Sosiaalipalvelut Kauniaisissa

Social services in Kauniainen 

The Info Bank nationwide Social Services page contains information about social services in Finland.

Adult social work 

The Info Bank Social Welfare Office page explains the issues which are the responsibility of municipal social welfare offices in Finland.

The City of Kauniainen website contains information about social work and social services in Kauniainen in Finnish and Swedish. The website also contains information on subsistence security in Finnish.

The social worker responsible for immigrants can be reached by telephone on (09) 5056 241.

Debt counselling

For the purpose of resolving debt and other financial difficulties Kauniainen residents may contact financial and debt counselling services in Espoo.

Further information and contact details can be found on the City of Espoo website in Finnish  and Swedish .

More information can also be found on the Info Bank Problems with Debt page.

Child welfare

For child welfare Kauniainen residents make use of the services available in Espoo. The City of Espoo website contains information on family social work and child welfare in Finnish , Swedish and English .

The City of Kauniainen website also contains information on child welfare in Finnish and Swedish.

Day care

Information on day care can be found on the Info Bank page Education in Kauniainen.

The Elderly

The goal of services for the elderly in Kauniainen is to support the elderly living at home by means of a range of services. Home care services involve home nursing, home help, home care support services, support for informal care, support for transport services, and service centre operations and day activities.

The City of Kauniainen website contains links for senior citizens in Finnish and Swedish.

Senior Citizens’ Advice Centre

Kauniainen Health Centre has a health care clinic intended for Kauniainen citizens who have reached the age of 65 years. Appointments Mon-Fri 12 a.m.-1 p.m.

Tel. (09) 505 6496.

Further information in Finnish and Swedish.

Useful advice for day-to-day situations is also available from the Service Guide for the Elderly in Finnish and Swedish. The guide also contains contact details for local services.

Disabled Persons

The City of Kauniainen arranges services which match the needs and life circumstances of disabled municipal residents. The City of Kauniainen website contains information about disabled services in Finnish and Swedish.

Day care and teaching for disabled children

More information on day care and pre-school teaching for disabled children may be obtained from the Director for Early Childhood Education, tel. 0 9 5056 259  weekdays 9-11 a.m.

Advice on matters relating to school from the city education office, tel. (09) 505 6264 and in Swedish tel. (09) 505 6263.