This youth service for 16 to 29-year-olds is run by Diakonissalaitos, a non-profit foundation group founded in 1867. Taking part is voluntary, free of charge and confidential. It offers one-to-one coaching with a dedicated staff member and group activities. Olohuone is a casual meeting place, with attention to young people with immigrant backgrounds. Vipunen helps 17 to 29-year-olds complete comprehensive school, the Mahtava! project offers peer support for mental health challenges, and Polku töihin helps unemployed 18 to 29-year-olds. Vamos Startti is group coaching for those outside work and education, and Mielen pysäkki gives low-threshold, anonymous, free mental health support to people over 16.
Contact by online form, phone, WhatsApp or email; the team aims to reply within two weeks. The premises are not wheelchair accessible: there are steps at the entrances and no accessible toilet, but meetings can be arranged elsewhere. Diakonissalaitos holds the social enterprise mark.
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