– Wonderful! This only really started.

This shouting Vilma Rimpelä , Orna Ben Lulu and Hilma Toivonen . They represent young people’s media Rare win on Wednesday, the uutisraivaaja award. The Helsingin sanomat Foundation media-themed innovation competition has previously won inter alia the slow journalism service Long Play.

Rare originated a couple of years ago, when a bunch of tampere, finland media industry young got the idea: set up your own media, where you hear the voice of the young. Nine mental core group is middle-aged 25 years and they have produced journalism, social media and shown at events.

the Media’s main channel is Instagram, where channel name is unapologetically rareonkova (you move to another service). Thing the topics have, for example, trans the law, freedom of religion, artificial intelligence, and activist. Happened to rapture in a group, for example, is rolled in the agricultural muovijäättestä make the climate of anxiety ball in the centre of Tampere.

young people’s media Rare used to run climate anxiety ball in the centre of Tampere. RARE

the Young become the feedback Raren content has been positive but accurate eye.

They do not bite swallowed. If it’s gone well, so it likes to be defined, shared and commented. Many topics are created to discuss and further questions, said Vilma Rimpelä.

– Young has become the great feedback on the quality and sustainable development the starting point of doing things, Orna Ben Lulu continued.

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Rare has so far acted in grants. The uutisraivaaja award of eur 250 000 to open young people’s media for a new starting point. Factor you want to do Raresta employment for themselves and other young people.

– in the Future it is intended to provide platform for young people so we’re not supposed to do all of the content yourself, Hilma Toivonen line.

Already have been involved in producing content middle-aged early twenties.

in the Future the intention is to expand activities in instagram in addition to Facebook and Youtube, or where the young audience the best of a changing social world at any time get caught.

– it would be great, that Rare should established their place in the Finnish media field, youth voice, Vilma Rimpelä says.

young people’s media Rare held in September in Tampere Rare X Future-event, where young people could discuss, inter alia, sexual minorities status.Eetu Keränen / RARE

authors of the voice of the youth need to hear right now.

at Least science indicate to us the kind of prospects that we’re running out of time. This time it is particularly important that young people get their voices heard. If we can be in this media to be taking it forward, so it would be a dream, Hilma Toivonen said.

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