Immigrants are entitled to municipal social and health services including services offered by shelters, if the residence permit for Finland is valid or has been valid for at least one year, the immigrant is registered in the population register of his or her domicile, and has been given a social security number and Kela-card.
You can find information about services in your own area 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. Contact the social and health services of your area to find out what kind of help for domestic violence is available in your domicile. Customer service is usually provided in Finnish or with the help of an interpreter.
- general emergency number 112
- police 112
- health centres
- social services
- family counselling offices
- psychiatric services
- legal aid offices
- A-clinic
SERVICES MAINTAINED BY OTHER ORGANISATIONS
Shelters
Most
Shelters are on call round the clock.
The SOS Center - crisis services for foreigners
Weekdays at 9 - 15, tel. (09) 4135 0501 The SOS center helps foreigners and their family members living in Finland in different crises of life.
The Finnish Association for Mental Help crisis assistance Crisis Centre or Mobile Support Centre.
National crisis helpline of the Finnish Association for Mental Help 01019 5202
(Mon at 9 - 22, Tue to Fri at 9 - 06, Sat at 15 - 06 and Sun at 15 - 22)
Evangelic Lutheran Church Family Counselling Centres
Helpline 01019 0071 Sun to Thu at 18 - 01 and Fri to Sat at 18 - 03.
