Social work at the social welfare offices

It is advisable to contact a social worker at the social welfare offices when

• the family faces difficulties with providing care and education for either children or adolescents
• the abuse of intoxicants affects one's own life and/or that of close persons
• the family has financial difficulties
• you are facing other crises in your life
• you need advice and guidance concerning social security or services.

In addition to basic social work, other services include: intoxicant abuse prevention and treatment, children's placing-out along with issues relating to fatherhood acknowledgement and child guardianship.

There are two kinds of social welfare offices: ones for families with children, and one for adults.

Social work is also comprised of community work and rehabilitating work experience.

Leading workers:

Telephone contact through the Switchboard of Social Services and Health Care: 03 565 713
Opening hours Mon - Fri 8.30 - 15.45

E-mail addresses of the personnel are of the format firstname.lastname@tampere.fi