Street address:  Toinen linja 4 A, 00530 Helsinki
Postal address:  P.O.Box  7000, 00099 City of Helsinki
Phone +358 (0) 9 3104 011/switchboard, open Mon to Fri at 8.15 -16
Faxmile +358 (0) 9  310 43717
E-mail: sosiaalivirasto@hel.fi

Helsinki Social Services Department underwent a reform at the beginning of the year 2005. The former organization based on districts became a life course organization. The Social Services Department Organization has now five responsibilities:

• Child Day Care Services

• Services for Families with Children

• Adult Services

• Elderly Services

• Management and Development Centre

Telephone advice and answering service:

• Emergency Social Services open every day 24 hours, phone 020  696 006
  

• Centralized Social Services Information S-info 
  Mon to Fri at 10-16, phone 310 44000
  Street address: Salomonkatu 21 B, 00100 Helsinki
  Information on social welfare, care of children, old people 
  and invalids, income support