The City awards grants for welfare and health promotion, social welfare and health care and rescue services for activities that support the objectives of the current City Strategy and welfare and health promotion plan. The City may also award grants for activities linked to accident prevention, rescue operations or civil defence. The City awards resident participation grants for the maintenance of community centres and the coordination of their activities, as well as for the development of structures and methods that improve residents' participation.
Come to the information session to learn about applying for grants
The application period for grants for welfare and health promotion, social welfare and health care and rescue services as well as grants for resident participation for 2025 will take place from 2 May to 3 June 2024. The application period will end on 3 June at 16:00. You can apply for the grants through the new e-service, which you can log in to on the avustukset.hel.fi/en website.
The City will hold an information session on the grant application process through Teams on 18 April at 17:00–18:30. The information session will cover the criteria for the types of grants and how to use the new e-service. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions of the grant coordinators. You do not need to register for the session in advance.
Click here to join the information session(Link leads to external service) (link to external service)
The City as a partner for organisations
Organisations, associations and foundations are important partners for Helsinki. Through organisations, Helsinki residents participate and are involved in building a city where everyone can live the life they want with functional everyday routines.
In addition to grants, Helsinki supports the operating conditions of organisations by providing premises for use by residents and organisations. City residents and organisations can book facilities for their activities through the newly revamped Varaamo service.
Helsinki has an Advisory Board for Organisations, which regularly brings together elected representatives and organisations around the same table. The Advisory Board was established in 2023, and you can follow its activities on the website.
Helsinki also organises open events to strengthen cooperation between organisations and the City as well as between organisations.
“We extend a warm welcome to new partners, as there are more than 17,000 organisations in Helsinki!” says Veera Vilkama, Organisation Cooperation Development Manager.
The City Executive Office’s newsletter will keep you up to date with the latest news on organisational cooperation and grant activities. Subscribe to the City Executive Office’s newsletter for organisations(Link leads to external service) (link to external service, in Finnish)