Meriva sr

Meriva sr

Kemi, Finland

Employment & SkillsDisabilityChildren & Youth
Operating foundationFounded 1999Regional reach
Profile last updated: May 3, 2026

About

Founded in 1999, Meriva sr is a foundation based in Kemi, Finland working on employment & skills, disability, children & youth.

Meriva sr is a social services foundation based in Kemi in Meri-Lapland, Finland, founded in 1999 by the city of Kemi, the municipality of Keminmaa, the Kemi parish and ten social and health organisations. It supports people in difficult labour market positions, including long-term unemployed adults, young people and people with intellectual disabilities, through coaching, rehabilitation, work activity, supported employment and youth workshops. It runs development projects with partners, often EU-funded, and operates Goodwill second-hand shops and a donation receiving point in Kemi. The foundation holds the Finnish social enterprise mark (Yhteiskunnallinen yritys -merkki).

Location

Kemi, Finland

Founded

1999

Organisation type

Operating foundation

Legal form

Säätiö

Focus areas

social serviceswork activationworkshopssupported employmentyouth coachingGoodwillMeri-Lapland

Languages

FI

Causes & programmes

Causes

Employment & SkillsDisabilityChildren & Youth

Works for

Unemployed peoplePeople with disabilitiesYouth

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmes

Programmes

Nuotti-valmennus

Children & Youth · Finland

Personal coaching for young people aged 16 to 29 whose functional capacity is significantly impaired, helping them plan for study or work.

Kuntouttava työtoiminta

Employment & Skills · Finland

Rehabilitative work activity of 1 to 4 days per week in periods of 3 to 24 months, supporting clients towards employment, training or other labour market services.

Sosiaalihuoltolain mukainen työtoiminta

Employment & Skills · Finland

Social-services-based work activity for people who have been out of working life for a long time and need to strengthen their work or functional capacity.

Kehitysvammaisille suunnatut palvelut

Disability · Finland

Services for people with intellectual disabilities, including small-group activities and support for access to working life.

OK! Osaamispassilla osallisuutta

Employment & Skills · Finland

EU-part-funded project developing recognition of skills and use of skills badges and Paikko competence certificates during workshop periods.

Countries of operation

Finland

Funding & support

Funded by

EU funding

Ways to support

Shop

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

Työpajatoiminnan laatumerkki (kaksi tähteä)

Partnerships

Tornion Työvoimalasäätiö, Saura-säätiö, Eduro-säätiö, Kemin kaupunki, Keminmaan kunta

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