Suomussalmen nuorisopalvelut (Suomussalmi Youth Services) will arrange a multilateral, 8-day youth exchange in Suomussalmi, Finland on July 2014. Partner organisations are Asociación Cultural Marineda from Spain, Europahaus Aurich from Germany, STRIM from Poland and The Youth & Community Partnership from England. 33 youngsters (FI 9, ES 6, DE 6, PL 6, EN 6) aged 14–23 years, and 6 leaders (FI 1, ES 1, DE 1, PL 2, EN 1) will attend the youth exchange. The topic of the youth exchange is "The Influence of Habits and Traditions to the Culture of European Youngsters" where participants will explore different cultures. Different countries have different habits, traditions and people, which build up a culture. Participants will learn about the culture features of European countries. The aim is to familiriaze youngsters with different cultures, accomplish tolerance and learn to tolerate differences via understanding other cultures. The goal is also to understand that cultural diversity is a fortune. During the youth exchange youngsters will pursue to specify their own culture's features and discover the differences and similarities with other cultures. The topic of the youth exchange is worked by different workshops, exercises, roleplays and presentations. The programme includes e.g. writing a blog, getting to know other holidays and ceremonies, and national evenings designed by every participating countries. Yougsters will become familiar with the topic by making advance preparations and design the youth exchange in cooperation. The Finnish youth group consists of youngsters living in, or originating from Suomussalmi. The youngsters share an interest of international actions and making their environment international.