Instructions for Service Providers

• Describe your services directly in the Finnish Service Catalogue.
• Ensure that each service is assigned the correct service class (see the list below).

Associations and organisations can choose one of the following two options:

• Describe your services directly in the Finnish Service Catalogue.
• Describe your services in the Lähellä.fi online service
  • Long-term activity listings under the categories “Hobbies and Leisure” or “Support and Help” are transferred to the Finnish Service Catalogue and further to the Wellbeing Guide.
  • Events and long-term activities are also displayed in a widget on the Organisations and Associations in Ostrobothnia page in the Wellbeing Guide. You will find a link to the page on the front page of the Wellbeing Guide.

If you need support to registrate and submit announcements, you can contact Tarja Mäkitalo (tarja.makitalo@pohy.fi) at Ostrobothnian Associations (POHY).

More information is available on POHY’s website(you will be directed to another service).

Read more about how activity announcements are transferred from the Lähellä.fi online service to the Finnish Service Catalogue (in finnish).(you will be directed to another service)

The Wellbeing Services County of Ostrobothnia describes all its services directly in the Finnish Service Catalogue(you will be directed to another service).

Themes of the Wellbeing Guide an service class codes:

• Support for lifestyle change
  • P5.11 Self-care and self-management
  • P5.17 Advisory and guidance services for health and wellbeing
  • P5.8 Health examinations
  • P5.9 Pupil and student health care
• Exercise and nature
  • P27.1 Sports and exercise
  • P27.2 Hiking
  • P27.3 Boating
  • P27.4 Hunting
  • P27.5 Fishing
• Culture and leisure
  • P25.1 Libraries
  • P25.2 Arts
  • P25.3 Museums
  • P25.4 Archives
  • P25.5 Free-time services
  • P25.6 Religions and worldviews
  • P25.7 General education
• Nutrition and oral health
  • P5.10 Oral and dental health care
  • P5.20 Nutrition
• Substance abuse and addictions
  • P5.7 Substance abuse and mental health services
  • P5.9 Pupil and student health care
• Mental wellbeing
  • P5.7 Substance abuse and mental health services
  • P5.9 Pupil and student health care
• Social relationships and peer support
  • P4.2 Services for the elderly
  • P4.12 Peer, voluntary, and experience activities in the social sector
  • P4.13 Counselling and guidance services in the social sector
  • P4.14 Auxiliary and support services complementing social services
  • P5.13 Rehabilitation
  • P5.16 Peer, voluntary, and experience activities related to health and wellbeing
  • P8.3 Civic participation
  • P10.8 Experience, peer, and organisational activities for the unemployed
  • P28.1 Open youth work
  • P28.2 Young people’s hobbies and independent activities
  • P28.3 Youth workshop activities
  • P28.4 Outreach youth work
  • P28.5 Information, advice, and guidance services for young people
  • P28.6 Services supporting young people’s societal inclusion
• Brain health and sleep
  • P5.11 Self-care and self-management
• Sexual health
  • P3.1 Monogamous and polyamorous relationships
  • P7.10 Minorities
• Parenthood
  • P3.1 Monogamous and polyamorous relationships
  • P3.2 Having a child
  • P3.4 Day care
  • P3.5 Family mediation and family law
  • P3.6 Social services and support for families with children
  • P3.7 Familly guidance and counselling
  • P4.9 Social services of pupil and student welfare
  • P4.12 Peer, voluntary and experience activities in the social sector
  • P4.13 Counselling and guidance services in the social sector
  • P5.16 Peer, voluntary and experience activities related ti health and wellbeing
  • P6.1 Pre-school education
  • P6.2 Basic education
  • P6.3 Morning and afternoon club activities
  • P28.2 Young people’s hobbies and independent activities
  • P28.5 Information, advice and guidance services for young people