PerhePesä - Family Nest

Woman showing pictures from the book to her child while lying on the floor.

PerhePesät (“Family Nests”) are professionally supervised meeting places for families .The activities are open to all families with children and free of charge.

There is currently a total of four nests: in Oulu, Kuusamo, Rovaniemi and Ylivieska. You can explore city-specific details below.  Websites are in Finnish. 

  • The activity is professionally guided support for families in their everyday environment

  • Meeting place and peer support arena

  • Activities strengthen families' resources and ability to cope with everyday life and raising children (guidance and counseling in situations that burden families)

  • If necessary, they are directed to the services of the municipality or other organizations

  • The activities of PerhePesä are planned together with the families.

  • The activities of PerhePesä can also be activities organized by partners or volunteers for families with children.

Woman showing pictures from the book to her child while lying on the floor.
Woman showing pictures from the book to her child while lying on the floor.
Woman showing pictures from the book to her child while lying on the floor.
Woman showing pictures from the book to her child while lying on the floor.

Contact information:

PerhePesä Kuusamo

Eeva-Liisa Heikkinen
Instructor of child and family activities
eeva-liisa.heikkinen(at)mll.fi
p. 040 8458078

PerhePesä Oulu

Annika Ylitalo
PerhePesä coordinator
annika.ylitalo(at)mll.fi
p. 045 8531552

PerhePesä Rovaniemi

Tiia Nyman
tiia.nyman(at)mll.fi
p. 040 7577043

PerhePesä Ylivieska

Reetta Anttila
Instructor of child and family activities
Reetta.anttila(at)mll.fi
p. 044 7396718