Working group of people with dementia and their caregivers

The national working group of people with dementia and their caregivers brings forward the expertise gained from first hand experience with dementia. It supports the work of the Alzheimer Society of Finland and ensures that the views of people living with dementia are reflected in the work of the Society.

The working group is run by people with dementia and their caregivers, and supported by the Alzheimer Society of Finland. The members are nominated by member organisations. The working group consists of approximately ten members and meets a couple of times a year.

The first working group was established in 2013.

For further information, please contact
Krista Pajala, Head of Membership
krista.pajala@muistiliitto.fi, +358 50331 8915

Memory Advice Helpline

The Memory Advice (Muistineuvo in Finnish) phone service offers timely and comprehensive information and advice to people with dementia and their loved ones as well as those who are concerned about their memory.

The advisers are professionals in the field of dementia, and belong to the Alzheimer Society of Finland’s network of professionals. The Society coordinates the phone service, and offers advisers training according to the needs and requests that arise during calls.

The Memory Advice phone service is open three days a week. The Swedish-language service is open once a week. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that the professional answering the phone speaks English.

Muistineuvo opening hours (in Finnish)

Muistiluotsi Expert and Support Centres

Muistiluotsi centres (Memory Pilot in English) are provincial expert and support centres maintained by member associations of the Alzheimer Society of Finland. They offer help and support to people with dementia, their family members and friends. The network of expert and support centres offers an interconnected and nationally extensive network of services that are of uniform quality and operate near the people who need them.

There are a total of 18 Muistiluotsi centres in 17 regions, with each one primarily managed by a member association operating in the region, with the exception of Uusimaa, which has two managing associations. A total of about 80 memory professionals work in the Muistiluotsi centres. The national network is coordinated, steered and monitored by the Alzheimer Society of Finland.

You can get more information on memory, memory disorders, memory-related diseases, treatment and rehabilitation from the regional Muistiluotsi centres and local member associations.

The centres offer

• support
• advice and guidance in memory-related issues over the telephone and in person
• support with memory problems, help with the myriad of services
• opportunities to share thoughts with other people in the same situation
• possibilities for participation, making an impact and bringing to light the needs of people with memory-related diseases
• information on memory-related diseases, on the well-being and brain health of people with memory-related diseases and their families, on local services, activities, memory cafés, peer support groups, recreation and pleasant gatherings
• Muistikaveri volunteers and opportunities for volunteer work
• lectures and events

Contact information for the centers. (in Finnish)

For further information, please contact
Nina Forsström, Muistiluotsi Coordinator
nina.forstrom@muistiluotsi.fi, +358 45 651 4294