What SOS-Lapsikylä does

SOS-Lapsikylä is a Finnish nonprofit foundation (SOS-lapsikyläsäätiö, founded 1962) operating as the Finnish member of the international SOS Children's Villages network present in 130+ countries. The organization provides child welfare and family support through three integrated delivery layers: a multilingual digital chat portfolio (Apuu-chat, Sekasin-chat and Sekasin Gaming, Hjälpen-chat, Let'sChat, LäksyApuu/LäxHjälpen, VanhemmuudenApuu, LakiApuu, Ylitse) serving children and youth aged 7–29 and parents across Finnish, Swedish, Ukrainian, and Russian; community-based local programs (Mummun ja vaarin tupa, H'uraa employment coaching, Unelmista totta hobby support, Dream Spark camp, Mun elämä group activities, Aikaa lapselle adult-friend matching, SOS-Kehittäjänuoret, and the registered Perhekumppani® family support model); and child welfare services delivered since December 2025 through a wholly-owned subsidiary Perhepalvelut Ruori Oy, a social enterprise contracting with Finnish well-being areas. A generative AI chatbot, Vanhemmuuden tekoälyapuri, was launched in February 2026 in partnership with MIELI ry and Suomen Punainen Risti to extend parenting support to 24/7 availability.

The organization is funded almost entirely through philanthropy and institutional contracts. End-user services are free at point of use. Revenue streams include individual donations (one-time gifts, monthly Lapsisponssi subscriptions, testamentary bequests), corporate partnerships structured as tiered sponsorship packages (Bronze €200, Silver €600, Gold €2,000, Platinum €7,000 for the Dream Spark camp) and long-term responsibility partnerships with main partners (pääyhteistyökumppanit) such as Fazer and Dr. Oetker for 2026, alongside core partners including Fiskars Group (since 2012), IKEA Suomi, Motonet, Neste, UPM, OP banking group, and Holiday Club Resorts. Service fees from Perhepalvelut Ruori Oy to municipal well-being areas represent a newer fee-for-service leg. The organization holds Finnish Police Administration fundraising permits (RA/2021/76, RA/2021/77, ÅLR 2026/3779) and SHQS quality certification for both overall services and preventive work. In 2025, SOS-Lapsikylä reached over 122,000 children, youth, and families, conducted more than 25,000 Apuu-chat conversations with a ~90% response rate, and cumulatively surpassed 240,000 Sekasin-chat conversations.

Name

SOS-Lapsikylä

Legal name

SOS-lapsikyläsäätiö

Website

https://sos-lapsikyla.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SOS-Lapsikylä is a Finnish nonprofit foundation (founded 1962) and member of SOS Children's Villages that provides free digital chat services, community programs, and child welfare services to children, youth, and families in Finland and internationally, funded by individual donations, corporate partnerships, and municipal service contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH), Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Foster family care
• Youth support programs
• Family counseling services
• Nonprofit child advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations from individuals: Individual donations including one-time gifts, regular monthly sponsorships (Lapsisponssi/Child Sponsorship), testamentary bequests, and fundraising campaigns. Fundraising permits issued by Police Administration (RA/2021/76) and Åland (ÅLR 2026/3779).
2. Corporate partnerships and sponsorships: Corporate donations, long-term responsibility partnerships, sponsorship packages (e.g., Dream Spark platinapaketti at €7,000, pronssipaketti at €200), and cause marketing. Partners include Fazer, Fiskars Group, UPM, Motonet, IKEA Suomi, Neste, and others.
3. Service fees (Perhepalvelut Ruori Oy): In December 2025, child welfare service production was spun off into Perhepalvelut Ruori Oy, operating as a social enterprise within the same group. The company provides child welfare services to well-being areas on a fee-for-service basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SOS-Lapsikylä is a Finnish nonprofit foundation that provides child welfare services, including digital chat support for children and youth, local community programs for children and families, and professional child welfare services delivered through a subsidiary (Perhepalvelut Ruori Oy) under municipal contracts. All direct services to children and families are provided free of charge, funded through donations, corporate partnerships, and grants.

