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The wellbeing services county of Southwest Finland

Contact information on management of services for the elderly

On this page, you can find the key contact information on services for the elderly in the Wellbeing Services County of Southwest Finland. If you need or a person close to you needs services for the elderly, contact the centralised client guidance for the elderly in Southwest Finland.

If you have or an elderly person close to you has a valid client relationship with, for example, the home care services or services for persons with disabilities of the Wellbeing Services County of Southwest Finland, please contact primarily the service provider. 

If, on the other hand, you do not yet receive services for the elderly, you can contact the centralised client guidance for the elderly in Southwest Finland. The client helpline is available on weekdays 

  • in Finnish, tel. 02 262 6164 (from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
  • in Swedish, tel. 02 262 6174 (from 9 a.m. to 12 noon)

For more information about client guidance for the elderly, see this link

Management of services for the elderly

Director of division for services for the elderly
Eeva-Sirkku Pöyhönen
eeva-sirkku.poyhonen@varha.fi

Client guidance director, client guidance and outsourced service unit
Salla Lindegren
tel. 050 4349 777
salla.lindegren@varha.fi

Client guidance manager
Eira Helin
tel. 040 1938 607
eira.helin@varha.fi

Service guidance manager, services supporting living at home
Maria Vesala
tel. 044 9072 372
maria.vesala@varha.fi

Acting service guidance manager, housing services 
Jaana Aitta
tel. 044 088 2820
jaana.aitta@varha.fi

Service director, services supporting living at home and housing services for the elderly
Marika Tuimala
tel. 044 4357 555
marika.tuimala@varha.fi

Leading social worker, gerontological social work
Pinja Aaltonen
tel. 044 907 2204
pinja.aaltonen@varha.fi

Resource director, pool of resources
Päivi Kaisti
tel. 040 6341 206
paivi.kaisti@varha.fi

Manager of expert services
Riitta Karjalainen
tel. 044 9074 885
riitta.k.karjalainen@varha.fi

Service area managers for services for the elderly

Service area manager (Uusikaupunki, Laitila, Vehmaa, Taivassalo, Pyhäranta, Kustavi, Mynämäki, Nousiainen, Masku)
Kirsi Routi-Pitkänen
tel. 050 597 7588
kirsi.routi-pitkanen@varha.fi

Service area manager (Loimaa, Pöytyä, Aura, Oripää, Lieto, Marttila, Koski Tl)
Sirpa Salmi
tel. 040 184 0124
sirpa.salmi@varha.fi

Service area manager (Kaarina, Paimio, Sauvo)
Jenni Haapanen
tel. 050 3145 215
jenni.haapanen@varha.fi

Service area manager (Kemiönsaari, Parainen, Turku services in Swedish)
Ulrika Lundberg
tel. 050 5962 614
ulrika.s.lundberg@varha.fi

Service area manager (Naantali, Raisio, Rusko)
Niina Tasaranta
tel. 044 7971 148
niina.tasaranta@varha.fi

Service area manager (Salo, Somero)
Susanna Kaunisto
tel. 044 7726 557
susanna.kaunisto@varha.fi

Service area manager (Turku, northern)
Tuija Hassinen-Laine
tel. 044 4357 544
tuija.hassinen-laine@varha.fi

Service area manager (Turku, southern)
Sari Ahonen
tel. 050 5532 447
sari.ahonen@varha.fi

Did you not find the contact information you were looking for? You can also contact our communications: viestinta@varha.fi