Sosiaalipalvelutoimisto

The municipal Social Welfare Offices serve their customers in various ways. The responsibilities of these offices include:

• Day-care services for children
• Care of the elderly
• Care at home
• Care of the disabled
• Services for people with mental disabilities
• Protection of children
• Support for family care-givers
• Care of intoxicant abusers
• Provision of living allowance for people in financial hardship
• Social work

For information on the nearest social welfare office, please consult the website of your municipality of residence at A-Z Index of Municipalities

The Finnish names for Social Welfare Offices (sosiaalipalvelutoimisto) vary among the municipalities, the alternatives being sosiaalipalvelutoimisto, sosiaalitoimisto and sosiaaliasema.