Olkkari - A Social Hub for Seniors
Through Olkkari activities, you can receive support to promote your wellbeing and address matters that may be on your mind. The activities are free of charge and are organised by the services for the elderly of the Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County.
Wellbeing Path groups
The Wellbeing Path groups organised as part of Olkkari activities are meeting places for older people. In the groups, you can meet your peers and receive diverse support to promote your wellbeing. The Wellbeing Path groups meet weekly at different locations across Western Uusimaa.
The activities are open and free of charge to all seniors.
Ask for more information and feel free to join!
Remote groups
Energy for Everyday Life groups
Do you feel that you need more energy for your everyday life and new content in your life? Come and join the Virtaa arkeen (“Energy for everyday life”) group activities, which are free of charge and open to everyone interested in their own wellbeing. The groups are aimed at persons aged over 65 who feel they need support in making one or more lifestyle changes.
When you participate in the group, you can get
- support and guidance for promoting your own wellbeing and health
- information about the services Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County and other authorities provide to older people
- recommendations and tips concerning nutrition, physical activity, sleep, relaxation, mental wellbeing, etc.
- peer support and experiences from other participants
- encouragement and motivation to make small changes to your lifestyle habits
- new friends and interaction with people of the same age
- tips about hobbies outside the home
The programme consists of ten sessions. Before the first group session and at the end of the programme, the group facilitator will have a personal discussion about your situation with you and provide you with support and guidance for achieving your goals. You choose and decide yourself what kind of small changes you are prepared to make to improve your wellbeing and everyday life. The facilitator and the other group members will support and encourage you towards achieving your goals.
Between the group sessions, there are small homework assignments related to the themes discussed in the sessions, such as practising physical activity or keeping a food diary.
The Virtaa arkeen group activities were launched in autumn 2025. Click on the link below to read what the people who participated in the group at the time thought about it.
"Virtaa arkeen" – vitality and joy in elderly adults’ daily lives
Groups begin at regular intervals and some of them are organised remotely. The easiest way to get more information is to contact the activity coordinator of your municipality. You will find their contact information below by clicking the + button.
Wellbeing for the Mind
Have you been feeling low or found it difficult to take an interest in things or enjoy them? Have worries been on your mind or have you worried about something so much that it has made your everyday life more difficult? Do you feel restless or tense in a way that affects your daily life?
Wellbeing for the Mind is a small group for people experiencing low mood, symptoms of depression or anxiety. The group provides information about mental wellbeing and guidance in exercises that can help improve your wellbeing. You will do the exercises together with others and, if you wish, discuss your experiences. You do not need to talk about your personal situation in detail.
You will continue doing the exercises independently between sessions.
Support for your mental wellbeing is also available through individual guidance.
Would you like to join the group or receive individual guidance?
Contact the activity coordinator.