Join the Neighbourhood Mothers’ community!
The Neighbourhood Mothers program is a peer support volunteer activity for women who have moved to Finland. We organise group activities, help women and contribute to Finnish society. Join our empowering community!
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Our activities are for all women who haved moved to Finland. Activities are free of charge.
Next activities
Imatra: Creative Womens’ Circle (every other Friday 3-5 pm)
Lappeenranta: Women’s yoga (Saturdays at 10-11AM)
Lappeenranta: Let’s speak Finnish together (Mondays at 3-4:30PM)
Lappeenranta: Women’s Circle (once a month, Fridays 17.1/ 28.2./ 14.3./ 11.4./ 9.5. at 3-5PM)
Espoo: Niittykumpu Cozy Corner (every Wednesday from 16-18)
Lappeenranta: Cafe&Crochet (Every other Wednesday at 3-5PM, starting from 29.1)
Neighbourhood Mothers help
Neighbourhood Mothers support women who have moved to Finland in different daily challenges. They can help to understand Finnish culture, help to find local health and social services and even advice on how to get a bus card.
Watch a video about our program
See in the video how Neighbourhood Mothers help women to build their life in Finland.
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Support our activities
By supporting Neighbourhood Mothers, you are supporting international women who moved to Finland find their place in the society as active members. Every donation counts towards integration and inclusion.
Frequently Asked Questions
You are welcome to take part in activities organised by Neighbourhood Mothers even if you don’t speak Finnish. Activities are organised in several languages and Neighbourhood Mothers have a wide range of language skills. We can also find a Neighbourhood Mother with the same language skills as you, so you can get to know our activities in the comfort of your own language.
You can participate even if you don’t have children. Our activities are for all women who have moved to Finland, not just mothers!
Participation in the Neighbourhood Mother activities is free of charge. There is no charge for catering or participating in activities at Neighbourhood Mother Cafés or groups.
I’m glad you’re interested in becoming a Neighbourhood Mother! First think about what kind of activities you are interested in: whether you want to organise community activities in your area or help women with one-to-one meetings. Also, think about how much time you can commit to volunteering. Then check the “Get involved” page for dates of upcoming trainings and apply. Once you have filled in the application form, you will be contacted by the Neighbourhood Mothers’ coordinator.
As a Neighbourhood Mother, you can use your skills, grow your social networks and do good while getting to know women in similar situations. You can support the integration of other women who have moved to Finland and make new friends. Welcome to our wonderful community!
The activities are mostly aimed at women only. Men can participate in activities organised by Neighbourhood Mothers, which are specifically mentioned as being open to the whole family, including men.