Promoting Wellbeing informs 9/2025

General

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

Exercise groups start the week of September 15.9th – registration begins September 2.9nd at 9 am

The sports groups of the sports services will start this autumn the week of September 15th and will last until December 12th, 2025. 

The groups are largely similar to last spring.
New are the Husula groups, which are held on the fitness equipment in the hall of the Husula school hall/canteen building. Husula meets on Tuesdays at 10:30-11:30, after which there is the opportunity to have a school lunch (separate fee), and on Fridays at 8:30-9:30 for morning exercises. You can come in regular everyday clothes, but please bring separate indoor shoes and a water bottle. 

Another innovation is registration and payment, which will be made in advance, starting from September 2, 2025.
Both can be done by phone or computer, but you can join the groups even if you don't know how to register and pay yourself. More information: https://www.hamina.fi/liikuntaryhmat-kayntiin-15-9-alkavalla-viikolla-ilmoittautuminen-alkaa-2-9-klo-9/

Grant from the William and Helvi Säles Foundation

The purpose of the foundation is to promote the well-being of the elderly and the aging in the area of ​​the city of Hamina. The foundation grants grants to associations and organizations that organize activities for Hamina residents over the age of 65. The foundation is managed and represented by the foundation's board, which is an independent entity. The welfare promotion unit of the city of Hamina coordinates the grant process, but decisions on grants are made by the foundation's board.

The foundation promotes the social status of the elderly and senior citizens, supports coping at home, organizes educational, meeting and celebration events, organizes and supports recreational and club activities, maintains support functions and supports caregivers. Secures and maintains exercise opportunities for people over 65 years of age.

Priority areas for awarding grants:

– activities related to promoting physical activity 

– activities promoting cultural well-being

– activities that increase the well-being of caregivers

Application period 1.9.- 16.11.2025.

Statutory services that are the responsibility of the City of Hamina or the Kymenlaakso Welfare Region are not subsidized.

Please note that the use of the grant must be reported in writing to the William and Helvi Säles Foundation Board of Directors according to separate instructions. The instructions will be provided in connection with the grant decision.  

More information: https://www.hamina.fi/kaupunki-ja-paatoksenteko/osallistu-ja-vaikuta/hyvinvoiva-haminalainen-avustukset/

Association coffee, partnership house in Hilma, Tue 2 September 2025, 5-7 pm. Kadettikoulunkatu 3, Hamina. Topics: communication guide for organizations, grants, other current issues and greetings from associations.

Volunteer Fair

Volunteer fair on Tuesday 7 October 2025 at 16:30-18:30 at Hamina Main Library. At the event you can
present your association/organization's volunteer activities and recruit new volunteers. Register as a presenter by September 15, 2025:
https://forms.gle/B4N6R5uJevDvFTmRA

Volunteer positions available

Come join the group of happy volunteers! We visit the Saviniemi nursing home once a month. Weather permitting, the program always includes a walk for the residents. In winter, the content can include, for example, singing together, baking gingerbread, socializing, etc. Please notify us of your participation in volunteer tasks, always by the Friday before the date in question.

Autumn free days on Tuesdays from 13-15 pm:

  • September 23.9rd, outdoor activities, weather permitting
  • 7.10. Senior Citizens' Week/program still under consideration
  • 11.11. Preliminary: Singing and exercise together
  • 9.12. Preliminary: Baking gingerbread

More information and registration
Minna Mänttäri tel. 040 7517 955 minna.manttari@paruukustalohilma.fi
Mia Iivonen tel. +358 40 526 2165 mia.iivonen@hamina.fi

Organizational forum in Hilma

Kymenlaakso organizations will gather in Hilma on Wednesday, October 22.10nd, starting at 17 pm. The theme of the forum is inclusion and volunteering. Save the date now and follow the announcement! Organizer: Kymenlaakso Organizations Advisory Board (NEKKU).

Get excited about financing!

The Youth Center in Ankkapurha, (Ankkapurhantie 6A, 46910 Anjala) is coming up with funding from Innostu.
sesta! Day. The event will be held on Wednesday, October 8.10th, from 9 am to 14 pm.

A wide range of information on funding opportunities for associations is available. There are grants available on site.

speaking: STEA, Kymenlaakso Liitto, Häme ELY Centre, Taike and Leader. The content includes
workshops, financiers' presentation points and networking opportunities throughout Kymenlaakso
for distyks, municipalities, welfare areas and other interested parties! Organized by Kymenlaakso organization-
Advisory Board (NEKKU). For more information, please visit the FB event pages: https://fb.me/e/95FdN9t0q

The library informs!

  • Normal winter opening hours begin at Hamina libraries From 1.9.2025. 
  • Main library open Mon–Fri 12–19 pm, Sat and Eves 10 am–14 pm
  • Main Library self-service hours Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–12 p.m.
  • Ruissalo Library open Mon, Wed–Thu 10 am–15 pm, Tue 12 pm–18 pm, Fri and Sundays 10 am–14 pm
  • Ruissalo Library self-service hours Mon–Thu 7 am–7 pm, Fri–Sun 19 am–16 pm
  • Mobile library Päivänsäde runs either the evening or morning route on alternate weeks. Schedules and routes can be found at the online library (kyyti.finna.fi) or on the city's website.
  • The entire library staff will celebrate a day of rest on Friday, August 29, 2025. Libraries are closed, cars are not allowed. Self-service hours in Ruissalo from 7 am to 4 pm.
  • The main library will have a training day on Monday, September 1, 2025, due to which the main library will be exceptionally open on that day from 12:00 to 17:00, with self-service hours from 8:00 to 12:00.

Free library events in August-September 2025

  • Children's non-fiction writer Anni Pyykko will visit the main library on September 4.9th from 11 am to 12 pm. 
  • The main library will stream to Kasper Hall. Tea dances of the Finnish National Opera Wed 10.9. Welcome to dance to the rhythm of evergreens! Live broadcast from Helsinki from the main lobby of the Opera House starting at 15 pm, featuring baritone Tuomas Lehtinen and Kimmo Leppälä's orchestra, hosted by Ann-Marie Heino.
  • Reading circles at the main library and in Ruissalo on Thursday 25.9 September, with the main library book being Irene Zidan: My Father's Land of Orange Blossoms.
  • Reading tip circle starts at the main library in the Aladin hall on September 9.9th at 17 pm. The library staff will recommend various types of adult fiction and non-fiction four times during the autumn. Other times on October 7.10th, November 11.11th and December 10.12th.
  • Autumn writer's cafes starts on September 16th at 5:00 PM. Ann-Christin Antell in an interview with Martti Linna at the Main Library. 

Other matters

  • Weekly digital advice at the main library every Tuesday from 12 to 14 pm. Either in the Aladin hall or in the larger workspace Ester.

Library Path Matters: Teaching seventh graders how to search for information, or Library Murder Mystery can be booked from children's and young people's librarian Heli Malometsä by email (heli.malometsa@hamina.fi). Implementation in autumn 2025 in Ruissalo and at the main library.

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