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Wellbeing counseling for families

Wellbeing counseling for families is free of charge and promotes wellbeing and activity in everyday life for families in Vantaa.

Introduction

Customer support & assistance Well-being & Communality Health Sports & outdoor activities Families with children
Does your family need support for adding more exercise and physical activity to everyday life? Do you want to improve your family's wellbeing, but don't know where to start?

In wellbeing counseling for families, a professional will support and motivate you in issues related to wellbeing and help find the kinds of physical activity that suit you best. You will receive easy-to-understand tips for physical activity and wellbeing.

Wellbeing counseling for families is free of charge and promotes we…llbeing and activity in everyday life for Vantaa families.

Prerequisites

You can use the service if:
1. There is at least one child aged 1-6 in your family. There can be more than one child in the family.
2. You feel that your family gets too little exercise or is not physically active enough.
3. You wish to change your family's habits and have both the motivation and energy to do so.

There are two types of service available for families. The primary languages of the service are Finnish and English.

Process of wellbeing counseling for families

There are two types of service available for families. The primary languages of the service are Finnish and English. Family-specific wellbeing counseling is also available in other languages with the help of an interpreter.

Family-specific wellbeing counseling

A professional will agree on meeting times and places together with you.

You will meet with the wellbeing counselor at least three times over 4-5 months. The meetings will include discussions and exercising together in accordance with your wishes. The entire family can participate in the counseling. If they so wish, the parents can get Inbody and/ or Firstbeat Life measurements taken free of charge (value €50-200).

Healty Families group

You will meet with the wellbeing counselor and group every month for about 5 months. The meetings will include exercising together in accordance with different themes and discussions about wellbeing topics. The entire family can participate in the group.

The group may include up a maximum of five families. The language of the group counseling is Finnish.

Meeting dates

Meeting Schedule, Group 2, Koivukylä (full)

  1. meeting, Thursday September 18. Koivukylä open meeting place.
  2. meeting, Thursday October 2. Playground Rautkallio.
  3. meeting, Saturday November 15. Family Fun (Perhepeuha) event, Tikkurila Sports Center.
  4. meeting, Thursday December 18. Tikkurila Swimming Hall.
  5. meetin, family-specific meeting at the start of the year are agree on separately with every family.

Meeting Schedule, Group Hakunila

Theme Day Time Place
Initial Meeting Thursday January 22. 4PM to 5PM Open Meetings Place Hakunila, MLL
Outdoor Activities Thursday February 12. 4PM to 5PM Hakunila Sports Park
Sleep and Nutrition Thursday March 5. 4PM to 5PM. Open Meetings Place Hakunila, MLL
Family Fun Saturday, March 21. 9AM to 10AM Lehtikuusi school
Swimming Thursday April 9. 4PM to 5PM Hakunila Swimming Hall
Final meeting Family-specific meetingwill be scheduled separately for April, 2026. Open Meetings Place Hakunila, MLL

 

Is there no Healty Families group in your area? Let us know if you're interested in joining one. New groups are launched based on local needs and wishes.

Sign up your family

Wellbeing guidance Registration Form Data Storage in the Wellbeing Guidance for families of the City of Vantaa

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More information

Laura Jäntti

City of Vantaa/ Sport Services area
Project coordinator
0404824998 laura.jantti@vantaa.fi

Milla Katila

City of Vantaa/ Sport Services area
Project coordinator
0405505431 milla.katila@vantaa.fi
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Advice

Referral to wellbeing counseling for families

Families can be referred to wellbeing counseling for families through the counseling bureau, early childhood education or independent enrollment. A counseling bureau or early childhood education professional can direct the family to enroll in wellbeing counseling online.

If your family is in need of support for healthy and active lifestyle changes, you can contact the family wellbeing counselors or mention this to a counseling bureau or early childhood education professional.

You can ask the wellbeing counselors for more information about the service by phone or email.

Process description

The service is available in all of Vantaa's major regions. The meetings are carried out at open early childhood education premises and in the local area of the family's place of residence. The service is available on weekdays at 8:00-17:00.

The wellbeing counselor will contact the customers referred to the service by phone within a week of enrollment. The counseling will begin within one month of enrollment.

Costs

Wellbeing counseling for families is free of charge for families.

Information

Family wellbeing counselors

Laura Jäntti
+358 404824998
laura.jantti@vantaa.fi

Milla Katila
+358 405505431
milla.katila@vantaa.fi

Links

Service channels