The Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities is a membership organisation based in the Finnish city of Helsinki. It is a powerful advocate for all Finnish municipalities and promotes local self-government and the modernisation of municipal services. The Association’s core tasks are to promote the interests and development of municipalities and their partner organisations and to provide services for them.

Main Areas of Work

• Children and young people
• Children at risk of social exclusion
• Homeless
• Elderly
• People with addiction
• People with physical disabilities
• People with mental disabilities
• Mental health
• Public Health
• Victims of domestic abuse
• Gender equality
• Counteracting and supporting victims of gender-based violence
• Migrants
• Social Integration
• Beneficiaries of minimum income
• Poverty
• Recipients of care
• Foster care

Responsibilities/ Services

• Capacity building and training
• Research and development
• Maintaining networks for managers and social workers
• Representing and defending interests of their members