Welcome to SRK’s Summer Services in Kauhava!

Conservative Laestadianism is one of the revival movements within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Conservative Laestadians are members of the church and participate in the activities of both local parishes and the church as a whole.

In Conservative Laestadian sermons and other teaching, the sermon of Jesus’ work of atonement is central. Through His suffering, death, and resurrection, He has redeemed people from the power of sin. Through faith, a person becomes a partaker of this work of redemption, but without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith is born through hearing and receiving teaching that is according to God’s word. It is entirely God’s work in a person, not even partly a person’s own merit or achievement. However, we believe that faith is visible in a person’s life through the works of love and fruits of the Spirit that it brings about, as the Bible teaches.

• Visitors move around the service site on foot, using the marked pedestrian routes.
• The weather can change during the day, from sunshine to rain, so it is a good idea to dress for the weather and bring protection from rain or strong sunshine.
• The mobile phone network may be overloaded due to heavy use, so it may not always be possible to stay in touch by phone. You can arrange meeting times in advance at a specific place on the service site.
• It is a good idea to save the location of your lodging site or parking spot so that you can find it even without a network connection.
• The map of the service site can be found in the summer service program booklet or by scanning the QR code.
• The service program booklet is sold at cash registers and at the information point on the service site.
• The sermons and songs heard from the loudspeakers carry over a wide area.
• You are welcome to visit the food and coffee service points, stores, and kiosks on the service site.
• The Suomen Rauhanyhdistysten Keskusyhdistys, SRK, publications store is located near the main area. There you can buy books and song recordings published by the SRK, postcards with photos from Summer Services, and also postage stamps. A mailbox is located near the SRK publications store.

Arrival and schedules

• Please follow the assigned unloading and driving times
• Find out in advance:
  • the exact location
  • who the delivery is for
• Driving is slow and requires careful attention
• Allow some extra time in your schedule
• Drive slowly – many pedestrians
• Follow the instructions given by the guides and traffic controllers

Driving instructions for suppliers to different service locations:

• Mon-Tues
• During Summer Services (Wed-Mon)
• General instructions

Summer Services is an annual services event organized by the Conservative Laestadian revival movement and open to everyone. It is also an international event and the largest spiritual event in the Nordic countries. Each year, Summer Services brings together 70,000 to 80,000 service guests from Finland and abroad.

A large number of service guests lodge on the service site in their own accommodations, such as a caravan, motorhome, or tent. In addition, other lodging options are also available, such as school lodging and lodging provided by private operators. These can be reserved in advance through the Summer Services lodging online store at kauppa.suviseurat.fi.

Sermons are given by both pastors and lay speakers and are held in the large service tent on the service site. In addition to sermons, a communion service will be held in the large service tent on Saturday, and a worship service and Sunday school will be held there on Sunday. In addition, programming especially intended for young people is offered, including song evenings and a youth evening. On Summer Services Sunday, church services will also be held in nearby churches in cooperation with the local parishes.

The printed service program booklet includes the daily service program and schedule. The service program and schedule can also be found at this link.

In the service tent, visitors quiet down to listen to sermons and sing Songs of Zion and hymns. Everyone is welcome to enter the service tent free of charge. You may sit on a service bench for one or more sermons, or simply stop by to visit the tent. The service tent has a pulpit decorated according to the Summer Services motto.

Ushers help ensure safety as people gather in the service tent. Please follow their instructions. Place strollers and wheelchairs along the wide aisles leading from the end entrances so that exit routes remain clear. Separate instructions will be given for the celebration of Holy Communion.

Summer Services has a communal, safe, and family-centered atmosphere. There are many children and young people on the service site, along with service guests of all ages moving around both on their own and together with others.

You are warmly welcome to visit Summer Services, to see and listen for yourself.

The map of the service site can be found on the service site map page. The map shows the locations of the different services. The coordinate markings along the edges of the map make it easier to tell your loved ones where your lodging site is located, for example: “Our caravan is next to the runway in square T 27.”

