Christian service organisation for junior and youth work. PTK is a national youth organisation providing services especially for the church youth work. PTK has 325 local parishes of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland as members through which it reaches about 62.000 boys and girls aged 7–14 years and cooperates with 7000 volunteer young leaders. PTK has fifteen employees in four offices (Partaharju, Helsinki, Kurikka, Tievatupa). In addition to the central organisation PTK has five districts which operate quite independently. Activities... PTK * organises training for professional youth workers and volunteer club leaders in parishes * organises camps, events, hikes, tournaments, competitions, adventure days etc. in different parts of Finland at international, national and regional levels * takes part in the discussion in the Finnish society reminding of the importance of the age group 7–14 and their well-being * works in cooperation with other Finnish youth organisations