​COUPLEMATTERS EVENTS 

The schedule of the events in the Spring 2021 will be published soon!

Familia organizes CoupleMatters events for intercultural couples. These events based on a lecture and discussion are a great opportunity to take a moment and invest in well-being of your romantic relationship. You can participate in the events together with you partner or participate on your own working on your personal relationship skills. It is possible to use Finnish, English, and Spanish during the discussion. Please indicate which language do you prefer when registering. 

The CoupleMatters themes include: 

• Energy for Well-being in Your Relationship 
• Keys to Relationship Communication 
• Insights to emotional skills in a relationship
• Sparkles to touching in a relationship
• Basic Tools for Relationship Conflicts 
• Advanced Tools for Relationship Conflicts 

CoupleMatters material has been developed by Kataja ry. 

​advice & COUNSELING for intercultural couples AND Families

Familia's free advice and counselling services for individuals and/or couples help you in matters related to intercultural family life. You can ask us about issues with your relationship or about integration, intercultural parenting, bilingualism, divorce or blended families. Our advice and counselling service is available face-to-face, online and by phone. To book an appointment or to ask for more information, please fill in the Contact Us form.
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Duo Guide to Intercultural Divorce in Finland

Duo Guide to Intercultural Divorce in Finland provides basic information about the divorce process in Finland for English-speakers. The online guide is divided into six sections:
  1. Children in a divorce
  2. Property distribution
  3. Staying in Finland
  4. Legal help
  5. Emotional and psychological help and
  6. How can I get divorced?
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Each section contains a summary of the most important aspects, as well as useful documents, links to external sources, and quotes from people who have gone through an intercultural divorce. We have also summarised the most important divorce terms in Finnish in this Glossary.

You can download the entire Duo Guide to Intercultural Divorce in Finland (PDF) including all sub pages and the glossary.

Find our other articles on intercultural divorce in the Duo Library.
Duo Guide to Intercultural Divorce in Finland
Duo Guide to Intercultural Divorce in Finland (PDF)

Positive birth movement in finland

Famlia is partnering with Positive Birth Movement. Positive Birth Movement's goal is to share information on positive birthing experiences and create peer networks between mothers. 

Positive Birth Movement will be organizing monthly meetings during spring 2021 in Familia's office (Lintulahdenkatu 10, 7th floor) on the following Saturdays: 20.2, 20.3 and 17.4 from 10-12. Meetings may be switched to online if needed.

More information about Positive Birth Movement:
​We offer monthly FREE, NON-COMMERCIAL, and OPEN to ALL peer to peer meetups for pregnant people, partners (or other birth companions), and new parents. This is not a course nor will there be a presenter or an expert coming to talk to you. Our goal is to create a community where you can share your stories and experiences, laugh and cry, receive loving support, and celebrate parenthood. We aim to challenge the epidemic of negativity and fear that surrounds modern birth and help change birth for the better.