Become a member of MTÜ Soekoht

MTÜ Soekoht is restoring the birch grove and the Sõtke riverbank in Sillamäe: community work days, planting, trails and celebrations by the river. Members vote at the general meeting and decide what happens next.

What membership gives you

  • A vote at the general meeting and a say in priorities
  • Early registration for events with limited places
  • The members' chat, and news before anyone else
  • A certificate of your volunteer hours
  • A volunteer shirt for work days and events
  • Discounts at partner businesses

Membership fee

  • 5 € a month or 60 € per membership year.
  • People who join in 2026 pay 50 € for the first year.
  • Family members (spouse or partner, and children in the same household) pay 20 % less, 40 € in 2026.
  • Without money: take part in at least two community work days during the membership year, or contribute property, equipment or expenses for them worth at least 50 €, or look after at least 20 trees in the grove for the year (watering, mulching, protecting saplings), and you are exempt for that year.
  • A partner organisation may nominate one member who pays no fee.
  • There is no joining fee. All members have equal rights, however their fee is settled.

How to join

  1. You can join from the age of 16; under 18 with a legal guardian's consent.
  2. Fill in the application. You need a recommendation from at least one member, which may be given orally. If you do not know any members, write to info@soekoht.com.
  3. Sign the application: digitally (ID card, Mobile-ID, Smart-ID) and send it to info@soekoht.com, or on paper and hand it to the board. You can download it with your details as soon as you send the form.
  4. The board decides within a month of receiving the signed application and lets you know by e-mail.
  5. If the board turns the application down, we refund any fee you paid.

Statute of the association (PDF, in Estonian)

Membership application

If you do not know any members, leave this empty and the board will help.
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