Mannerheimin Lastensuojeluliitto's family cafés are open meeting places for everyone. At the family café, both children and adults meet each other and engage in activities together. Different generations and cultures also meet there. Children, mothers, fathers, grandparents, and other adults close to the child are warmly welcome to join. Welcome!
The Swedish-speaking word art club for 3rd to 5th graders meets at Kauniaisten kirjasto. Tuesdays from August 25th to December 1st, from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM. Petra Norrgård is the leader. The club is free of charge. Register here: Eepos: Sydkustens ordkonstskola https://ordkonst.fi/sv/anmalan/
Come do your homework, read, play boardgames, color, and relax in a safe and welcoming space! No registration – just drop in whenever you like! The activity is aimed at primary school children.
Tapiolan kirjasto, Espoon kulttuurikeskus, Kulttuuriaukio 2 · Espoo
Come alone or with family and friends. We'll have coffee, tea, and snacks. Sometimes there are themed activities too. It's free, and you don't need to register in advance.
Karaoke open to everyone and free of charge once a month on Wednesdays at the Hakunila resident farm: 27.3. at 10-12, 24.4. from 10 to 12 and 22.5. from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Welcome to sing, listen and dance.
The Tänään tavataan café meets every Wednesday from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM. Coffee and biscuits are available. Children can play, and adults can get to know other families. It's a relaxed time for togetherness, activities, and making new connections. The Tänään tavataan café is a multicultural meeting place for all families with babies and children. Weather permitting, the café is held in the yard of Leikkipuisto Lampi at Leikkikuja 4. In winter, it moves indoors to Leikkipuisto Lampi at Sakara 3. For more details, check Instagram @leikkipuisto_lampi.
At the playground, we'll enjoy the fun of imaginative play with changing themes. In the 'Today We Play!' activities, children and adults can dive into the world of games and imagination. Families, together with the session leaders, will build inviting play environments: a shop, a harbour, a home play area, a traffic city, animal nests, and all sorts of other things. Themes change with the seasons and according to participants' wishes. Kids will find playmates, and while they play, parents can get to know other families. Children and parents can help plan and run the activities with the session leaders. You can warm up your own food and make coffee or tea.
You're always welcome to come and play in the playground's yard! During our yard activity sessions, we'll play with different toys and themes, based on what everyone wants to do – maybe obstacle courses, bike games, or anything else! Come and help us come up with play ideas with our leaders. Kids will find playmates, and parents can get to know other families. You can warm up your own food and make coffee or tea here.
Leikkipuisto Kipinäpuisto, Kivikonkaari 31 · Helsinki
You can always come and play in the playground's yard! During the yard activity session, we play with different toys and themes based on what participants want – obstacle courses, bike games, or anything else! Come and help develop play ideas with the leaders. Children will find playmates, and parents can get to know other families with children while they play. You can warm up your own food.
Leikkipuisto Mellunmäki, Pyhätunturintie 2 · Helsinki
Come along to the playground's family morning to play, sing, rhyme, move, create art, and explore! The play and activity environment allows parents and children to do things and play together, and kids can find playmates. Parents can get to know other families, and kids can find playmates. Parents and children can help plan and run the activities with the session leaders. You can warm up your own food and make coffee or tea.
You can always come and play in the playground's yard! During the yard activity session, we play with different toys and themes based on what participants want – obstacle courses, bike games, or anything else! Come and help develop play ideas with the leaders. Children will find playmates, and parents can get to know other families with children while they play. You can warm up your own food and make coffee/tea.
Come along to the MLL family café at Torpparinmäen leikkipuisto! At the MLL family café, you can meet other parents from the area, find playmates for your child, and just take a breather. There'll be some snacks available. For more info, ask the session leaders or call 0403344256. Please only come if you're feeling well.
Leikkipuisto Torpparinmäki, Käräjätuvantie 3 · Helsinki
Free0–6 yrs
Leikkipuisto Torpparinmäki ja Mannerheimin lastensuojeluliitto, Pakilan yhdistys
Changing play themes and movement for children over 1 year old, either in the playground yard or indoors. You can find more detailed information about the day's session on Leikkipuisto Lahnalahti's Instagram page and on the playground's notice board.
Leikkipuisto Lahnalahti, Lauttasaarentie 40a · Helsinki
All families with babies are welcome to the playground's baby morning. This led session is perfect for babies from the lying-down stage right up to crawling age. We'll play, do rhymes, sing, and move together. It's a great chance for parents to meet other baby families and for little ones to find playmates.
