The Stoori drop-in centre

The Stoori drop-in centre is a low-threshold unit utilizing and developing new models for social work and nursing. Stoori offers daytime activities for substance users who are marginalized or in danger of becoming marginalized in the Eastern Helsinki area. The services are particularly directed at those individuals who are unwelcome elsewhere. Intoxicated customers are not turned away. The centre aims to offer services for those target groups whose needs are not met by existing public services.

To achieve this, the staff aim to form a comprehensive picture of the customer’s situation, to produce the required services, and to increase the functionality of the customer in everyday life. The drop-in centre activities focus on bringing continuity into the life of customers who are marginalized or in danger of becoming marginalized and to provide them with ways to cope in everyday situations. The relief of human suffering and minimization of the adverse effects of substance use are the key areas in customer work. Communal activities enhance customers’ self-respect and experience of being a part of something.

The centre offers its customers coffee, porridge, bread, and a warm meal daily, all at a moderate cost. The customers also have the daily paper, a telephone, and a computer with an Internet connection at their disposal. They can also take a shower, do their laundry, and obtain clean clothes from the clothes store room.

Stoori is located next to the Itäkeskus Shopping Centre and is open Mon–Wed 9 a.m.–4 p.m. and Thu–Fri 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

The Stoori Health Education Services are available during the opening hours. Services: exchange of needles and syringes, HIV and hepatitis testing, hepatitis inoculations, and case management.

Contact information

Stoori Drop-in Centre
Puotinharju Shopping Centre
FI-00900 Helsinki
Tel. (09) 7750 5726, Staff
050 578 1185, Clients
050 578 1186, Health Education Services
050 502 7611, women's support unit Salli

Fax +358 7750 5727

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Kaarina Mertaniemi, Lead Instructor
Tel. 050 343 6847
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Anna-Maija Strömberg, Unit Director
Tel. 050 395 5596
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