Young people in Finland, as well as elsewhere in Europe, generally view their future with optimism. However, they feel they have little influence over major environmental changes. When public attention is focused on individual activists or large-scale events, it can seem as though changing the world requires one to be exceptionally brave, knowledgeable, and skilled. ELOTILA is a development project where researchers from various fields, artists, and students come together to share what matters to them about nature and living beings. The project creates space and methods for enabling change collectively and as part of everyday shifts in thinking. The project will be implemented in two schools in the Helsinki metropolitan area during the 2025–2026 school year. The developed model will be further advanced by partner organizations: Luontoliitto (The Finnish Nature League), the Children and Youth Foundation, the Young Academy Finland, and the Finnish Environmental Education Institute SYKLI.
