{"id":2427,"date":"2021-09-27T14:28:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T11:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/?page_id=2427"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:46:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:46:22","slug":"olka-service-channels","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/en\/olka-service-channels\/","title":{"rendered":"OLKA Service Channels"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2427\" class=\"elementor elementor-2427 elementor-17\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b701ecb elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b701ecb\" 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-b23a387\" data-id=\"b23a387\" 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-6fab375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fab375\" 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\">OLKA Service Channels<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc82b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"4fc82b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-771c64e\" data-id=\"771c64e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\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-8a16fb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a16fb8\" 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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3239389\" data-id=\"3239389\" 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-691936e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"691936e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oiva Information Service<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e816ada elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e816ada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/oiva-tietopalvelu-olkatoiminta-sairaalassa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2242\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b5fa12\" data-id=\"2b5fa12\" 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-3d8d590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d8d590\" 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 information about the services provided by non-profit organizations and hospitals. Organizations and hospital units organize theme days at OLKA Service Points to talk about what they do and what support is available.<\/p><p>OLKA\u00a0Service Points also have brochures that can be browsed or taken home. Theme day programs are published on the local OLKA social media pages, and the programs are also sent to wards.<\/p><p>OLKA provides peer support for hospital patients and their near ones. Peer support helps patients adapt to their disease and improves self-care. Information about peer support is available through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terveyskyla.fi\/vertaistalo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terveyskyl\u00e4\u2019s Vertaistalo.fi service<\/a> (available only in Finnish). The website also hosts the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terveyskyla.fi\/vertaistalo\/l\u00f6yd\u00e4-vertaistukea\/etsi-vertaistukea-hakukone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Etsi vertaistukea<\/a> (<em>Peer Support Finder<\/em>, available only in Finnish) search engine that helps people find an organization that offers the peer support they need.<\/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-1e0b304 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e0b304\" 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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f24a5c6\" data-id=\"f24a5c6\" 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-39d859a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39d859a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Toivo Support Service<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02cb135 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02cb135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2571\" height=\"1744\" src=\"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vertaistuki_esite.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5575\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vertaistuki_esite.png 2571w, https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vertaistuki_esite-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vertaistuki_esite-1536x1042.png 1536w, https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vertaistuki_esite-2048x1389.png 2048w, https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vertaistuki_esite-1320x895.png 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2571px) 100vw, 2571px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9c76eb\" data-id=\"c9c76eb\" 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-9cff9f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cff9f1\" 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 coordinates volunteer activities in the participating hospitals. Hospital volunteers operate in the hospital\u2019s public areas, wards, waiting rooms, or patient rooms. In addition to peer support activities carried out in hospitals, OLKA coordinates two online peer support services.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terveyskyla.fi\/vertaistalo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vertaistalo.fi<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Vertaistalo is an online service that compiles information about peer support and the organizations that provide it. The website offers practical tips and contact information for different associations\u2019 peer support services as well as personal experience stories.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/toivo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Toivo Peer Support Application<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>The Toivo peer support application is a free online platform for peer support through which users can find a suitable peer supporter \u2014 even completely anonymously. The application can be downloaded free of charge from app stores or used in a web browser <a href=\"https:\/\/app.mesensei.com\/guest\/start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at this address<\/a>.<\/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-a986f38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a986f38\" 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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-421d779\" data-id=\"421d779\" 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-5fd8ff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fd8ff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Voluntary Ilona Service<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6afef5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6afef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/vapaaehtoisena-olka-ilona-palvelu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2256\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bab454a\" data-id=\"bab454a\" 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-41e25a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41e25a9\" 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 coordinates volunteer activities in the participating hospitals. Hospital volunteers operate in the hospital\u2019s public areas, wards, waiting rooms, or patient rooms.<\/p><p>Volunteers can act as peer supporters, hospice support persons, lobby assistants, lend a listening ear to others, and play with children on pediatric wards.<\/p><p>Volunteers are easy to spot by the green vest with the words <em>Vapaaehtoinen-Frivillig<\/em> on the back.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e38e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4e38e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Would You Like to Volunteer with OLKA?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7be97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2d7be97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/vapaaehtoiseksi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-e177dd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e177dd6\" 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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94009c3\" data-id=\"94009c3\" 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-b1beb58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1beb58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Helmi Developer Service<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-516ace1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"516ace1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vertaistukikoulutus_potilas-768x608.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6740\" alt=\"Piirroskuva koulutuksesta. Osallistujat istuvat kuuntelemassa puhujaa, joka osoittaa fl\u00e4ppitaulua. Taululle on kirjoitettu sanat tietoa, tukea, toivoa.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vertaistukikoulutus_potilas-768x608.png 768w, https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vertaistukikoulutus_potilas.png 1122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01042dd\" data-id=\"01042dd\" 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-316eeb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"316eeb0\" 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 Helmi developer service provides information and support to hospital professionals. People working in the developer service have first-hand experience of becoming ill or disabled or they have witnessed their loved one become ill or invalid, and they have been trained for their role.<\/p><p>Developer tasks include personal experience speeches, working group memberships, and experience-based consultations to increase professionals\u2019 understanding of their patient&#8217;s situation. People working in the developer service are bound by confidentiality.<\/p><p>HELMI developer services have been developed in cooperation with <a href=\"https:\/\/kokemustoimintaverkosto.fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kokemustoimintaverkosto<\/a> (<em>Lived Experience Network<\/em>, available only in Finnish), nationwide OLKA network and other participating organizations.<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oiva Information Service OLKA provides information about the services provided by non-profit organizations and hospitals. Organizations and hospital units organize theme days at OLKA Service Points to talk about what they do and what support is available. OLKA\u00a0Service Points also have brochures that can be browsed or taken home. Theme day programs are published on &#8230; <a title=\"OLKA Service Channels\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/en\/olka-service-channels\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about OLKA Service Channels\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2427","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2427","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=2427"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7748,"href":"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2427\/revisions\/7748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olkatoiminta.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}