Welcome to the Psychological Practitioners Finland ry members page!

1) To promote the interests of mental health professionals trained abroad. To support each other in getting registration with VALVIRA as a psychologist or psychotherapist in Finland through information sharing and practical support. The association also aims to monitor legislative developments in this area.
2) The association develops and maintains the professional skills of its members. The association does this by providing ongoing professional training in English, by inviting trainers to run workshops or by organising speaking events.
3) The association acts as a liaison between its members. The association provides information for members to share and platforms (i.e. a website) to aid in information exchange between members.
4) The association promotes the networking of colleagues. The association provides a professional network for members. This professional network can function as a referral network (clinical function), an advocacy network (for discussion of important issues and providing a forum to discuss issues with regarding mental health in Finland) and a social network (to meet with like-minded professionals).
5) The association promotes the general working conditions of members. The association provides information to members on working conditions for private practitioners in Finland in psychology and psychotherapy who work for the international and foreign-born community. This can include practical information sharing on business aspects of private practice work, information about pay and salary, registration and provision of an online search engine for members to advertise their business to the general public.

The primary aim of Psychological Practitioners Finland ry is to provide a support network to psychologists and therapists working in Finland who have trained overseas. We organise regular events, including training, in order for members to meet each other and network, and receive professional development training. We also provide information on how to navigate the registration system in Finland to become registered and support to members during this process.

As a professional you can choose from two types of membership (full or associate membership) depending on your qualification and your personal need. In any case please ask for and then return the membership form to the email address below.