Product overview

SOS-Lapsikylä offers a portfolio of digital chat-based services, community-based local programs, and child welfare services targeting children, youth, and families in Finland and internationally. The digital portfolio includes eight named chat services differentiated by target age, language, and topic: Apuu-chat (Finnish, ages 7–15), Sekasin-chat and Sekasin Gaming (Finnish, ages 12–29), Hjälpen-chat (Swedish, ages 7–12), Let'sChat (Ukrainian, ages 7–17), LäksyApuu and LäxHjälpen (homework help, Finnish/Swedish, grades 4–9), VanhemmuudenApuu (Finnish, parents), LakiApuu (legal info, ages 12–17, ended 2026), and Ylitse (peer mentorship app). A generative AI chatbot called Vanhemmuuden tekoälyapuri operates 24/7 as a complement to the human-staffed VanhemmuudenApuu. The local programs include Mummun ja vaarin tupa (community meeting places), H'uraa-työelämävalmennus (employment coaching), Unelmista totta (hobby and study support), Mun elämä (peer group activity), Aikaa lapselle (adult-friend matching), SOS-Kehittäjänuoret (youth experiential experts), and Dream Spark camp. Perhekumppani® provides comprehensive family case management. Child welfare services are operated via Perhepalvelut Ruori Oy. The Lapsisponssi regular giving program ties together domestic and international support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Apuu-chat: Digital chat service for 7-15 year olds providing support in Finnish
• Hjälpen-chat
• Let'sChat
• LäksyApuu / LäxHjälpen
• Sekasin-chat
• VanhemmuudenApuu
• LakiApuu
• Ylitse MentorApp
• Unelmista totta
• H'uraa
• Dream Spark
• Mummun ja vaarin tupa
• SOS-Kehittäjänuoret
• Mun elämä

Products and services

• Digital Chat Support Service
• Local Community Programs
• Professional Child Welfare Services
• Corporate Partnership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 122,000+ children, youth, and families reached in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered primary (pääyhteistyökumppani), core, minor and major.

