Social work

Contact us if you need support with housing, getting around or other everyday activities due to a long-term disability or illness.

Social work services encompass counselling, assessing service needs, devising client plans, and decision-making. We collaborate closely with you, your loved ones, and, when necessary, other professionals throughout this process.

You can apply for services for people with disabilities through us. Disability services include day activities, personal assistance and housing services.

You can apply for disability services using an application form. Simply fill out the disability service application form and submit it to the Social Work for People with Disabilities service point in your service area.

If you would like service in Swedish, deliver the application to Kallio Office Building.

Counselling for People with Disabilities offers more information about social work for people with disabilities and how to apply for disability services.

Our services are free of charge.

How can I find the service point of Social Work for People with Disabilities in my service area?

You can search for your service location in the accordion below. You can display and hide the text by clicking on the header. 

If you cannot find your service point here, you can ask for help from Counselling for People with Disabilities. 

See the contact information for Counselling for People with Disabilities 

Frequently asked questions

Read answers to frequently asked questions in the accordion below. You can view the answers by clicking on the headers. 

Disability services are applied for with the disability service application form. Transport services and informal care support are applied for using separate forms. 

See how to apply for disability services here 

You can contact Counselling for People with Disabilities to ask about disability services and how to apply for them. 

See the contact information for Counselling for People with Disabilities 

You can ask about transport services from a transport service social instructor in your residential area. 

See the contact information for the transport service social instructors 

An office secretary handles travel card matters and serves you by phone Mon–Fri 8.15–16.00 at +358 9 310 23100(Link starts a phone call)

You can order transport from Helsinki Transport Service (Helsingin Matkapalvelu). 

See the contact information for Helsinki Transport Service  (Link leads to external service)

If you would like to receive information about informal care support, please contact an informal care support social instructor at the social work service point in your residential area. 

See the contact information for the informal care support social instructors 

If you are not yet our client and have questions, you can contact Counselling for People with Disabilities. 

See the contact information for Counselling for People with Disabilities 

If you are already our client, contact your designated social worker, whose contact information you have received in connection with your service decision.  

See the contact information for the social workers and instructors 

You can also find this page at hel.fi/social-work-for-people-with-disabilities. 

Service points

Eastern Social Work for People with Disabilities

Address: Kahvikuja 3, 00980 Helsinki

Social Work for Children and Young Adults with Disabilities at Itäkatu Family Centre

Address: Tallinnanaukio 1, 00930 Helsinki

Southern Social Work for People with Disabilities

Address: Toinen linja 4 A, 00530 Helsinki

Western and Northern Social Work for People with Disabilities

Address: Ala-Malmin tori 2, 5 and 7. floor, 00700 Helsinki