Anthony Brantberg, a job coach, started working for the City of Kotka in March. Job coaching is new in integration services. The coaching supports people with an immigrant background from Kotka in finding a job or training place. The coaching includes personal help with job search, CV and application writing, preparing for job interviews and…
At the Vellamo Maritime Centre, there is a winter holiday programme for the whole family in weeks 8-9. In Vellamo, you can play in as many as two children’s shows. Courage, love, freedom! A Moomin Adventure takes you into the world of the Moomins at the Finnish Maritime Museum and the What-a-city introduces you to…
Kotka will again celebrate The Week Of Love from 9-15 February 2026, highlighting the values of the city of Kotka: Compassion, fairness and courage. Programme: SUNDAY 8.2. TUESDAY 10.2. 18:00 “Music from the stages of the world”, concert at the Naapuri stage of the City Theatre, Keskuskatu 15. Tickets 27 euros, lippu.fi or the theatre’s…
Today is Children’s Rights Day.This week is also Children’s Rights Week, whose theme this year – the right of the child to belong – has two meanings: the right to belong and to be included in the community and society, and the right not only to be seen but also to be heard. Unicef’s Child-Friendly…
The Integration Promotion Services of the City of Kotka’s Welfare and Employment Department organised a Etelä-Kymenlaakso Integration Forum in Kotka’s Eagle House this week, which brought together more than 60 participants from different backgrounds.Participants included authorities, immigrants, representatives of educational institutions and students, as well as third sector actors and volunteers. The theme of the…