KAN ry

KAN ry

Kristillinen alkoholisti- ja narkomaanityö ry

Vaajakoski, Finland

AddictionMental healthHousing & HomelessnessJustice & Legal aid
AssociationFounded 1971National reach
Profile last updated: July 30, 2026

About

Founded in 1971, KAN ry is a non-profit association based in Vaajakoski, Finland working on addiction, mental health, housing & homelessness +1 more.

KAN ry (Kristillinen alkoholisti- ja narkomaanityö ry) is a Finnish Christian non-profit association working in addiction and mental health rehabilitation. It is described as Finland's largest non-profit addiction rehabilitation association. It runs residential Kan-koti units in Jyväskylä, Kortesjärvi and Päijät-Häme (Lusi, Heinola), and provides outpatient rehabilitation and mobile home support. Its services include supported and community housing, group and individual rehabilitation, and work with people with criminal backgrounds, in cooperation with wellbeing services counties and the Criminal Sanctions Agency. The association also has a supporter membership, funded in part by donations and membership fees. Its services are offered on a Christian basis, but participation does not require religious belief. Its head office is in Vaajakoski, Finland.

Location

Vaajakoski, Finland

Founded

1971

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

ry

Legal name

Kristillinen alkoholisti- ja narkomaanityö ry

Registration

0177399-6

Members

2,000

VAT number

FI35474310

Focus areas

addiction rehabilitationsubstance abusemental healthsupported housingoutpatient rehabilitationChristian diaconal workFinland

Languages

FI

Causes & programmes

Causes

AddictionMental healthHousing & HomelessnessJustice & Legal aid

Works for

Homeless peoplePrisoners & Ex-offenders

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Kan-koti Jyväskylä

Addiction · Finland

Residential addiction and mental health rehabilitation in Jyväskylä's Kaunisharju area, including supported and community housing for adults, with a Criminal Sanctions Agency partnership for prisoners and offenders.

Kortesjärven Kan-koti

Addiction · Finland

Addiction rehabilitation with supported and community housing in Kortesjärvi, Kauhava, South Ostrobothnia, for men and women who want to leave a criminal lifestyle.

Päijät-Hämeen Kan-koti

Addiction · Finland

Supported housing and rehabilitation for adults with addiction or mental health issues at a manor estate in Lusi, Heinola, with nature-assisted activities.

Avokuntoutus

Addiction · Finland

Outpatient rehabilitation for people motivated to live substance-free, with a multidisciplinary team and peer support.

Liikkuva tuki

Addiction · Finland

Mobile support delivered in clients' own homes in the Jyväskylä region to sustain substance-free living after residential rehabilitation.

Countries of operation

Finland

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsMembership fees

Ways to support

DonateMembership

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Rikosseuraamuslaitos, Päijät-Hämeen hyvinvointialue

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