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Terapianavigaattori
FreeRun by: HUS / Terapiat etulinjaan (tech at DigiFinland from 2026)
Gives you a consent code, valid for a month, that you hand to a professional.
- When
- Available any time. This is a website, not a service with opening hours.
- Anonymity
- No name needed
Details checked 2026-09-08
Mielenterveystalo self-help programmes
FreeRun by: HUS Helsingin yliopistollinen sairaala
No referral, and nothing to sign up for. Open it and start.
- When
- Available any time. This is a website, not a service with opening hours.
- Anonymity
- No name needed
Details checked 2026-09-08
Your health station (ensijäsennys)
FreeRun by: Your wellbeing services county (hyvinvointialue)
A small health-centre fee may apply. This is the door to a referral.
- When
- Hours vary by location, so check the site for yours
- Who you talk to
- A professional
- Anonymity
- Uses your real identity
Details checked 2026-09-08
YTHS, the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS)
FreeRun by: YTHS, Ylioppilaiden terveydenhoitosäätiö (FSHS)
For Bachelor's and Master's degree students at Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences, registered as attending. Not for doctoral, open university or exchange students.
No charge per visit: it is covered by the student healthcare fee you pay Kela. An appointment you miss without cancelling at least 24 hours ahead is charged. You start with the assessment team by phone or chat, who decide with you between groups, a psychiatric nurse, a psychologist for short-term therapy, or a psychiatrist.
- When
- Chat Mon–Thu 8–15, Fri 8–14. Phone hours change, so check the site.
- Who you talk to
- A professional
- Anonymity
- Uses your real identity
Open the site046 710 1073
Details checked 2026-09-18
Interventionavigaattori
FreeRun by: HUS / Terapiat etulinjaan
The youth counterpart to Terapianavigaattori, used together with a professional who works with young people.
Not available in your language. Available in: Finnish, Swedish
- When
- Available any time. This is a website, not a service with opening hours.
- Anonymity
- No name needed
Details checked 2026-09-08
Tukinet
FreeRun by: MIELI Suomen Mielenterveys ry
Dozens of Finnish organisations run their chats and support relationships here.
- When
- Chats and groups run on a schedule that changes, so see the site for what is open now
- Who you talk to
- A professional or a trained volunteer
- Anonymity
- No real name, but you register first
Details checked 2026-09-08
MIELI Kriisichat
FreeRun by: MIELI Suomen Mielenterveys ry
Never a bot. There is always a person at the other end.
Not available in your language. Available in: Finnish
- When
- Evenings, Monday to Thursday. Check the site for exact times.
- Who you talk to
- A professional or a trained volunteer
- Anonymity
- No name needed
Details checked 2026-09-08
MIELI Crisis Chat and Crisis Email (English)
FreeRun by: MIELI Suomen Mielenterveys ry
Chat and email only: MIELI closed its English crisis phone line in March 2026. Booking goes through Tukinet. Replies to English messages take longer than to Finnish ones, which is worth knowing before you write.
- When
- By appointment, and not always available. Book the chat at least 30 minutes ahead.
- Who you talk to
- A professional or a trained volunteer
- Anonymity
- No real name, but you register first
Details checked 2026-09-21
MIELI Kristelefonen (Swedish crisis line)
FreeRun by: MIELI Suomen Mielenterveys ry
MIELI's Swedish line, separate from the Finnish one and with its own hours.
Not available in your language. Available in: Swedish
- When
- Mon and Wed 16–20, Tue, Thu and Fri 9–13
- Who you talk to
- A professional or a trained volunteer
- Anonymity
- No name needed
Open the site09 2525 0112
Details checked 2026-09-08
Ärligt talat
FreeRun by: Ärligt talat
For ages 13 to 29. You talk to a licensed psychologist or a professional counsellor, and it is open in the evening, when Sekasin's Swedish chat is not.
Not available in your language. Available in: Swedish
- When
- Mon–Fri 9–12 and 19–22
- Who you talk to
- A professional
- Anonymity
- No name needed
Details checked 2026-09-08
Sekasin-chat
FreeRun by: MIELI Suomen Mielenterveys ry and partners
For ages 12 to 29.
Not available in your language. Available in: Finnish, Swedish
- When
- Mon–Fri 9–24, Sat–Sun 15–24
- Who you talk to
- A professional or a trained volunteer
- Anonymity
- No name needed
Details checked 2026-09-08
Valoa-chat
FreeRun by: Mielenterveyden keskusliitto
In the evenings you talk to a volunteer who has been through mental-health difficulties themselves. That is a different kind of conversation from a professional one, and for some people the more useful one.