• Fazerprimary (pääyhteistyökumppani)Strategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Fazer is a main partner (pääyhteistyökumppani) of SOS-Lapsikylä for 2026. The partnership focuses on youth well-being and family support, with Fazer communicating about the collaboration in its own channels.
• Dr. Oetkerprimary (pääyhteistyökumppani)Strategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Dr. Oetker is listed as a main partner (pääyhteistyökumppani) of SOS-Lapsikylä for 2026, supporting the organization's work for children and families.
• IKEA SuomicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026IKEA Suomi supports Mummun ja vaarin tupa community places for low-income families. The partnership continued into 2026, providing practical household support alongside SOS-Lapsikylä's family services.
• MotonetcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Motonet collaborates with SOS-Lapsikylä on H'uraa youth work readiness training, helping young people prepare for working life. Partnership also includes general corporate support.
• Lotus (SOK)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Listed as a cooperation partner of SOS-Lapsikylä for 2026.
• EssitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Listed as a cooperation partner of SOS-Lapsikylä for 2026.
• StadiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Listed as a cooperation partner of SOS-Lapsikylä for 2026, supporting sports and hobby-related initiatives for children.
• CompilecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Compile co-develops the Ylitse app with SOS-Lapsikylä, a peer mentoring application for youth supported by the organization.
• RokmindcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Rokmind provides leadership and performance coaching tools for corporate sponsors of Dream Spark youth camp (platinum sponsors receive a Rokmind leadership index report).
• Kisakallio Sports InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Dream Spark youth camp is hosted at Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja. The institute offers health testing (InBody, cycling ergo) as a thank-you for gold and platinum corporate sponsors.
• SSP (Select Service Partner)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Listed as a cooperation partner of SOS-Lapsikylä for 2026.
• SokotelminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Listed as a cooperation partner of SOS-Lapsikylä for 2026.
• NestecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Neste collaborates with SOS-Lapsikylä on international development projects aligned with SDG 1 (No poverty), SDG 4 (Quality education), and SDG 8 (Decent work). Projects span Ethiopia, Gambia, Tanzania, and India, addressing child rights, education, and youth employment.
• OP PirkanmaacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026OP Pirkanmaa donated €100,000 in 2025 to organizations supporting vulnerable children and youth in the Tampere region, including SOS-Lapsikylä's H'uraa work readiness program. OP Pohjois-Savo also donated €50,000 to SOS-Lapsikylä's preventive work in North Savo.
• OP Pohjois-SavominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026OP Pohjois-Savo donated €50,000 to SOS-Lapsikylä's preventive work in North Savo.
• UPMmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026UPM supported SOS-Lapsikylä's LäksyApuu and LäxHjälpen chats with ~1,300 children helped in 2025. The partnership spans Finland, Germany (Hamburg-Dulsberg family center), and Poland (Ustroń).
• MIELI Suomen Mielenterveys rycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026MIELI ry co-developed the AI parenting assistant chatbot with SOS-Lapsikylä and Suomen Punainen Risti. Also coordinates Sekasin Kollektiivi. The chatbot is available 24/7 and complements MIELI ry's crisis hotline, SOS-Lapsikylä's VanhemmuudenApuu-chat, and SPR's Nettiturvis.
• Suomen Punainen Risti (Finnish Red Cross)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Suomen Punainen Risti co-developed the AI parenting chatbot with SOS-Lapsikylä and MIELI ry. Also a member of Sekasin Kollektiivi. SPR's Nettiturvis service complements the chatbot's offering.
• FiskarsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Fiskars listed as a cooperation partner for 2026. Long-term collaboration since 2012 with kitchenware donations for youth independence and Iittala Christmas campaigns.
• FinibminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Listed as a cooperation partner of SOS-Lapsikylä for 2026.
• Tammer BrandsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Tammer Brands donated €10,000 to SOS-Lapsikylä's Christmas collection for the fifth consecutive year (2025).
• UPMmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025UPM supported SOS-Lapsikylä's work in 2025 across three countries: Finland (LäksyApuu and LäxHjälpen chat services helping ~1,300 children), Germany (Hamburg-Dulsberg SOS family center), and Poland (Ustroń SOS-Lapsikylä activities). Support is part of UPM's global Share and Care program, with ~3,470 total visitors to the chat services in 2025.
• Broman GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Broman Group donated €30,000 to support children's and youth hobbies in 2025, and continues voluntary work for youth.
• Holiday Club Resorts OycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Holiday Club has partnered with SOS-Lapsikylä since January 2018, providing spa vacation packages and activity access for families in SOS-Lapsikylä's programs. With 25 resort locations in Finland, Holiday Club offers respite holidays to foster families and children in the organization's care.
• Sekasin KollektiivicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Sekasin Kollektiivi coordinates the Sekasin-chat and Sekasin Gaming services. Nearly 70 organizations participate, coordinated by MIELI ry, Setlementtiliitto, Suomen Punainen Risti, and SOS-Lapsikylä. Over 240,000 conversations conducted since launch.
• Fiskars GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Partnership since 2012 (over 20 years total including predecessor organizations). Fiskars donates kitchenware starter kits to independently-living youth leaving foster care, and runs Christmas campaigns at Iittala stores raising funds for SOS-Lapsikylä's preventive work.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Childline (NSPCC): UK-based free, confidential helpline and online chat service for children and young people; the international benchmark for low-threshold digital youth support services comparable to SOS-Lapsikylä's chat portfolio.
• Crisis Text Line: US-based text-based crisis intervention service providing 24/7 support via SMS; directly comparable to SOS-Lapsikylä's anonymous chat model for crisis intervention among children, youth, and parents.
• BRIS (Barnombudsmannen / Children's Rights in Society): Swedish children's rights NGO that runs a national support helpline and chat service for children and youth; the most direct Nordic comparable to SOS-Lapsikylä's Apuu-chat and Sekasin-chat service model.
• Save the Children Finland (Pelastakaa Lapset ry): Finnish affiliate of the Save the Children International federation, focused on child rights, child welfare, and family services; competes with SOS-Lapsikylä for corporate partnerships, donations, and government contracts in Finland.
• Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (Mannerheimin Lastensuojeluliitto, MLL): Finland's largest child welfare and family support NGO; offers parenting support, family services, and child advocacy nationwide — directly comparable to SOS-Lapsikylä's preventive and family support work in the same Finnish market.
• MIELI Suomen Mielenterveys ry: Finnish mental health NGO and co-developer/operator of Sekasin-chat via Sekasin Kollektiivi; offers youth and parent mental health support services that directly overlap SOS-Lapsikylä's chat portfolio (VanhemmuudenApuu, Apuu-chat).

Broad incumbents

• SOS Children's Villages International: The global federation of which SOS-Lapsikylä is the Finnish member association; operates in 130+ countries and provides the international platform that SOS-Lapsikylä's international development and corporate partnerships plug into.
• Finnish Red Cross (Suomen Punainen Risti): Finland's largest humanitarian organization; co-developer of the AI Parenting Assistant with SOS-Lapsikylä and MIELI ry, and a Sekasin Kollektiivi member; broader mandate but with overlapping youth, family, and crisis support services.
• UNICEF Finland: Finnish arm of the UN children's agency; competes for corporate ESG partnerships, individual donations, and policy-advocacy attention in the Finnish children's rights space alongside SOS-Lapsikylä.

Regional players

• Barnfonden (Swedish Children's Fund): Swedish child-rights organization supporting children's rights internationally through sponsorship programs; similar child-sponsorship (Lapsisponssi equivalent) and international development model but operating in Sweden rather than Finland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SOSLapsikyla
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sos-children's-villages-finland
• Instagraminstagram.com/soslapsikyla
• Xx.com/soslapsikyla

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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