Reception centres can provide you with a range of reception services, including healthcare and social services as well as reception allowance.

However, if your residence in Finland is permanent, you may be entitled to financial assistance  from Kela . Kela can consider someone to be living permanently in Finland if:

• a family member (spouse/partner or under-age child) is already living in Finland
• they have lived in Finland previously
• they will work or study in Finland for at least two years.

There may also be an entitlement to Kela benefits for someone who works in Finland and is paid at least EUR 741.75 per month. This must be checked in each particular case. Ukrainians who have not yet received financial assistance from reception centers can request emergency financial assistance from Kela in the form of vouchers to purchase food and necessary prescription medicines.

The Social Insurance Institution of Finland pays child support for all children under the age of 17 living permanently in Finland.

Save the Children Finland , SOS Children's Villages (contact details only in Finnish), Vamlas Foundation (for young people with disabilities) are non-governmental bodies which might be able to assist.

There are no special benefits, but pregnant and nursing woman are entitled to receive maternity clinic services.

The Association of Ukrainians in Finland has established the Help Center for Ukrainians in Helsinki. There you can receive counseling, psychological support, clothes, and other assistance, as well as socialise with other Ukrainians. Please check their website here .

Municipalities are responsible for arranging the social and health services that older people require. Informal carers of elderly people may receive support and other assistance from municipalities.

On pages Acting as an informal carer you can read more about becoming an informal carer and the financial support and other available help for informal carers. Municipalities may provide transport services for elderly people with limited means who are not able to use public transport.

Further information is available through the information portal on citizens' services .

Mobility aids, rehabilitation and services helping in independent living are available to people with disabilities. People with hearing and speech difficulties have the right to receive interpretation services. Many of the services are jointly provided by municipalities and non-governmental organisations.

Informal carers of disabled people may receive support and other assistance from municipalities. In the guide As an informal carer for a loved one you can read more about becoming an informal carer and the financial support and other available help for informal carers.

Further information is available through the information portal on citizens' services .

You can join the Association of Ukrainians in Finland, which is organizing humanitarian aid for those in need in Ukraine and coordinates assistance to Ukrainian refugees arriving in Finland. Please find more information on the website of the organization here .