Aistivammajärjestöt

NÄKÖVAMMAISTEN LIITTO RY

3 M€ to support visually impaired people. Got 100% of what it applied for - not a cent was cut. Regional service guidance and counselling (600k€) is concrete work that makes everyday life easier. Digital skills and accessible publishing (909k€) is the largest single item. Daisy player lending is necessary, but is 909k€ a year the right amount? Postage for the visually impaired post service is 420k€ a year. This is a pure operating cost, not development. Employment promotion (317k€) - the same work is done by the TE Office and the wellbeing services counties. General grant 727k€ (24%). Five grant items, all approved as is.

Kuurojen Liitto ry, Finlands Dövas Förbund rf

2.1 M€ for services for sign language users. Got 100% of what it applied for. General grant 803k€ (38%). Service guidance and language identity (629k€) is the largest item - regional counselling and digital support for Deaf people. Sign language communication (332k€) - access to information in one's own language is a fundamental right. Online dictionary (103k€) for sign languages - a unique service. The Deaf community is small and specialized, so the risk of overlap is small. Compare: Kuuloliitto 2 M€ for the hard of hearing. A different target group (Deaf vs. hard of hearing) but partly the same advocacy.

Kuuloliitto ry, Finska Hörselförbundet rf

2 M€ to support people with hearing loss. General grant 1.1 M€ (54%) - more than half the funding is general grant. Hearing events and the hearing van (470k€) - a concrete service where volunteers test people's hearing around Finland. Hearing courses (235k€) for older people, tinnitus patients and children - peer support. Hearing and cognition work (160k€) identifies links between hearing and memory - important for an ageing population. Member organization grants of 50k€ are passed through the umbrella organization. Compare: Näkövammaisten liitto 3 M€, Kuurojen liitto 2.1 M€ - three sensory disability organizations, 7 M€ in total. Partly the same advocacy.

SUOMEN KUUROSOKEAT RY

1.3 M€ to support deafblind people. A very small target group: an estimated 800-1000 deafblind people in Finland. Regional information, counselling and support (381k€) is the largest item. Digital guidance (270k€) and communication training (140k€) are specialized services. General grant 346k€ (27%). Course activity (144k€). Deafblindness requires special expertise that other disability organizations do not offer. Per client this is an expensive service: 1.3 M€ / ~1000 people = ~1300 € per deafblind person. But the alternative is isolation.

Kuurojen Palvelusäätiö (Dövas Servicestiftelse) sr

837k€ for sign language users. The Juniori programme (353k€) for families of children who use signed communication - concrete. Employment promotion (305k€) for sign language users. General grant 92k€ (11%) - low, good. Kuurojen Liitto gets 2.1 M€ for the same target group. The service foundation provides concrete services, the federation does advocacy. 2.9 M€ in total for Deaf people.

Förbundet Finlands Svenska Synskadade rf

584k€ to support Swedish-speaking visually impaired people. Access to information and braille (257k€). Counselling and IT training (162k€). General grant 110k€ (19%) - low. Member organization grants 56k€. Näkövammaisten Liitto gets 3 M€ for Finnish speakers. A separate Swedish-language organization is justified.

SVENSKA HÖRSELFÖRBUNDET RF

74k€: Organizing goal-oriented group activities for adults with hearing loss and their families. General grant 232k€ (65%).

HELSINGIN JA UUDENMAAN NÄKÖVAMMAISET RY

350k€: Supporting the independent living of visually impaired people and increasing their participation through peer support. Received 100% of the amount applied for.

KUULOVAMMAISTEN LASTEN VANHEMPIEN LIITTO RY

154k€: Peer activities including peer family courses, camps, online events and gatherings. General grant 166k€ (51%). Received 100% of the amount applied for.

TAMPEREEN SEUDUN NÄKÖVAMMAISET RY

253k€: Supporting the independent living of visually impaired people through peer and group activities, digital support and communication.

LapCI - Sisäkorvaistutelasten valtakunnallinen yhdistys ry

131k€: Functional capacity of children and young people with cochlear implants and their families.

LAPIN NÄKÖVAMMAISET RY

169k€: For supporting the independent living of visually impaired people and promoting their inclusion through peer support. Received 100% of the amount applied for.

NÄKÖVAMMAISET LAPSET RY, SYNSKADADE BARN RF

154k€: For improving the quality of life of visually impaired children and their parents through peer support and camps.

KESKI-SUOMEN NÄKÖVAMMAISET RY

145k€: For supporting the independent living of visually impaired people and promoting their inclusion through peer support.

PÄIJÄT-HÄMEEN NÄKÖVAMMAISET RY

129k€: For supporting the independent living of visually impaired people and promoting their inclusion through peer support.

POHJOIS-POHJANMAAN NÄKÖVAMMAISET RY

125k€: For supporting the independent living of visually impaired people and promoting their inclusion through peer support.

Huimaus- ja Meniere-liitto ry Yrsel- och Meniere-förbundet rf

116k€ YTP-malli: For the wellbeing and work and functional capacity of people with inner ear vertigo and Ménière's disease. STM cut 138k€ (53%).

KAINUUN NÄKÖVAMMAISET RY

107k€: For supporting the independent living of visually impaired people and promoting their inclusion through peer support.

POHJOIS-SAVON NÄKÖVAMMAISET RY

101k€: For supporting the independent living of visually impaired people and promoting their inclusion through peer support.

POHJOIS-KARJALAN NÄKÖVAMMAISET RY

96k€: For supporting the independent living of visually impaired people and promoting their inclusion through peer support.

SUOMEN KUULO- JA TUKIKOIRAT RY

93k€: For the functional capacity, independence and sense of security of people with hearing impairments and chronic illnesses.

FINLANDSSVENSKA TECKENSPRÅKIGA RF

75k€: To increase the participation of Finland-Swedish sign language users through low-threshold activities, information. Received 100% of the amount applied for.

SUOMEN AKUSTIKUSNEURINOOMAYHDISTYS RY

74k€: For information activities for people with acoustic neuroma and for supporting their everyday wellbeing.

KAAKKOIS-SUOMEN NÄKÖVAMMAISET RY

73k€: For supporting the independent lives of visually impaired people and promoting their participation through peer support.

VARSINAIS-SUOMEN NÄKÖVAMMAISET RY

58k€: For supporting the independent lives of visually impaired people and promoting their participation through peer support.

NÄKÖVAMMAISET KÄSITYÖNTEKIJÄT RY

50k€: For promoting the functional capacity of visually impaired people and their independent coping in everyday life.

ETELÄ-SAVON NÄKÖVAMMAISET RY

41k€: For supporting the independent lives of visually impaired people and promoting their participation through peer support.

POHJANMAAN NÄKÖVAMMAISET RY

16k€ 2026: For supporting the independent lives of visually impaired people through digital support in Ostrobothnia (2026).

SATAKUNNAN NÄKÖVAMMAISET RY

13k€ 2026: For supporting the independent lives of visually impaired people through peer support and group activities in Satakunta (2026).

GLAUKOOMAYHDISTYS RY

"For increasing glaucoma awareness through information, events, peer support and group activities".