There may be changes in service opening hours during the summer. See the summer opening hours here
- Family centres
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Maternity and child health clinics
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Appointment booking and counselling at maternity and child health clinics
- Haaga Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- Itäkatu Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- Jakomäki Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- Kallio Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- Kamppi Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- Laajasalo Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- Lauttasaari Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- Malmi Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- Malminkartano Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- Maunula Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- Munkkiniemi Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- Oulunkylä Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- Paloheinä Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- Pihlajamäki Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- Pitäjänmäki Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- Postpartum Assessment Unit, Ruoholahti
- Puistola Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- Suutarila Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- Vuosaari Maternity and Child Health Clinic
- During pregnancy
- For families with babies
- For 1–6-year-olds and their families
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Appointment booking and counselling at maternity and child health clinics
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Support for children, young people and families
- Early Support Social Services
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Service needs assessment and support for families with children
- Assessment of the need for child welfare and special support, Itäkatu
- Assessment of the need for child welfare and special support, Kallio
- Assessment of the need for child welfare and special support, Lassila
- Assessment of the need for child welfare and special support, Malmi
- Assessment of the need for child welfare and special support, Maunula
- Assessment of the need for child welfare and special support, Vuosaari
- Special support for customers of family social work
- Support for children’s development
- Child welfare services
- Family law services
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Helsinki for families with children
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Expecting a child
- Preparing for pregnancy
- Help with infertility
- Alternatives for growing your family
- Foetal development and pregnancy checklist
- Pregnancy nutrition
- Taking care of your body
- Oral health during pregnancy
- Mental wellbeing during pregnancy
- Preparing for breastfeeding
- Preparing for parenthood
- Relationship during pregnancy
- Maternity clinic check-ups
- Examinations during pregnancy
- Support for specific situations during pregnancy
- Childbirth
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With a baby
- Basic baby care
- Breastfeeding
- Baby’s sleep
- Baby’s crying
- Starting solid foods
- Caring for your baby’s teeth
- Baby’s social development
- Baby’s motor skill development
- Baby’s speech development
- Baby's visits to the child health clinic
- Vaccinations for babies
- Baby's ailments
- Meet other families with babies
- Culture Kids
- Coping during the first year of parenthood
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With a young child
- Young child’s emotional skills
- Young child’s motor skills
- Young child’s speech development
- Young child concentration
- Young child’s sensory sensitivities
- Young child's meals
- Young child's play
- Young child's physical activity
- Young child’s dental care
- Young child's screen time
- Potty training
- Raising a young child
- Everyday safety with a young child
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With a school-aged child
- School-aged child's self-esteem
- School-aged child's emotional skills
- School-aged child's friendships
- Gender and sexual identity at school age
- School-aged child's concentration
- Skills for mental wellbeing
- School-aged child's growth
- School-aged child’s nutrition
- Physical activity at school age
- Experimentation with substances
- School-aged child’s dental care
- Supporting independence at school age
- School-aged child's hobbies
- Your child's first phone
- The internet, social media and gaming
- Challenges with concentration at school
- School-aged child's learning difficulties
- The child’s school absences
- With a teenager
- Parenthood and family relations
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Expecting a child
For families with babies
For families with babies
We offer a variety of activities and services for families with babies. This website also includes information on child health clinic appointments for babies.
Child health clinic services are intended for children under school-age. Here you can find information on child health clinic appointments for babies.
Therapeutic work for families with infants supports the interaction between the parent and the baby as well as the baby’s healthy development.
We can assess a child’s need for support and provide discussion support for parents. You need a referral to access our services.
Sleep guidance groups are intended for families struggling to get their 6–12-month-old baby to fall asleep and for those whose baby wakes up several times during the night.
The Iloa varhain ‘Early joy’ groups are aimed to provide support to mothers of babies under the age of 8 months who are suffering from mild to moderate depression or are at risk of being affected by postpartum depression.
Join infant family guidance at playgrounds when you are seeking peer support from parents in similar life situations.
Explore Kela calculators
Kela calculators can help you estimate, for example, how much pregnancy, parental and child care allowance you will receive.
Benefit calculators let you see whether you are eligible for pregnancy, parental, or child care allowances. You can use the calculators to estimate for what periods the allowances are paid for and how much you could expect to get. Please note that the calculators are available only in Finnish and Swedish.
External resources
If you are looking for information on childrens’ needs during their first year or would like to read about a child’s different development stages, go to the MLL Mannerheim League for Child Welfare’s website.
The Väestöliitto website contains a variety of information and support for the parents of babies.
The Väestöliitto chat and helpline give you the opportunity to discuss anything you have on your mind with an expert.
Omaperhe contains lots of useful information and tips for your daily life with a baby.
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We offer postpartum physiotherapy in family coaching groups and in one-on-one appointments to women who have recently given birth.
Playgrounds and family houses offer a safe place for families with babies or young children and schoolchildren to spend time free of charge. Playgrounds and family houses provide a variety of guided outdoor and indoor activities.
You can also find this page at hel.fi/for-families-with-babies.
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