Financial support

We offer support and guidance to help you navigate financial challenges.

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Supplementary and preventive social assistance

Social assistance is a safety net designed to secure your and your family’s basic needs while promoting independence. It’s a last-resort form of financial aid provided by social services.

You can apply for basic social assistance from Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland. Kela may also grant you urgent social assistance. In this case, the urgency is evaluated by Kela.

Supplementary and preventive social assistance are offered by the social services. You can apply for supplementary and preventive social assistance regardless of Kela's decision on your basic social assistance application.

Instructions for seeking social assistance

Social lending

We offer discretionary loans to help prevent over-indebtedness and support financial management.

Learn more about social lending

Financial counselling

Whether you’re struggling with unpaid bills, debt collection, or managing your personal budget, our financial counselling services are here to help. Together, we’ll explore practical solutions to ease financial worries, no matter how big or small.

Contact details for financial counselling