The aim of this article is to focus on how children perceive their time spent in organised out-of-school activities in Finland and establish whether these activities provide an arena for children’s leisure. The article is based on two empirical studies, one on after-school activities and another on school sports clubs at the elementary school level. The most meaningful features for children were found to be time to play freely with friends and taking part in designing activities. Out-of-school activities are supervised and controlled because of various societal and educational requirements. The tension between children’s views and institutional requirements is discussed.

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校外活动中的“玩乐使之有趣”：儿童的有组织休闲

本文的目的是集中于儿童如何看待他们在芬兰有组织的校外活动中花费的时间，并确定这些活动是否为儿童休闲提供了舞台。本文基于两项实证研究，一项是关于课余活动的研究，另一项是关于小学阶段学校体育俱乐部的研究。对于儿童来说，最有意义的功能是与朋友自由玩耍并参与设计活动的时间。由于各种社会和教育要求，对校外活动进行监督和控制。讨论了儿童的观点和机构要求之间的紧张关系。