Download the Summer Services app

With the Summer Services app (Kesäseura app) you can take part in these large Summer Services and listen to Summer Service radio.

Download the app for free from the app store. In the app, you can find the service program for these large services, service opening hours, listen to services and Summer Services Radio, watch live service broadcasts, pay the lodging fee, and donate to the collection.

Paid features are also available, including the service program in PDF format, the Summer Services emblem, and a map of the service site that allows you to show your location and send your location link to another person. By subscribing to these paid features, you support the work of the Christian Folk High Schools in Jämsä, Reisjärvi, and Ranua.

The paid features cost €2.99 per services event, or €9.99 per year as an ongoing subscription for all features. The ongoing subscription includes all the above-mentioned content for Summer Services and all Folk High School services. The subscription renews automatically each year.

Summer Service app support

The app support page provides information on how to use the app.

The same page also includes a contact form where you can give feedback or ask for help if you run into problems.

Summer service restaurant

• Food Wed 12–20, Thu–Sun 8–20, Mon 8–15 (porridge only 8–10)
• Liter sales Wed 12–20, Thu–Sun 8–19, Mon 8–15
• Coffee (restaurant) Wed 12–20, Thu–Sun 7–24, Mon 7–15
• Pizza Wed–Sun 16–24
• Coffee stand Thu–Sat 12–24, Sun 11–23

The restaurant sells meat soup, salmon soup, rice porridge, spaghetti, salads, and lentil soup. Special diets have been taken into account in the menu items, and suitable options are available from all serving lines. Pizza is sold at the restaurant in the evenings. Product information is available at www.suviseurat.fi.

LITER SALES POINTS in the lodging areas: Thu–Sun 8–23, Mon 8–13

The liter sales points sell food, coffee, basic food items, and disposable dishes. Grilled sausages are sold in the evenings.

Opening hours

FOOD (Restaurant tent)

• Wed 12-20
• Thurs-Sun 8-20
• Mon 8-15
• Rice porridge from 8:00, other food dishes from 10:00 (Thu-Mon)

COFFEE (restaurant tent)

• Wed 12-20
• Thurs-Sun 7-24
• Mon 7-15

COFFEE STAND

• Thurs-Sat 12-24
• Sun 11-23

PIZZA (Restaurant tent)

• Wed-Sun 16–24

LITER SALES (Restaurant tent)

• Wed 12-20
• Thurs-Sun 8-19
• Mon 8-15

To avoid lines, service guests are encouraged to avoid the busiest lunch and dinner times. The busiest period is usually around 12–15.

SPECIAL DIETS

Dairy free diet: meat, salmon, and lentil soup, spaghetti, rice porridge, soy product, and Mustikkagurtti
Gluten free diet: meat, salmon, and lentil soup, rice porridge, salads, gluten-free bread and pastries in individual packages, and gluten free pizza
Vegan/vegetarian diet: vegan lentil soup, Vege-taco salad, soy product, and Mustikkagurtti

Salads
Chicken taco salad
Greek salad
Vege taco salad

STORE 1 and 2

OPEN Wed 12–22, Thu–Sun 9–22, Mon 9–15

There are two well stocked stores on the service site. They sell basic food items as well as a wide selection of everyday supplies.

Store 1 is the large store located in the squadron hall.

Store 2 is a smaller store located right next to the main area, beside the kiosk and grill. A self-service ice cream store also operates in connection with Store 2.

The selection in both stores is mostly the same, but the smaller store carries a slightly more limited quantity of goods. To avoid congestion, we primarily recommend visiting Store 1, the larger store. The selection also includes gluten free and lactose free products.

