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

You are welcome to join and discuss and learn about topics mentioned below on the schedule. Address: Kumppanuustalo, Kirjastokatu 1. Wednesdays at 16:30–18:00. Language: English.

In week 42 (Sep. 13th to Sep. 19th, 2025) schools are closed for autumn holiday.

Questions about employment or job seeking? Come visit us at Wetteri, located at Wetterhoffinkatu 2 (Kastelli), on Fridays between 10:00 AM and 3:30 PM. No appointment is needed and the service is free of charge.

It is a hot summer, and many people are going swimming. This summer, many people have drowned in Finland. There have also been near-drowning accidents in the Kanta-Häme area.

Multilingual civic orientation is a service that provides immigrants with information about Finnish society in their own native language. It supports integration and other services by offering a broader understanding of how Finnish society works and helping immigrants participate in it more quickly.

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.

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?

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 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

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.