Volun­teering at Ilosaari­rock

You can apply to volunteer at Ilosaarirock by filling in the form here. Please make sure to fill out the form carefully, especially your email address and your phone number. After sending, just kick back and wait – Ilosaarirock staff will contact you by e-mail during the early summer.

All applicants will be contacted by Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024. We’ll contact you primarily via email from the address henkilosto@ilosaarirock.fi. Remember to also check your spam folder, where messages might sometimes end up.

Non-Finnish-speaking volunteers must be at least 18 years old to apply.

Apply to volunteer

All volunteers at Ilosaarirock receive a volunteer wristband, which serves as identification and access pass to the festival area throughout the event weekend. During times when you're not on volunteer duty, you can enjoy the festival atmosphere and attend gigs.

Each volunteer is given a special volunteer shirt that changes annually, making it easy to spot the summer’s best staff. The shirt is worn only during volunteer shifts because the world's best volunteers should stand out. Volunteers are welcome to take the shirt home as a memento.

All volunteers get to enjoy warm home-cooked meals in the Ilosaarirock staff dining area during their volunteer shifts. When applying to volunteer, please let us know about any allergies or dietary requirements to ensure suitable and delicious food is available for everyone.

The break room, also known as "Taukotupa," serves as a café for volunteers and staff working at Ilosaarirock. Throughout the festival, coffee and tea are available, and snacks can be purchased at a self-paid price.

Volunteers coming from outside the city center of Joensuu have the option to stay in Ilosaarirock's communal accommodation. Please indicate your accommodation needs in the volunteer application form. Ilosaarirock provides accommodation in the communal space only for the duration of the weekend volunteer shifts. If your volunteer shifts fall outside the festival dates, you'll need to arrange accommodation yourself.

Customer Service

Customer service is needed in almost every area of responsibility at the festival, such as in changing wristbands, cloakrooms, info and merchandise. For these positions we look for enthusiastic, cheerful, and attentive people who enjoy meeting all kinds of customers. No special skills are needed!

Recycling and cleaning

The recycling and cleaning staff take care of the festival site by keeping it clean and making sure that all waste is recycled properly. In addition to making sure that the festival looks and feels good in general, tasks can include offering recycling guidance to the festival-goers. Our recycling and cleaning staff usually get to move around the festival site a lot.

Catering

Catering feeds the hungry festival staff and volunteers. The most important thing is to make sure that enough coffee and food is being served, things stay clean and the service is friendly. No special skills are needed, but if you do have a hygiene proficiency certificate, please let us know when filling out your volunteer application.

Other tasks

For singular volunteers, there are activities available in various tasks, such as customer service and various customization and maintenance tasks. In your application, boldly showcase your strengths, so the right tasks can find you!

Power team

Members of the power team are fast learners and want a varied volunteering experience. The power team’s tasks might be a mixture of the tasks listed above as well as something completely different. No dull days on the horizon for our power team members, that’s for sure!