SRK publications store opening hours:
Thu 15–21
Fri–Sat 10–21
Sun 11–21
Mon 9–12

In addition to books and music recordings, the store sells photo cards from Summer Services, greeting cards, and condolence address cards. A mailbox is located at the store. The new summer publications are available, as well as coloring books and colored pencils.
The store has a service point for:

• Kuule: guidance and summer offers
• Kuule and publication gift cards
• newspaper and magazine subscriptions

julkaisumyymala.fi

OPEN Wed–Thu 18–24, Fri 16–24, Sat–Sun 14–24

There is a grill on the service site that sells grilled sausages and paninis, also available gluten free. The grill also sells soft drinks, chips, and salad portions. Mustard is available outside the grill on separate tables. Sausages are also sold in the evenings at the liter sales points. Paninis are also sold from a separate sales cart near Store 1.

KIOSK, SOFT SERVE, ICE CREAM, ROAMING CART SALES, AND CHARGING POINT

OPEN Wed 12–22, Thu–Sun 10–22, Mon 10–15

The service site has an ice cream store and a soft serve sales point. Ice cream is also sold through roaming ice cream sales. The ice cream store is located in connection with Store 2, beside the kiosk and grill.

Gluten free, lactose free and dairy free options are also available.

The kiosk sells a wide range of sweets, soft drinks and chips.

The accommodation office is open Wed 12-22, Thu-Sun 9-22 and Mon 9-14.

The accommodation office provides services for class, shared, private and guest accommodation. Class and shared accommodation is closed from 10 -20. The office is available for last-minute inquiries. Luggage storage during the opening hours of the accommodation office.

Accommodation office phone 0401320790

Bus service from Kauhava Comprehensive School and Kosola School in the mornings and evenings.

School lodging sites are closed from 10-20.

SHOWERS Thu–Sun 6–24, Mon 6–14

Summer Services guests are asked to primarily use the showers on the service site for washing. Shower tickets are sold at the shower cash registers. A family ticket may be used in two separate visits.

Shower ticket prices:

• Adults and over 15 years 6 €
• 4-14 years old 3 €
• Family ticket 20 € (parents and children under 15)
• Children under 4 years old with a parent or sibling free of charge.

The showers have a hairdryer, which is included in the price of the shower ticket.

Only biodegradable detergents are used in the shower. Biodegradable products include those labelled with a swan flag.

Mobile phones can be charged at the end of the kiosk building from Wednesday.

Mobile phone networks may at times become overloaded, in which case calls may not connect or messages may not go through (“network busy”). Please avoid unnecessary use of your mobile phone, especially downloading and sending videos. Videos place a heavy load on the network. If possible, please use text messages or WhatsApp messages instead of calling. To avoid overloading the mobile network, service guests are asked not to watch livestreams from the service tent while on the service site.

The charging point is located at the end of the kiosk building. Charging is done with the customer’s own charger. The charging fee is €3, and the charging time is approximately 2 hours. The device must be turned off during charging. There is also a charging point for medical assistive devices in connection with the kiosk.

Propane gas sales are open during Store 1 opening hours. The propane cylinder exchange point is located next to Store 1. Payment for a propane gas cylinder is made at the store cash register.

PHARMACY: Thu–Sun 10–22, Mon 10–14

Over-the-counter medication, including painkillers, allergy medication and products for treating wounds are available for purchase. Prescription medications are supplied through the summer service pharmacy throughout the services.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES: Wed 9:00 – Mon 18:00

Emergency medical services (EMS) is on-call from Wednesday at 10:00 until Monday at 18:00. EMS can be alerted by calling the general emergency number 112 or by contacting the nearest security steward or traffic guide. Guide EMS to the location using the number and letter of the map square. In case of a possible emergency, mark your location in advance, for example on your lodging fee payment slip, using the grid on the map in the service program booklet. You can use the Suomi 112 app, which can be downloaded to your phone, to make an emergency call. With the app, the emergency response center receives precise information about your location.

FIRST AID: Thurs 12:00 – Mon 15:00

A walk-in clinic will operate at the Summer Services first aid station from Thursday at 12:00 until Monday at 15:00. The clinic is intended only for patients in need of immediate first aid. Other health or illness-related matters are not part of the Summer Services first aid services. If a person in need of first aid is unable to come to the first aid station on their own, call 112. A clinic fee of €25 per person is charged for first aid. The first aid phone number is 040 1320 740.