Leikkipuisto Rusthollari, Rusthollarintie 15 · Helsinki
At the toddler morning, children can enjoy themselves with their parents. Themes and guided sessions change weekly, and families with small children can play, spend time together, and get to know each other. You can eat your own snacks and/or warm up your own food. For more information about the activities, ask the session leaders, email lp.etupelto@hel.fi, or call 0403344238. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for weekly updates on our activities.
You're always welcome to come and play in the playground's yard! During our yard activity sessions, we'll play with different toys and themes. We might have an obstacle course, hobby horses, play shop, a car wash, scavenger hunts, or anything else!
Leikkipuisto Linnunrata, Linnunradantie 8 · Helsinki
Welcome to the family morning at the family house for rhymes, movement, and exploration! The play and activity environment lets parents and children do things and play together, and kids will find playmates. While the children play, parents can get to know other families. Children and parents can help plan and run activities with the leaders. For more details, schedules, and program descriptions, check the family house's Instagram and Facebook pages. You can warm up your own food and make coffee/tea. The family house also has diaper changing facilities. Address: Haukilahdenkuja 3. We share the premises with Päiväkoti Viola, but the family house has its own entrance. Note! Strollers can be left in the fenced area under the canopy in the inner courtyard (shared with Päiväkoti Viola). We are open Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 4 PM. You can always drop in to play and have fun.
Want to learn to play chess or looking for a playing partner? Come join the library's chess club! The club meets on the last Wednesdays of the month: August 26th, September 30th, October 28th, November 25th, and December 16th, from 5 PM to 7 PM. The club is for players of all skill levels, and all ages from primary schoolers upwards are welcome. It's run by two volunteers who are chess enthusiasts.
Tapulikaupungin kirjasto, Ajurinaukio 5 · Helsinki
Come alone or with family and friends, according to your own schedule. Coffee, tea, porridge, and good company are available. The activity is free of charge and open to everyone.
A relaxed, cozy, and safe living room space for young people, specifically for girls and young women, taking into account gender diversity and respecting self-determination.
Leppis clubs: For children aged 3–6. The club meets five times, starting on Thursday, October 1st (no club on October 22nd). 3-4 year olds meet from 5 PM - 5:45 PM, and 5-6 year olds from 6 PM - 6:45 PM. In this family club session, adults and children play and move together. You'll also learn to notice math in everyday life, and after each session, you'll get ideas to try at home. The goal is to increase parents' understanding of the importance of early mathematical skills for a child's development. The event offers concrete examples of how math can be supported in everyday life through play and interaction. Children must participate with a guardian/adult. The club is free! REGISTER FOR THE CLUB. Organizer: Matemaattisten Aineiden Opettajien Liitto MAOL ry. Ask for more information: jasmin.valimaki@maol.fi.
Everyone is welcome to the Warrior Cats club! The club meets every other Thursday from 5 PM - 6 PM. The first session this autumn is on September 3rd. The club isn't too serious; sometimes we'll do activities, and sometimes other Warrior Cats-themed things. The club leader is 14 years old, but people of all ages are welcome; there's no age limit. We hope as many people as possible can make it!
Rovaniemi peer meeting for families with rare diseases
Welcome to a peer meeting for families with rare diseases, in the spirit of pizza Friday! Everyone is welcome to come as they are – to enjoy treats and chat.
Vesalan nuta is open to all rainbow youth and allies! Welcome, 12–17 year olds who identify as rainbow or are exploring rainbow issues. Come alone or with friends, here you can hang out with like-minded people. The entire youth centre is at our disposal! No separate registration is needed. More info via WhatsApp / text: Hannes 040 3545367 / Sari 041 5121761.
Duo Living Room is a cosy space designed for intercultural families, where families can meet, share experiences, play and spend time together. Duo Living Room offers parents and children the chance to get to know one another, make friends and get peer support in a safe and familiar environment. The meetings involve relaxed socialising, children’s play and reading, as well as small activities led by volunteers. The atmosphere at the Duo Living Room is relaxed – you can join in whenever it suits you and stay for as long as you like!
Everyone is welcome to this youth study group if they need a quiet space for homework or studying for exams. The library provides coffee, tea, and a small snack for participants. Mondays from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM on November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, and December 7. Location: Neva-monitoimisali. No advance registration needed, welcome!