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Helsingin ensikoti

Helsingin ensikoti ry

Helsinki, Finland

Children & YouthMental healthAddictionCommunity development
NGOFounded 1936Regional reach51-200 staff
Profile last updated: September 26, 2026

About

Founded in 1936, Helsingin ensikoti is a non-governmental organisation based in Helsinki, Finland working on children & youth, mental health, addiction +1 more.

Helsingin ensikoti ry is a Finnish civil society and child welfare association based in Helsinki. It supports expectant parents and families with young children, particularly those needing intensive support, through outpatient, day-time group, supervised meeting and residential rehabilitation services. Its work covers early interaction and attachment, trauma, substance abuse rehabilitation and mental health, and it runs volunteer doula support. The association serves families in the Helsinki capital region and was founded in 1936.

Location

Helsinki, Finland

Founded

1936

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

ry

Legal name

Helsingin ensikoti ry

Staff

51-200

Focus areas

child welfareearly childhoodfamiliesparenting supportdoulasubstance abuse rehabilitationHelsinki

Languages

FISVEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthMental healthAddictionCommunity development

Works for

FamiliesChildrenYouthRefugees & Migrants

How they work

Direct servicesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Hoivaa ja leiki -ryhmäinterventio

Children & Youth · Finland

Day-time group support for parents with children under two, focused on early interaction and attachment between parents and babies.

Vauvaperheiden terapeuttiset avopalvelut

Children & Youth · Finland

Outpatient therapeutic services for babies and families, including support for parents expecting a baby and families with young children.

Vapaaehtoisdoula-synnytystukihenkilötoiminta

Children & Youth · Finland

Volunteer doula service providing childbirth and early parenthood support to expectant parents.

Tapaamispalvelut

Children & Youth · Finland

Supervised meeting services enabling children to meet a parent they are separated from in a safe environment.

Ihmeelliset vuodet -vanhemmuusryhmät

Children & Youth · Finland

Parenting groups for families with young children.

Vauvalähtöinen päihdekuntoutus

Addiction · Finland

Baby-centred substance abuse rehabilitation for parents with young children, delivered through the Esmiina outpatient service.

Funding & support

Funded by

Earned incomeGovernment fundingGrantsIndividual donations

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingVolunteerMembershipSponsorship

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Hoivatie Oy, Nuorten Ystävät, Oulun Diakonissalaitoksen Säätiö sr

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