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About speech therapy
Speech therapy is a form of medical rehabilitation aimed at assessing, treating, and preventing speech, language, and interaction disorders. The primary goal is to enhance the client's communication and functional abilities in everyday life, ultimately improving their quality of life. In Finland, only licensed speech therapists are authorized to provide speech therapy services.
For children, speech therapy often involves playful activities, games, and enjoyable interaction to develop new skills. Working together with the client’s close network—such as family or educators—is a key part of the process, ensuring that progress made in therapy can be supported and applied in daily routines.
Therapy goals are always set together with the client and their close ones at the beginning of the therapy process, ensuring the therapy is tailored to individual needs.
How to Access Speech Therapy?
You can access speech therapy either through the public healthcare system or by booking an appointment directly with a private speech therapist as a self-paying client.
In the public system, a referral from your local child health clinic (neuvola in Finnish) or school healthcare provider is typically required for an initial speech therapy assessment. If you have any concerns about your child’s speech or language development, don’t hesitate to contact your local healthcare provider. Speech therapy assessments are usually conducted through public healthcare services.
If the assessment shows that a child requires regular and intensive speech therapy, rehabilitation may be funded by Kela (The Social Insurance Institution of Finland). To qualify for Kela-funded speech therapy, a rehabilitation plan and recommendation from a public healthcare physician are required. Once the application for speech therapy is submitted to Kela, they decide whether the therapy will be approved. Kela’s decision will specify the approved number and duration of the speech therapy sessions, as well as the therapy location. Speech therapy is usually carried out at home, in daycare, or at school. Therapy can begin once the official approval from Kela has been received.
Puheterapeutti Helsinki Oy
Puheterapeutti Helsinki Oy is a company providing speech therapy services for children and adolescents in the Helsinki area. Our goal is to offer high-quality, client-centered therapy with professionalism and reliability.
We are an approved service provider for Kela’s individual speech therapy.
Therapy sessions are primarily conducted in the child’s everyday environments—at home, in daycare, or at school.
About Liisa
I'm a speech and language therapist based in Helsinki, Finland.
I hold a Master of Arts degree and am a licensed speech therapist, having graduated from the University of Helsinki’s logopedics program in 2011.
From 2010 to 2020, I worked as a pediatric speech therapist in public healthcare for the City of Helsinki. Since 2020, I have been working first as a private practitioner and entrepreneur. My company Puheterapeutti Helsinki Oy was founded in 2023.
Over the years, I’ve gained extensive experience in assessing and rehabilitating children of various ages, as well as in working closely with diverse clients and their families.
I am committed to continuous professional development by actively participating in advanced training.
My working language is Finnish, but I can also provide guidance to families in English when needed.
I love to work with kids who may have:
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Developmental language disorder
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Delayed speech and language development
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Unclear speech or sound production errors
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Difficulties with oral and/or speech motor skills
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Challenges in learning to read and write
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Difficulties with social communication and autism spectrum disorders
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Stuttering