions to enhance youth participation and democratic resilience.

The dialogue discussions for museum and cultural professionals form a dialogue tour organised in three locations by the film Máhccan (Homecoming, Vaski-filmi, 2023), the Finnish National Museum and the Erätauko Foundation. By participating in the dialogue, you will have the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the dialogue method and to discuss issues related to museum work raised by the film. Registration is now open!

In the IHMEMALLI project at the Police University College, an operational model was created to ensure that the pre-trial investigation of human trafficking offenses can be carried out in a high-quality and consistent manner in cooperation of various authorities across Finland. The Timeout Foundation facilitated the group discussions held during the project.

The Timeout Foundation is participating in an international project called DEMOS - Democracy Dialogues. The key aim of the DEMOS project is to use dialogue to strengthen democracy at the local community level. The project encourages people to engage in local dialogues on important societal issues.

The festival took place in May 2024, spanning over 15 locations across Europe. Its aim was to hear experiences and discuss shared concerns or current phenomena with people from different European countries. By listening to others, participants could learn to understand different perspectives.

Join a dialogue with Finland, Ireland, Italy and the UK to explore how climate activism and litigation can strengthen democratic climate governance and achieve climate goals

The Hybrid European Democracy Festival is a discussion festival taking place in May 2024 from over 20 locations over Europe. This new kind of hybrid discussion festival was piloted in the beginning of August. A shared discussion on the importance of higher education took place, with participants located in Finland, Estonia and Latvia.