{"id":2424,"date":"2021-09-27T14:25:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T11:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/?page_id=2424"},"modified":"2025-12-10T13:37:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:37:50","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"You don\u2019t need to face challenges on your own &#8211; help is available"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2424\" class=\"elementor elementor-2424 elementor-13\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29bffcc6 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29bffcc6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50c7b23b\" data-id=\"50c7b23b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337a8e77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"337a8e77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You don\u2019t need to face challenges on your own &#8211; help is available<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56193ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56193ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The goal of OLKA activities is to<\/p><ul><li>offer patients and their near ones unhurried encounters and support in coming to terms with their disease<\/li><li>give volunteers the chance to help others, make new friends, and improve their well-being through volunteering<\/li><li>provide information to health professionals<\/li><li>make it possible for organizations to operate close to patients.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f87bafb\" data-id=\"2f87bafb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9cb97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4e9cb97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/9Ae3FT9_fSE&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69d82ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69d82ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d9817a\" data-id=\"1d9817a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b7614 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"e0b7614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-friends\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor Patients and Near Ones\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc93689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc93689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OLKA offers patients and their near ones information about the support provided by non-profit organizations and hospital units, peer support and other support provided by volunteers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c28b3b6\" data-id=\"c28b3b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-050122b elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"050122b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-hand-holding-heart\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor Volunteers\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229aeb22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"229aeb22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By bringing joy and hope to others, volunteers get to experience a sense of accomplishment themselves. Volunteers can provide peer support, offer a listening ear, play with children, or help people find where they need to be in the hospital&#8217;s lobby areas.<\/p>\n<p>OLKA offers the volunteers training, support and recreation opportunities, as well as a network of OLKA volunteers where you can find new friends.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84d55c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84d55c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed34278\" data-id=\"ed34278\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9352eab elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"9352eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-hand-holding-medical\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor Hospital Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cba28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77cba28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OLKA provides a safe cooperation platform for organizing volunteer activities on the wards. OLKA&#8217;s trained volunteers can visit the patient or their near ones in the hospital. A volunteer can provide peer support, be someone the patient and their loved ones can talk to, or help keep children entertained. Volunteers are also available as lobby assistants in the hospital&#8217;s lobby areas where they help people find where they need to be.<\/p><p>OLKA provides information on non-profit organizations and the support they provide. An OLKA employee can always be invited to the ward to talk more about what OLKA does and how cooperation with OLKA works. OLKA is part of the hospital&#8217;s activities.<\/p><p>Hospital units can talk about their activities and increase the visibility of their campaign at OLKA Service Points.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88122bb\" data-id=\"88122bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9797361 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"9797361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor Non-profit Organizations\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19a1ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a19a1ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OLKA gives non-profit organizations the opportunity to provide support to hospital patients in three ways:<\/p><ol><li>Non-profit organizations are welcome to share information about their activities and provide peer support at OLKA Service Points. To book a theme day, contact an <a href=\"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/toimipaikat\/\">OLKA representative of a participating hospital<\/a> (available only in Finnish). Units may also distribute leaflets through OLKA Service Points.<\/li><li>Peer supporters of organizations can engage in activities in participating hospitals by organizing theme days at the OLKA Service Points and by volunteering through OLKA. <a href=\"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/vapaaehtoiseksi\/\">Read more about volunteering with OLKA (available only in Finnish).<\/a><\/li><li>Organizations can submit their contact details to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terveyskyla.fi\/vertaistalo\/l\u00f6yd\u00e4-vertaistukea\/etsi-vertaistukea-hakukone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Etsi vertaistukea\u00a0<\/a>(<em>Peer Support Finder, available only in Finnish<\/em>) search engine maintained by Vertaistalo.\u00a0Coordinated by OLKA, the nationwide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terveyskyla.fi\/vertaistalo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vertaistalo.fi\u00a0<\/a>portal (<em>Support Hub<\/em>) provides reliable information about peer support and non-profit organizations that provide peer support.\u00a0<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The goal of OLKA activities is to offer patients and their near ones unhurried encounters and support in coming to terms with their disease give volunteers the chance to help others, make new friends, and improve their well-being through volunteering provide information to health professionals make it possible for organizations to operate close to patients. &#8230; <a title=\"You don\u2019t need to face challenges on your own &#8211; help is available\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/en\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about You don\u2019t need to face challenges on your own &#8211; help is available\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2424","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2424"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7593,"href":"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2424\/revisions\/7593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}