Varissuo Group has been rescheduled to start slightly later to accommodate, for example, studying mothers. The group meets every Friday at Varissuo Girls’ House (Katteluksenkatu 4, Turku) from 16:00 to 18:00. This multilingual group primarily speaks Finnish and English, with Kurdish and Farsi as support languages.

Raisio group continues at the same location and time, meeting weekly at Raisio Satelliitti (Hulvelankatu 2, Raisio) on Mondays from 13:30 to 15:30. The primary language spoken in this group is Albanian.

City Center Group has moved from Manilla to the premises of International House Turku (Linnankatu 31, Turku). The new group starts on March 11, 2025, and will meet weekly on Tuesdays from 13:30 to 15:30. Welcome to the new and improved space, both new and returning participants! This multilingual group primarily speaks Finnish and English, with Ukrainian and Russian as support languages.

Halinen Group is a new group that started earlier this year! It is open to all language groups and meets at Mustikka (Kardinaalinkatu 3 P, Turku) approximately once a month on Fridays from 18:00 to 21:00 on the following dates: February 28, April 4, April 25, and May 16.

The Pilot Mothet Project supports immigrant stay-at-home mothers in discovering their strengths, finding employment, and practicing the Finnish language. The groups are led by peer guides, also known as luotsit. Children are welcome to join the groups! You can join the group by going to the location, signing up through this link, or by emailing the group leader directly.

In the groups, mothers receive support in areas such as employment and motherhood. Participants’ wishes are taken into account in the content of the activities. Children are welcome to join the groups. A programme is organised for them at the same time. Two of the groups are multilingual and can be attended by people from any language background. In the other two groups, the main languages are Kurdish, Farsi and Albanian, but Finnish can also be used. For more information on the groups, click here.

To register for the groups, clickhere.

For more information about the groups, please contact the peer mentors or kirsi.arolainen(a)humak.fi.

There will be fun programme for the whole family, including an obstacle course and circus activities for children. Bring your own picnic lunch! The event is free. Photos may be taken at the event, so please let the organisers know if you don’t want to be photographed. Weather permitting! The event is organised by the Pilot Mother Project by Humak, Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (MLL) and International House Turku. The event is co-funded by the European Union.

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The peer mentors are trained in May. The trainers are project manager Jenni Hernelahti and expert Kirsi Arolainen from Humak. There will be a total of four training sessions, during which, among other things, the content and practices of group activities and reaching the target group will be discussed.