Meeting place services

Lead-in paragraph

Supervised and supported meetings and exchanges are organised on the basis of an agreement confirmed by the child welfare supervisor or a court decision.

A child and parent living separately can meet each other at the meeting places arranged by the City of Helsinki through competitive tendering. At the meeting places, it is possible to organise supervised and supported meetings and supervised exchanges for children in Helsinki, if support or supervision is necessary for the best interests of the child.

Supervised and supported meetings and exchanges are arranged on the basis of an agreement confirmed by the child welfare supervisor or a court decision, and they are free of charge for the families.

The arrangement of meetings begins with the parents submitting to the Family Law Services Unit a decision concerning the meetings or an agreement confirmed outside Helsinki. After that, the unit makes a decision on the procurement of the service, and the decision is sent to both parents. The decision includes the contact information for the meeting place. The parents then book an introductory visit and the meeting times directly from the meeting place.