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OLKA offers volunteer and peer support activities and theme days at the Central Hospital and in two health centres. The purpose of the activity is to offer customers, patients and their loved ones unhurried encounters and support in adapting to illness.
OLKA points
There are three OLKA points in North Karelia: North Karelia Central Hospital (Tikkamäentie 16), Kitee health center (Arppentie 6) and Nurmes health center (Porokylänkatu 1). From the point, customers and patients and their loved ones get information about the associations’ activities and supports (e.g.: brochures, flyers and magazines, theme days). Volunteer Hospital assistans operate at the OLKA point in Central Hospital.
If you are interested in OLKA or you would like to volunteer, please contact the OLKA staff.
Leena Virratvuori, OLKA coordinator
leena.virratvuori@pksotu.fi
tel. 050 357 0784
Hanna Kääriäinen, volunteer activity developer
hanna.kaariainen@pksotu.fi
tel. 044 715 2060
OLKA activities in North Karelia are organized by North Karelian Society for Social Security in cooperation with the North Karelia welfare area – Siun sote (STEA 2024-2026). Activities are carried out in cooperation with various operators. OLKA® activities are carried out in many finnish central hospitals and in several areas in the primary health care centres.