Services and helplines for young people

Here are some services that provide help, support or information, especially online or by phone:

For Sua, Soma reduces sexual harassment, harassment and violence against young people in Some. The Sessa for somessa team replies to messages every weekday until evening: @suavarten_official (Instagram and TikTok)

Children’s and young people’s phone: toll free number 116111: Mon – Fri from 2 pm to 8 pm and Sat – Sun from 5 pm to 8 pm, chat: https://www.nuortennetti.fi/apua-ja-tukea/lasten-ja-nuorten-puhelin/

Online letter service for children and young people: https://lasten-ja-nuorten.kirjepalvelu.mll.fi/

Sekasins chat: For 12-29-year olds. Weekdays at 9-24, on weekends at 15-24. http://sekasin247.fi/

The Youth Exit: For 13–29-year olds. Information about your own borders and support in situations where your own borders have been violated. The chat is open Tuesdays from 4 to 7 p.m. and Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m.: https://nuortenexit.fi/

Netari: Youth center online: www.netari.fi/. Several  chat-services: https://www.netari.fi/#chat-kalenteri

Turv @ online services: For those who have experienced digital violence and online hatred. Turv @ web chat, Wednesdays 12–14, https://www.naistenlinja.fi/turvaverkko/ .

Turv @ web phone, tel. 0800 02400, Thursdays 12–14. Online letter service: https://www.naistenlinja.fi/palvelut/kysymys-vastaus/

Instructions and information on sexual harassment:

Nuortennetti: Support and action, information and discussions: https://www.nuortennetti.fi/,

Sexual harassment online: https://www.nuortennetti.fi/netti-ja-media/seksuaalinen-hairinta-netissa/ ,

Help with sexual harassment and violence: https://www.nuortennetti.fi/apua-ja-tukea/apua-seksuaaliseen-hairintaan-ja-vakivaltaan/

The Finnish hotline Nettivihje: You can anonymously report child sexual harassment or abuse online, for instance if your nude or semi-nude picture has been distributed without your consent: https://www.pelastakaalapset.fi/en/our-work-in-finland/child-protection-and-finnish-hotline/report-illegal-content/

Rikosuhripäivystys (RIKU): if you feel you have become a victim of crime, you are a relative of a victim of crime, or you are a witness of a criminal case, you can fill in the contact form https://www.riku.fi/en/contact-information/contact-request/. Helpline 116 006, in Finnish Mon-Tue at 13-21 and on Wed-Fri at 17-21, in Swedish on Wed at 13-17. CHAT (mainly in Finnish) Mon–Fri at 9–15 and Mon at 17–19: https://www.riku.fi/en/services/rikuchat-online-service/  .