Warming and feeding area for children’s food, and nursing area: Thu 11–22, Fri–Sun 10–22, Mon 10–14.

Contact regarding a lost child (24h):

Care for lost children: Wed 12-22, Thurs-Sun 10-24, Mon 10-15 (p. 040 1320745)

At other times, contact the safety and security assistance tel. 040 132 0763, and escort the child to the security office or to the nearest security guard. Attach a name tag to your child’s clothing or get them a wristband with the parents’ phone numbers. Wristbands are sold at the information point and in the store.

Child washing station: Main area Wed–Thu 11–22, Fri–Sun 9–22, Mon 9–14. Lodging area washing points Thu 11–23 (filled areas only), Fri–Sun 9–23, Mon 9–14.

Intended for children who are still in diapers. Please bring your own protective pads, towels, diapers, and washing products. A separate washing area is available for children with diarrhea for the first wash.

Location of washing facilities: next to the toilet (except WC 3, WC 5, WC 6 and WC 10)

Rest area for the elderly and people with reduced mobility: Thu 12–20, Fri–Sun 10–20, Mon 10–14

Intended for service guests who need a moment of rest because of their age or reduced mobility. No refreshments are served at the resting place for the elderly, but water bottles are available for purchase there. Holy Communion will be distributed at the resting place for the elderly for one hour, from the beginning of Communion distribution until 17:00.

ACCESSIBLE AREA

Reserved for service guests who have a disabled parking permit.

Accessible toilets are located at the resting place for the elderly and near all toilet areas. Accessible showers are available in connection with the general showers near the accessible area. Assistants and family members are asked to use the general shower and toilet facilities.

The charging point for medical devices and assistive devices is located at the charging point near the kiosk.

At Summer Services, you can pay with cash and the most common payment cards. Debit card and contactless payment are recommended. Please also be prepared for mobile payments possibly not working due to congestion in the mobile networks. Cash can be withdrawn from the ATM. The largest banknote accepted at the registers is €50. Larger banknotes can be exchanged for smaller ones at the lodging fee payment point. Cash can be used at all cash registers until 23:00, after which only debit card and contactless payments are accepted.

A collection will be taken in the service tent during hymns marked with the collection symbol. In addition, collection attendants will continuously circulate in the main area. They can be identified by their collection vests.

MOBILEPAY COLLECTION INSTRUCTIONS

When staying overnight or using the day parking area, pay the lodging or parking fee upon arrival at the service area at the lodging fee payment point, at the restaurant cash register, as a MobilePay payment to 34489 via the QR code attached or in the Suviseurat online store (kenttamaksu.suviseurat.fi) if you have not paid in advance.

PRICING

• Lodging site 95€
• Vehicle + tent 50€
• Tent 30€
• Hammock 10€
• Day parking 6€

• GENERAL EMERGENCY NUMBER 112
• EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 040 1320 740
• LOST CHILDREN 040 1320 745
• TOWING AND JUMPSTART ASSISTANCE 040 1320 703
• INFO 040 1320 760
• INTERNATIONAL SERVICES 040 1320 710
• ON-SITE ASSISTANCE 040 1320 783
• TRAFFIC ASSISTANCE (24H) 040 1320 702
• TRAFFIC OFFICE (7:00-02:00) 040 1320 700
• LOST AND FOUND 040 1320 769
• ACCOMMODATIONS OFFICE 040 1320 790
• CLEANLINESS AND SANITATION OFFICE 040 1320 786
• RESTAURANT OFFICE 040 1320 715
• SAFETY AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE 040 1320 763
• VOLUNTEER WORK OFFICE 040 1320 781
• COMMUNICATIONS FAULT ASSISTANCE 040 1320 799
• RENTAL CARAVAN KEY SERVICE 040 1320 792

The safety and security office operates the lost and found office during Summer Services. After Summer Services, unclaimed lost items can be inquired about at the Seinäjoki Police Station.

