FAMILIA RY
Haapaniemenkatu 7-9 B  (10th floor), 00530 Helsinki
​Call us: 044 7738628 (Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) 
Email us: info (at) familiary. fi

Contact for couple and family counselling primarily by a counselling contact form
More information about couple and family counselling
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​You can also contact us through the contact form. Use contact form to contact Familia's office and staff (no couple or family counselling). We will respond to your inquiries as soon as possible. Scroll down for staff contact details. 

• Staff Contact Details
• Our Board Members

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LOCATION

Our premises are located in Helsinki, in the Merihaka neighbourhood, about 500 meters from the Hakaniemi metro, tram, and bus station.

Reaching us by foot from Hakaniemi station is simple: When exiting the station near Hakaniemi Market Square, one should head east and cross the market square toward Miina Sillanpään katu. Then, continue walking eastwards on Miina Sillanpään katu, towards a bridge called Näkinsilta. Our premises are located at the end of the Näkinsilta bridge, in a building called Meritorni. The main door on the walking deck is locked at all times of the day. However, you can get in through a door code you can receive from Familia's staff.
​When in the main lobby of the building, take the elevator to the 10th floor, where our offices are.

For those arriving by car, the building has its own spacious parking space (parking is subject to charge).

Arriving by bicycle is also very easy, and there are also two city bike stations nearby.

See you!

Our office is located in the Meritorni building in Merihaka at Haapaniemenkatu 7-9 B, 00530 Helsinki about 500 meters from the Hakaniemi metro and tram and bus stops.

Meritorni's main entrance is located on Merihaka's walking deck (kävelykansi) next to the Indian Restaurant Merihaka.

The entrance is on the left-hand side of the building.

The main door on the walking deck is locked at all times of the day. However, you can get in through a door code you can receive from Familia's staff.

The door code only works for this electric keypad at the main entrance.

When in the main lobby of the building, take the elevator to the 10th floor, where our offices are.

 

 

CONTACT US!

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STAFF CONTACT DETAILS

Elina
​Helmanen

Executive DIRECTOR​
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050 433 5411
elina.helmanen (at) familiary.fi
Finnish, English

• Advocacy and lobbying
• Media contacts
• Network and cooperation contacts

Ran
Blumgrund

Association & communications planning officer

044 716 8752
ran.blumgrund (at) familiary.fi
Finnish, English, Hebrew

• Organisational development
• Responsibility for member affairs
• Stakeholder and network relations
• Support in advocacy work
• Tasks related to administration, course activities, and finances.

allison
​abdile

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR​
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04578355009
allison.abdile (at) familiary.fi​
English, Finnish, Afrikaans

• ​​Contact person for volunteers
• Volunteer training
• Clubs and workshops
• ​Employment and integration issues​​

tanja
​del angel

Family and couple activity PLANNING OFFICER​

045 783 55008
​tanja.delangel (at) familiary.fi
Finnish, English, Spanish

• Cooperation in family centres and welfare areas​
  
• Couple, family and divorce counselling
• Specialist work - parenthood, families and couple relationships 
• ​Family training
• Training for professionals and training contacts

Nora
  ​Dadi  

PEER SUPPORT AND FAMILY WORK PLANNing officer

050 502 1039
​nora.dadi (at) familiary.fi
Finnish, ​English, Arabic, Persian

      *Currently on study leave*

• Couple, family and divorce counselling
• Peer support activities (Duo Fathers groups, Integration groups and Job hunting groups)
• Specialist work on anti-racism, child protection, residence permit issues, and child cultural identity development and early childhood education​
• Training for professionals

yanika
​wilen 

specialist & trainer

050 366 0551
yanika.wilen (at) familiary.fi
​English, Finnish

• Training for professionals

amrita
​singh

Youth
​PLANNING OFFICER

045 78380949
amrita.singh (at) familiary.fi
Finnish, English, Swissgerman, German

• ​MunDuo - project management and coordination
• Contact person for youth activities
• Events and peer support groups
• Cooperation with youth organisations
• Expertise in the field of intercultural youth​

YVETTE
​AHONEN

​peer support coordinator

044 796 1113
​yvette.ahonen (at) familiary.fi
English, Spanish, Finnish

• Planning and coordination of peer activities for intercultural families
• Stakeholder cooperation and networking
• Planning and coordinating the activities of Belingual Clubs

EDVIN
​BEQIRI

association coordinator

045 783 56 872
edvin.beqiri (at) familiary.fi
English, Finnish, Albanian

• Membership matters
• Development of member services
• Coordination of events

Juan
​ayuso

communications & events secretary

juan.ayuso (at) familiary.fi
Spanish, Finnish, English

Maria ZACHAROPOULOU

Club Secretary
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maria.zacharopoulou (at) familiary.fi​
Greek, English, French

Michael
​suhonen

office secretary
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michael.suhonen (at) familiary.fi
English, Finnish

rebecca
​jayasinghe

social services intern 

rebecca.jayasinghe (at) familiary.fi
English, Sinhala

SIRRE
bojang

social services intern

sirre.bojang (at) familiary.fi
Finnish, English

Sherry
oso

Advocacy secretary

sherry.oso (at) familiary.fi
English, Finnish, Yoruba

FELICITY 
OSEMWOWA 

Intern​
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felicity.etinosa.osemwowa (at) familiary.fi
English, Finnish, Tiv

Sabine
​deutsch

social services Intern​​

sabine.deutsch (at) familiary.fi
​English, Finnish, German

Sheetal
​gonsalves

 business studies intern​​

sheetal.gonsalves (at) familiary.fi
​English,Finnish,Hindi,Marathi

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OUR BOARD MEMBERS

Chairperson ​​

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Anu Kytömäki
Email:
[email protected]​

Vice chairperson

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Oona Foster

Members

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Jamaar D. Powe-Ignatius
Oona Foster
​Sanna Airaksinen
Silvie Kroeker
Iida Dadi​

Deputy members 

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​Astrid Puumala-Thevenet
Amna Al-Rahal​