Promoting Wellbeing informs 12/2025

General

In promoting well-being, our goal is to increase the participation of local residents and cooperation with organizations, associations and various industries.

Well-Being Hamina Citizens Grant Application for 2026

Well-Being Hamina residents grants are allocated to registered communities in Hamina in the form of cultural, sports, youth and other welfare-promoting grants.

Application period 24.11. – 5.1.2026 at 16.

For more information and an application form, please visit: https://www.hamina.fi/kaupunki-ja-paatoksenteko/osallistu-ja-vaikuta/haminan-avustukset/

Elderly influencer forum. We want to hear from elderly people in Hamina. Topics include well-being reports and exercise cards. Thu 11.12.2025 at 9:30 Hamina Main Library, Aladin-tila Rautatienkatu 8. The forum is a group of elderly people in Hamina that meets twice a year, and all elderly people in Hamina are welcome to join. For more information: Well-being Coordinator Mia Iivonen, tel. 040 526 2165 or by email mia.iivonen@hamina.fi

Rewarding distinguished athletes and those behind physical education and sports

Proposals for 2025 no later than December 14, 2025.
Suggestions are made in Asio (hamina.asio.fi): https://hamina.asio.fi/onlinekalenteri/hamina/guest.php

Well-Being Hamina Citizens Grant Application for 2026

Well-Being Hamina residents grants are allocated to registered communities in Hamina in the form of cultural, sports, youth and other welfare-promoting grants.

Application period 24.11. – 5.1.2026 at 16.

For more information and an application form, please visit: https://www.hamina.fi/kaupunki-ja-paatoksenteko/osallistu-ja-vaikuta/haminan-avustukset/

Rewarding distinguished athletes and those behind physical education and sports

Proposals for 2025 no later than December 14, 2025.
Suggestions are made in Asio (hamina.asio.fi): https://hamina.asio.fi/onlinekalenteri/hamina/guest.php

ASIO

Have you already met Asio?

Purchasing gym cards, signing up for exercise groups, reserving facilities, and registering for events are all handled through Asio. hamina.asio.fi.

In the future, entry to the sports facilities of the city of Hamina will be done electronically via codes obtained from Asio. The plastic cards for the Linnotin swimming pool and Ruissalo gym will cease to function at the turn of the year. The use of cardboard cards for the Hamina sports hall will also end at the turn of the year. More information can be found at: https://www.hamina.fi/haminan-kaupungin-liikuntapaikkojen-muovikortit-poistuvat-kaytosta-vuoden-vaihteessa/

Government mail will become electronic – attend information sessions in January 2026

Finland will transition to receiving official mail primarily electronically in 2026, when legislation on the digital primacy of official mail comes into force. The Finnish Digital and Population Data Agency will organize webinars for citizens on the transition to digital official mail in January 2026. There will be two events in Finnish, one in Swedish and one in English.

More information and registration for the webinar: https://www.suomi.fi/uutiset/viranomaisposti-muuttuu-sahkoiseksi-osallistu-infotilaisuuksiin-tammikuussa-2026

Hamina's meeting places

You can find the opening hours of the meeting points for the rest of the year at: https://www.hamina.fi/hyvinvointi-vapaa-aika/kohtaamispaikat/

Digital support / digital guidance

You can find the opening hours of the digital guide for the rest of the year at: https://www.hamina.fi/kaupunki-ja-paatoksenteko/asiointi-ja-neuvonta/digituki/

A Christmas spirit meal. At the Hamina Encounters Kitchen in the Summa Village and Cultural Center on Tuesday, December 16.12th, from 12:30-15:00 PM. A warm welcome! Christmas program, Santa Claus, etc. The meal is free of charge. Address: Summantie 46. Organized by the Jaspis Sobriety Club, with the support of LC Haminan Bastion. You can participate in the collection by paying the voluntary donation amount to LC Haminan Bastion's account FI9620101800013668. Reference number 20225. Collection permit number RA/2025/1684.
Age Tip. Our service for you over 65 years old. Information and advice on social and healthcare services and how to get there. We advise you on using digital services on your own device. Let's learn together how to use, for example, Oma Kymenlaakso on your phone. You will receive information about associations, organizations and hobby activities in your locality. You will receive advice and guidance on health and well-being matters. Age Tip can be found in the lobby of Hamina swimming pool on 19.12.2025 from 10-12. The service is free of charge and you do not need to make an appointment. Kymenlaakso wellbeing area.
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