Useful links
Meiju Marttila (PhD Researcher)
Emergency حالة طوارئ
Emergency phone number (Life-threatening situations: emergency medical services, police, fire department. Open 24/7.) – Finnish, Swedish, English
Health الصحة
Emergency assistance (Evaluation if situation requires a visit to the local emergency clinic or not) – Finnish, Swedish
VARHA (Treatment Need Assessment and Advice Line (non-emergency)) – Finnish, Swedish, English
Poison Information Center (First aid information, data base about poisonous plants and mushrooms. The phone service offers rish assesment and advisory services) – Finnish, Swedish, English
Mieli Ry (Help in crisis situations (mental health, troubling thoughts). Anonymous and confidential. Phone 24/7, Chat Mon–Wed 15–19, Thu 15–21.) – Finnish, Swedish, Arabic
Nollalinja (Domestic violence and violence against women. Open 24/7.) – Finnish, Swedish, English, Arabic
Sekasin.fi (Help chat for 14-29-olds, free of charge and anonymous) – Finnish, Swedish
Victim Support Finland
(Support and advice for crime victims, their loved ones, or witnesses. Phone Mon–Thu 9–18 & Fri 9–16. RikuCHAT available anonymously.) – Finnish mainly
Family أسرة
Family counseling (TURKU) (Help for parenting, child and youth development, relationships, and family well-being. Mon 8:30–11:15, 12:15–15:30, Wed–Thu 8:30–11:15.) – Finnish, Swedish
📍 Kunnallissairaalantie 20
Children’s clinic (TURKU) (Guidance on motherhood and childcare. Call-back system Mon–Thu 7–14, Fri 7–11.)
Work عمل
Työmarkkinatori (Job opportunities, profile management, guidance.) – Most content in Finnish.
Vero-office (Taxation) (Services Mon 10–16 and Tue–Fri 13–16.)
Occupational safety (Employee rights, work conditions, contracts, holidays. Multiple languages available.) – Arabic, Kurdi, Finnish, English
Living معيشة
InfoFinland (Information on living, working, studying in Finland.) – Arabic, Finnish, English
KELA (Social assistance and services) – Finnish, Swedish, English, Other
VARHA (Varsinais-Suomi) (preventive social assistance) – Finnish, Swedish, English
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV) (Civil marriages, address/name changes, guardianship.)
Finnish Post Service
Oikotie (Apartments for rent and sale, properties for sale)
Migration and integration
DaisyLadies (TURKU) (Women-only support and activity clubs. Participants from various cultures.)
Yhdessä Yhdistys (Varissuo ja Runosmäki, Turku) (Courses and activities (cooking, dancing, language clubs, etc. Participants from various backgrounds. Weekly timetable can be found on the webpage)
📍 Varissuo: Nisse Kavon katu 3 (Varissuo library) Runosmäki: Friskinkatu 4
International House Turku (Counselling and guidance services promoting and supporting the integration of immigrants and international newcomers in Turku)
📍 Aurakatu 8, Turun Kauppatorin Monitori
Finnish Migration service (Migri) (Permit matters, asylum, citizenship, etc.) – Finnish, English, Interpret Services on other languages
Education تعليم
Turku Vocational Institute (TAI) (Professional studies, TUVA studies, continuous education.) – Finnish
Paasikivi-college (Courses in Finnish language, and i.e. art and media studies) – Finnish, English, Swedis
Turku School of Applied Sciences (Turku AMK) (Professional and online studies. Applications in spring and autumn.) – Finnish, English
University of Turku (TY) (Undergraduate, postgraduate, and open studies.) – Finnish, English
Other
Suomi.fi (Information and digital services for residents. Web page of general information)