Anna Puuranen and Seita Ahokas are playing a music video game at the Tuira Youth Center. The music is mixed with laughter when the young ladies try to step on the dance mat’s arrows in the correct order and rhythm.
After the song ends, the two friends are out of breath but smiling.
“That was tough and challenging,” Ahokas describes.
In celebration of the week-long break from school, the Tuira Youth Center has scheduled various happenings and events such as quizzes, a bake-off and a pool tournament amongst others. According to Youth Counselor Raili Vehkaperä, the youth center likes to keep its doors open during school holidays as well.
“So that lack of activities won’t tempt the youth to mischief, or bars,” Vehkaperä explains..