Niemikotisäätiö, taking the environment into account is a central part of daily work. This work is now being strengthened with renewed environmental and wellbeing themes, which change monthly and bring practical ways to promote sustainable wellbeing in everyday life.
The new themes will be launched at an environmental event held on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at the Malmi Day Activity Centre.
Satu Rintala, Lead Instructor at Niemikotisäätiö’s Otsonpolku, and Emma Heikkinen, Lead Instructor at Valtti Valmennus, participated in an international study visit to Toulouse, France in February together with Finnish partner organisations. The visit was part of an Erasmus-funded collaboration between the Sosped Foundation and the French organisation UFCV, focusing on supporting people with significant barriers to employment in finding their way into working life.
Kävin marraskuussa entisessä kotikaupungissani Milanossa ja haastattelin psykiatri Emanuela Apicellaa 04.11. Varesen Food for mind -keskuksessa, jonka johtaja hän on.
When Timo Heinilä started at the Niemikotisäätiö Foundation in 1996, the world looked very different in many ways. The internet was only just emerging, digital skills were not part of rehabilitation,…
At Niemikotisäätiö, Niina Sahlberg does work whose impact is felt throughout the organisation. Alongside her role as an instructor, she has in recent years led several extensive initiatives, including the development of data protection practices and advancing the client information system to the next level.
In my view, people’s motivations should not be ranked or judged. During the supervisor training I attended, we discussed several times how even a seemingly self-interested motive can be a good motive in the field of volunteering.
At Niemikotisäätiö’s Haaga Activity Centre, a group of service users runs their own editorial team, producing the annual Haiku magazine. Haiku is not just a magazine; it is a shared project in which everyone has an important role.
Over the past year, Niemikoti Foundation has made a determined leap forward in developing its data protection practices. The starting point was clear: in an external assessment, the level of data protection scored just 14 points. Today, that figure has already risen to 75.
Niina Sahlberg, who has served as the Data Protection Officer, describes the initial situation simply: there was a lot of room for improvement. Once the results showing 14 points were received, the work began in a systematic and step-by-step manner.
Niemikoti Foundation’s activities in Kontula have entered a new phase as two of the foundation’s units, Jälleenvuokraus and Otsonpolku, have moved to the same address at Kilpolantie 2.
Snow lashes down and the wind hits our faces. It is quite dark and gloomy. We may find ourselves wondering where to draw more strength and resilience from.
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