OPENING HOURS

SAFETY AND SECURITY OFFICE

Open around the clock during Summer Services

LOST AND FOUND

WED 17-22
THURS-SUN 10-22
MON 10-16

Our shared goal is safe Summer Services.

Arriving at the Service area

1. When lodging on the service site, please pay attention to the safety of your lodging site. Make sure that rescue roads remain open around your lodging site throughout Summer Services.

2. The asphalt surfaces of the runways must not be dented or damaged. Place pads under the stabilizer legs of caravans and motorhomes.

3. It can be windy on the service site. Set up tent structures according to the manufacturer’s instructions. On paved surfaces, however, tent structures must be weighted down so that they stay in place in the wind. In other areas, you may use ground stakes. Fasten them securely and protect loose items from the wind. Be prepared to take down lightweight tent structures if necessary, such as caravan awnings.

4. In addition to the fire extinguisher in your own vehicle, find out where the nearest fire extinguisher is located and how to use it.

5. Do not bring pets to the service site (guide dogs are allowed). The use of skateboards, scooters, electric scooters, or other items that may pose a danger in crowds (such as balls and frisbees) is prohibited on the service site.

6. Review the map included with the service program booklet. Use the map grid to locate your lodging site. Write the location code on the lodging fee payment form and place the form somewhere visible.

7. Keep your lodging site tidy. Take all trash, toilet waste, and gray wastewater to the designated collection points on the service site. Do not dispose of any waste in nature.

8. If you use propane gas while lodging on the service site, leave the propane cylinder compartment unlocked and the crank visible. The use of camping stoves, heaters, and grills is prohibited on the service site. The use of a quiet generator is permitted during the daytime for health-related reasons.

9. Day parking is allowed only in marked spaces. Do not park on access routes or rescue roads. Bicycles, mopeds, and motorcycles must be left in the parking areas reserved for them.

10. To protect the groundwater, please use biodegradable washing products in the showers and at handwashing points.

11. The Summer Services organization arranges all necessary services on the service site. Others are not permitted to bring services or their own content to the event, such as notices, written materials, or other materials to be distributed or sold. Demonstrations and activities that cause disturbance or harm at the event or on the service site are not allowed. If disruptive activity occurs, the organizing body is obligated to intervene and, if necessary, request assistance from the authorities.

1. Maintain good hand hygiene. Wash your hands with soap and water before eating and after using the toilet. Hand sanitizer is available at the serving lines in the restaurant and grills, and it is sold in the store and pharmacy. Always use hand sanitizer on dry hands.

2. Those who come down with a stomach illness are advised to return home for care because of the risk of spreading infection. Infections spread easily in service site conditions.

3. Please avoid moving around the service site if you have cold symptoms or are feeling ill.

4. Equip your child with a name tag or wristband that includes the parents’ phone numbers. Wristbands are sold at the information point and in the store.

5. Take drinking water only from marked drinking water points, or purchase bottled water from the store.

6. Buy food from liter sales only for one meal at a time, as food spoils quickly in warm weather.

7. Place strollers and wheelchairs in the service tent along the wide aisles leading from the end entrances so that exit routes remain clear.

In the event of an accident, everyone has a duty to help. Acting quickly and correctly can make all the difference!

• Emergency rescue and first aid units, consisting of professionals in these fields, are on duty in the service area around the clock.
• In the event of an accident, begin providing assistance.
• Prevent further injuries or damage.
• If a fire breaks out, rescue those in danger.
• Extinguish the fire using the nearest first-aid firefighting equipment.
• Call the emergency number 112.
• Guide help to the scene.
• If the object on fire is an electric vehicle, mention this when making the emergency call.
• Report even a small oil spill to the safety office, tel 0401320763. Prevent the damage from getting worse first.
• In the event of a medical emergency, call the emergency number 112 and follow the first aid instructions.
• In non-urgent cases, help and instructions are available during Summer Services from the safety office, tel. 040 132 0763.
• Avoid unnecessary phone use (such as sending photos, gaming, social media, and video calls) because network connections are limited.
• Each person is responsible for helping ensure safety at Summer Services.

