As of 1 January 2023, the Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County is responsible for organising health and social services. The services can be found in the same locations as before.
The telephone numbers and email addresses for the services will be changed gradually. During the transition period, information on health and social services is also available at espoo.fi.
You can find up-to-date information on the website of the Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County at www.luvn.fi/en.(external link)

Family Centre

The Family Centre brings under the same roof children’s, youth’s and family services.

Espoon keskus Family Centre

The children’s, youth’s and family services that operate in the Espoon keskus moved into the family centre. In an addition to these, various organizations will participate in the function of the family centre and offer all sorts of activities for families. Espoon keskus Family centre is located in Kamreerintie 6.

Family Centre's services

maternity and child health clinic
family counselling centre(external link)
speech therapy for children
occupational therapy for children
psychologist for children
child welfare
child welfare officers
domestic services
family work
help in divorce for families with children
child contact centre
open meeting place (see below)
outreach services (see below)

Family Centre's services according to age groups and different situations

Open meeting place

The meeting place is an open, low-threshold service for all kinds of families, children and young people. At the meeting place, you can find peer support and someone to talk to and play with. Various organisations, the parish and city employees are available at the meeting place.

You can visit the meeting place and have a cup of coffee or stay for a little while longer and take part in guided activities and get to know the other parents in your area. The meeting place offers themed play sessions and activities that you can participate in with children and other families.

Outreach services

Outreach services provided by the Family Centre offer counselling, guidance and support in different phases of your life. You can meet with employees at the Espoon keskus Family Centre on a weekly basis at the divorce first aid clinic and at the Baby Walk-in service provided by the mother-and-child home, for example. Outreach services are activities provided in the reception room on the 1st floor of the Family Centre.

Art in the Family Centre

The City of Espoo commissioned art from EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art to the Family Centre’s premises,. The purpose of the art is to bring joy to those living and working on the premises.

Espoon keskus Family Centre now features a range of Finnish art from different periods. The art selection curated by EMMA includes 44 works from the Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection and a new work designed for the family centre and created by Jasmin Anoschkin. Art has been placed on each floor of the Family Centre.

he aim of the curation has been to increase the ambiance of the Family Centre’s premises and to create a positive athmosphere for its visitors. Works highlighting strong colours and nature, animal and plant subjects have been chosen for the display. The works have been selected by EMMA’s experts in collaboration with the Family Centre’s employees. Their placement has been carried out with the different floors and functions of the Family Centre in mind.

At the entrance lobby of the Family Centre, the visitor is greeted by Jasmin Anoschkin(external link)’s new work The Birth of the Random Species. The playful piece built on the wall of the lobby consists of a diverse group of different ceramic creatures, who live together in cheerful harmony. Jasmin Anoschkin was selected as the artist for the commissioned work together with the Family Centre’s employees. The work occupies the tall space of the lobby, stirring the viewer’s imagination.

The group of works represents artists of the Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection: Eeva-Leena Eklund, Erik Granfelt, Reijo Hukkanen, Kirsi Jokelainen, Auli Järvelä, Johanna Koistinen, Inari Krohn, Pirkko Lepistö, Leena Nio, Mikko Oinonen, Outi Pienimäki, Per Stenius, Marja-Terttu Pitkänen, Jenni Rope, Tuomo Saali, Risto Suomi, Kirsi Tapper, Katja Tukiainen, Sinikka Tuominen, Reijo Viljanen, Veikko Vionoja and Jim Wichmann. The works combine joy, light and different childhood themes. It is also notable that the artworks form the largest group of works from Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection outside EMMA.(external link)

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