▁Prom ethe us ▁camp ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁when ▁the ▁students ▁of ▁a ▁secondary ▁school ▁eth ics ▁class ▁developed ▁the ▁idea ▁for ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁the ▁Christian ▁confirm ation ▁cam ps ▁usually ▁attended ▁by ▁ 1 5 - year - olds ▁in ▁Finland . ▁The ▁first ▁camp ▁was ▁arranged ▁by ▁F eto ▁ry ▁( T each ers ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁and ▁Eth ics ) ▁and ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁the ▁Prom ethe us ▁Camp ▁Association ▁ ▁( Pro tu ) ▁was ▁founded . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Prom ethe us ▁camp ▁movement ▁spread ▁to ▁Sweden ▁where ▁a ▁sister ▁organization ▁to ▁Pro tu , ▁Pro t us ▁Sverige , ▁was ▁formed . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁The ▁Prom ethe us ▁Camp ▁Association ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁youth ▁organis ations ▁in ▁Finland ▁along ▁with ▁Finn ish ▁Sc outs ▁and ▁the ▁youth ▁organisation ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Co al ition ▁Party . ▁ ▁Part icip ation ▁in ▁Prom ethe us ▁cam ps ▁and ▁other ▁Prom ethe us ▁activities ▁does ▁not ▁require ▁a ▁commit ment ▁to ▁any ▁values , ▁politics , ▁or ▁religion . ▁In ▁summer ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁question naire ▁given ▁to ▁Prom ethe us ▁camp ers ▁revealed ▁that ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁camp ers ▁had ▁also ▁attended ▁another ▁coming - of - age ▁camp , ▁usually ▁the ▁confirm ation ▁cam ps ▁arranged ▁by ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Luther an ▁church . ▁R ough ly ▁the ▁same ▁percentage ▁of ▁people ▁att ending