• Moving around, lodging, or parking on private areas outside the service site is prohibited.
• Swimming in nearby bodies of water is prohibited.
• Open fires and the use of camping stoves, heaters, or grills are prohibited.
• Unnecessary driving on the service site is prohibited.
• Unauthorized drone use over the service site is prohibited.
• Smoking in the main area is permitted only in the designated smoking areas. This also applies to electronic cigarettes. Utmost care must be taken when smoking in the lodging areas, especially in wooded areas.
• Possession and use of alcohol or other drugs is prohibited in the summer service area.
• The possession and use of explosives, including fireworks, is prohibited in the summer service area.
• Summer Service guests are entitled to a night’s rest. Vehicle traffic or other noise in the service area is prohibited at night between 1am and 6am, with the exception of essential traffic.
• Taking photos or videos of people receiving Holy Communion is prohibited.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

TRANSPORT FROM THE RAILWAY STATION

The Summer Services local shuttle bus runs between the Summer Services bus station and Kauhava railway station according to the train schedules. More detailed schedules can be found on the Summer Services website.

Price 5 € per person per way. Children under 10 years free.

Pay by debit card or with MobilePay to number 34489 using the attached QR code.

TRANSPORT TO SHARED ACCOMMODATION

9:00 from Kauhava School Center, Jylhäntie 4, to the main area bus station.

9.30 Kosola School (Kosolantie 2) → to the main area bus station.

Thurs-Sun eveing:

21:00 Main area bus station → Kauhava School Center, Jylhäntie 14.

21.30 Main area bus station→ Kosola School (Kosolantie 2).

Shared accommodation routes:
Main area bus station -> Lentoasemantie -> Vt 63 -> Kehätie -> Kirkkotie -> Jylhäntie 14 (distance 3,4km/5min)

Main area bus station -> Lentoasemantie -> Vt 63 -> Kehätie -> Lentokentäntie -> Kauppatie -> Kosolantie 2 (distance 4,4km/8min)

TRANSPORTATION TO THE CHURCH SERVICE AT KAUHAVA CHURCH

Departure on Sunday at 9:15 from the main area bus station.

Return at 11:40 from in front of Kauhava Church to the main area bus station.

The trip to the church costs €5 per direction per person. Children under 10 travel free of charge.

The Summer Services website, www.suviseurat.fi, provides information about the event and the services on the service site. The website also includes current announcements, the Kesäseuraradio program, and links to the online radio, sermons, and sermon interpretations. Summer Services is also shared through the social media channels listed below:

• Instagram – srk_nyt
• Facebook – SRKnyt
• YouTube – SRKnyt
• Viestipalvelu X – Suviseurat
• suviseurat.fi
• flickr.com/photos/suviseurat/

VIDEO RECORDINGS OF SERMONS

All sermons are recorded on video for SRKnyt on YouTube, while respecting the privacy of service guests. The videos can be viewed on the Summer Services website until the end of August. Sermons are also produced as video broadcasts in sign language, as well as in Swedish and English.

KESÄSEURARADIO (the summer services radio station)

Kesäseuraradio broadcasts the services live. During breaks between services, listeners can hear current information related to the event, programs, hymns, and Songs of Zion. Kesäseuraradio also broadcasts live services from the Christian Folk High Schools in Jämsä, Ranua, and Reisjärvi. In addition, SFC’s Summer Services from Sweden and LLC’s Summer Services from North America are broadcast on the Kesäseuraradio channel. Between summer services events, the radio broadcasts program reruns, sermon recordings, and music from SRK recordings, among other content.
The service radio broadcast begins on Wednesday, June 24, at 12:00 and ends on Monday, August 3, at 21:00. Radio programming is broadcast daily. The full broadcast schedule and online radio are available at www.kesaseuraradio.fi.