1.
No Fixed Abode, Sällikoti – The house of
Fellows.
The first
Housing First-unit
in Finland.
Permanent housing enables people to live
and function independently. People can
choose how to be involved with services.
Giving up intoxicants completely is not
required – instead, the approach is one
of harm reduction, in a way that
respects the person’s autonomy. Staff
meets the inhabitants as equals, to
build trust and to empower them. Staff
supports each person’s integration into
the community and helps them to build
strong networks.
2.
Salvation
Army, Alppikatu supported housing unit:
A former shelter which was
renovated to a Housing first unit
Alppikatu
supported housing unit opened after a
yearlong renovation in November 2012.
The renovation transformed the hostel
with 240 beds into an apartment building
with 80 small apartments.
A
professionally skilled staff supports
the residents 24 hours a day. Residents
have an opportunity to participate in
work activity. The Salvation Army has
offered housing services for homeless
people of Helsinki in the Kallio
neighbourhood since 1907.
3.
City of
Helsinki: Hietaniemenkatu service centr
The Hietaniemenkatu Service Centre is a
round-the-clock service centre for the
homeless. Its purpose is to improve the
living conditions of the worst-off
homeless people in Helsinki. The centre
aims to act as a strongly
rehabilitation-oriented unit which
refers people requiring further aid to
the services they need.
4.
Vartiosaari summer house
is No Fixed Abodes summer place for the
homeless.
It’s about a 15min boat ride away from
mainland. It’s a place for the homeless
run by peers and homeless themselves. No
alcohol or other intoxicant allowed.
5.
Lapinlahti, a former mental hospital
Completed in 1841, Lapinlahti Hospital is
Finland’s oldest psychiatric hospital.
The main building, which was designed by
architect C.L. Engel, and the
surrounding park are protected. The
buildings in Lapinlahti were used as a
hospital until 2006The premises of the
hospital area currently house operators
engaged in the mental health, culture
and well-being sector. Among other
things, the area has cafes, a sauna, a
handicraft shop, a flea market and a
museum of mental health work.
6. The Blue Ribbon
Foundation: Ruusulankatu housing first
-unit.
The apartments of Ruusulankatu 10 are
intended for Helsinki residents who have
substance abuse and/or mental health
problems and long-term problems related
to housing. Living in Ruusulankatu is
supported living, strengthening everyday
and life control with the support of the
staff. Ruusulankatu operates on Housing
first - principle. The staff is there
around the clock.
7. Suur-Helsingin valkonauha
ry: Liisankoti
Suur-Helsingin Valkonauha ry is a
women's organization founded in 1928,
whose aim is to support women in
difficult life situations and promote
well-being. The association's roots are
in the Christian abstinence movement and
the Finnish White Ribbon Association.
Since the 1960s, the association's
Helsinki-based women's housing unit,
Liisankoti, has offered community
housing for women who have difficulties
with life management, substance use and
housing. The value world of the
association can be seen in action in
appreciative encounters and a strong
recovery orientation.
8.
The
Särkänlinna Restaurant
is located in a fortress building on
Särkkä island, with views towards
Helsinki and out to the open sea.
Särkänlinna
is one of the most popular summer
restaurants in Helsinki. Our menu is
based on the best ingredients, the
archipelago culture and the Finnish food
seasons.
