Financial advice and guidance
- Service
- 6 municipalities
- Public service
Our financial advice and guidance service can help with the following:
- Applying for supplementary or preventive social assistance
- Seeking financial assistance for funeral expenses
- Requesting a discount or a waiver on customer fees
- Dealing with a drop in income due to illness, unemployment or separation from a partner
- Consultations with the authorities
- Over-the-phone financial ad ...
Do the following
If you are calling about social assistance, please make sure that you have first submitted an application for basic social assistance to Kela or that you have received a decision on your claim for the month in question.
If you are seeking financial assistance for funeral expenses, you will need to fill in an application for supplementary or preventive social assistance using the contact information of the deceased and include the estate administrator’s contact details as well as the following supporting documents:
- Bank statements showing the balance on all of the bank accounts of the deceased on the date of their death
- Most recent pre-completed tax return
- Cost estimate from the funeral home OR unpaid bills from the funeral home and the church
- Estate inventory (if available)
You can also seek financial assistance and advice for settling the estate and drawing up the estate inventory from your local Legal Aid Office.
To whom and on what terms
This service is primarily designed for people who live or have a residence in Hyvinkää, Järvenpää, Nurmijärvi, Mäntsälä, Pornainen or Tuusula in the wellbeing services county of Central Uusimaa.