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Mothers in Business Kanta-Häme is launching English-language lunch meetups – a warm welcome to all international and Finnish mothers!

Families with children can get a free soup lunch on weekdays from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, or until the food runs out. From 12:30 PM, if there is food left, it can be given to others too.

May Day is a celebration of spring and labour. In Finland people celebrate May Day in many different ways on 30th of April and 1st of May.

Applying period for morning and after-school clubs for the 2025-2026 school year is March 15 – May 25, 2025.

Are you looking for support in job searching, learning Finnish or developing your working skills? The Quickly to Work (Nopeasti töihin) project offers flexible and versatile coaching to help you find your path into working life in the Hämeenlinna region.

Children’s Saturdays are family events organized by the cultural institutions of Hämeenlinna. These free events are part of Hämeenlinna’s Children’s Culture Promise.

Information for customers of the local government pilot on employment in Hämeenlinna and Hattula:

MyIntegration.fi has released a new course that can help you to easily learn the Finnish alphabet online.

Guidance and advice in Tagalog and English language is available on Fridays 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm in the International Service point in Kastelli. Take the waiting number for "Kotoutumisen palvelu".

On International Day, pupils from Comprehensive School in Renko meet people from different countries and practise English.

On April 24th, the City of Hämeenlinna hosted an Integration Forum (Kotofoorumi) to hear the voice of immigrants and associations in the area. 

Are you looking for a summer job, internship or maybe a job in Hämeenlinna?

Are you interested in a work trial where an experienced coach is at your side looking for a new direction in working life?

The Pysäkki's Volunteer Center activities promote the well-being of the community and the elderly in Hämeenlinna.

Would you like to go skiing or skating in Häme region? Or maybe you would love to sledge down a hill with your kids? Are you looking for ideas how to enjoy the winter time in Hämeenlinna? Here are some tips what you can do:

The international lounge (KV-olkkari) is addressed both to immigrants and Finns.

The health and social and services will be transferred from the City of Hämeenlinna to the Wellbeing services county of Kanta-Häme on January 1st, 2023.

The Hermes-app shares the working-life rules of the rural and forest sectors.

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment publishes multilingual information on possible power shortages.

Group activities of Hämeen Setlementti are back after the summer break.

Survey on experiencing hate speech and harassment and the influence thereof on the feeling of safety by members of different minorities — questionnaire for target groups in Finland

The "Uppis" Family Center in Hämeenlinna offers various activities and support for families with children.

Free clubs for everyone in Kumppanuustalo (Kirjastokatu 1, Hämeenlinna) and in Turenki.

Hämeenlinna City Council has elected Olli-Poika Parviainen as the new mayor of Hämeenlinna.

It is not allowed to cycle in the Sibelius forest. Biking in the Aulanko Nature Reserve is allowed only on specially marked routes.

Did you know that you can read online different magazines in your mother tongue?

Kela website in easy Finnish gives information about services and benefits in a clear and short form.