Help for Children and Youth

Contact information and helplines in Finland

If you don't know who to talk to about your situation at home, talk to adults close to you. At school you could talk to one of your teachers, the school welfare officer, or the school nurse. Also youth workers and other adults working with children and youth can advise you on where to find help.

You can find information about services in your own municipality by looking up the homepage of your domicile or by selecting your domicile from the list of Local Authorities on the The Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities website. Select Social and Health Services or Youth Services. You can also directly contact the municipal personnel of your domicile to find out what kind of help is available in your region.

- general emergency number 112
- police 112
- health centres
- pupil welfare at schools
- youth service centres
- social services
- family counselling offices
- psychiatric services for children and youth
- youth centres

Shelters of the Federation of Mother and Child Homes and Shelters

Finland's Red Cross Emergency Youth Shelters
Espoo (09) 8195 5360
Helsinki (09) 622 4322
Tampere (03) 211 0205
Turku (02) 253 9667 and
Vantaa (09) 871 4043
www.redcross.fi/apuajatukea/nuortenturvatalot/en_GB/index/

The NUSKA project of the Family Federation focuses on encountering and supporting sexually assaulted 12-16 year old youth. Tel (09) 644 066, Mon to Thu at 13 - 15.

Monika-Naiset liitto ry (Women's Federation) www.monikanaiset.fi offers and develops services for immigrant women and children who have experienced intimate partner or domestic violence. National Helpline tel. (09) 692 2304 Mon to Sun 24 hour service.

Mannerheim League for Child Welfare Helpline and Website for Children and Youth,
Helpline for Children and Youth 0800 120400 (Mon to Fri at 14 - 20, Sat to Sun at 17 - 20)
www.lastenjanuortennetti.net

Crisis Point for the Young in the metropolitan area www.nuortenkriisipiste.com

NFG Non Fighting Generation ry aims to prevent the young from causing problems with possible long -term consequences for themselves or their surroundings through violent behaviour or the use of intoxicants and drugs.