Not available in your language. Available in: Finnish
- When
- Advice from a specialist weekdays 12–15 · peer support Wed and Thu 18–20 · group chat the first Tuesday of the month 18–19:30
- Who you talk to
- A professional or a trained volunteer
- Anonymity
- No name needed
Details checked 2026-09-08
Klubitalot (Clubhouses)
FreeRun by: Suomen Klubitalot ry and its member clubhouses
For working-age adults recovering from mental-health difficulties.
A community where members and staff work side by side: a structured day, peer support, and help back to work or studies. Membership is free, voluntary and has no time limit. 21 clubhouses around Finland, and eKlubitalo online.
Not available in your language. Available in: Finnish
- When
- Each clubhouse has its own hours. Find yours on the map.
- Who you talk to
- A professional
- Anonymity
- Uses your real identity
Details checked 2026-10-12
FinFami Uusimaa
FreeRun by: FinFami Uusimaa ry
For family and friends of someone with mental-health difficulties, in the Uusimaa region.
Free, confidential conversations with a professional, and peer groups with others whose close one is unwell.
- When
- Hours change, so check the site before you go
- Who you talk to
- A professional
- Anonymity
- You can register, or not
Details checked 2026-10-12
Kirkon keskusteluapu (the Church's listening line)
FreeRun by: Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko
No fee, and anonymous: your number is not shown to whoever answers. It is an ordinary mobile number, so your operator charges the call at your usual rate. Answered in Finnish by trained volunteers and church workers, all bound by confidentiality.
Not available in your language. Available in: Finnish
- When
- Phone every day 18–24 · chat Mon–Fri 16–20
- Who you talk to
- A professional or a trained volunteer
- Anonymity
- No name needed
Open the site0400 221 180
Details checked 2026-09-18
Mind Matters, Nyyti's online course
FreeRun by: Nyyti ry
Open to everyone, not only students, and there is nothing to sign up for. It takes about two to two and a half hours, and you can do it in parts.
- When
- Available any time. This is a website, not a service with opening hours.
- Anonymity
- No name needed
Details checked 2026-09-18
Learn Life Skills, a self-help course by Nyyti
FreeRun by: Nyyti ry
Written by Nyyti for students. Anyone can use it.
Fourteen short sections, from sleep and stress to thoughts, emotions and loneliness, done at your own pace on Hyvä kysymys. Nothing is saved unless you save it.
- When
- Available any time. This is a website, not a service with opening hours.
- Anonymity
- No name needed
Details checked 2026-10-01
Nyyti's Information about Mental Health
FreeRun by: Nyyti ry
Written for students. Anyone can read it.
Plain-language pages to read, on anxiety, sleep, stress, loneliness, studying and more. Information, not a service.
- When
- Available any time. This is a website, not a service with opening hours.
- Anonymity
- No name needed
Details checked 2026-10-01
Nyyti's peer support groups
FreeRun by: Nyyti ry
For adult students. Some groups are only for students in higher education.
Each group has its own page. Toivo mielessä, for example, is led by a Nyyti staff member, meets six times over five weeks, and asks you to come to all six.
- When
- Groups run in set periods through the term. Register in advance on nyyti.fi.
- Who you talk to
- A professional
- Anonymity
- No real name, but you register first
Details checked 2026-09-18
Tukikeskustelu, Nyyti's support discussions
FreeRun by: Nyyti ry
For students aged 18 and over.
One 45-minute conversation, or up to three, mostly by video. Not therapy or counselling: a chance to talk things through. You can use a nickname.
Not available in your language. Available in: Finnish
- When
- By appointment. Apply through the form on nyyti.fi, and Nyyti gets in touch within about two weeks to agree a time.
- Who you talk to
- A professional or a trained volunteer
- Anonymity
- No real name, but you register first
Details checked 2026-10-01
HUS Nettiterapiat
Free with a referralRun by: HUS Helsingin yliopistollinen sairaala
Free at the point of use. A doctor writes the referral; you cannot apply directly.
Not available in your language. Available in: Finnish, Swedish
- When
- Available any time. This is a website, not a service with opening hours.
- Who you talk to
- A professional
- Anonymity
- Uses your real identity
Details checked 2026-09-08
Kela rehabilitative psychotherapy
Kela-subsidisedRun by: Kela
Kela pays a fixed share per session; you pay the rest (the omavastuu). Confirm current rates with Kela.
- When
- Hours vary by location, so check the site for yours
- Who you talk to
- A professional
- Anonymity
- Uses your real identity
Details checked 2026-09-08
7 Cups
FreeRun by: 7 Cups of Tea, Inc. (United States)
Run from the United States.
International volunteer listeners; quality varies; not moderated in real time; not a crisis service. Listed last, and only because there is no Finnish English-language peer chat available around the clock.
- When
- Hours change, so check the site before you go
- Who you talk to
- A peer with lived experience
- Anonymity
- No real name, but you register first
Details checked 2026-09-08