Join us in providing child protection services

Merikratos lastensuojelu Oy (Merikratos Child Protection Ltd) is the ideal partner to work with when your municipal child welfare services want to curb the rising costs caused by child placements. Merikratos lastensuojelu offers a credible alternative to placing children outside of their biological homes. The noninstitutional care expert services developed by Merikratos help families and parents before more radical interventions are required. This is in everybody’s interest, as it not only reduces expenses but human suffering. This website explains in detail how we at Merikratos lastensuojelu can make a valuable contribution to child protection in your municipality. We have been working in child protection since 1999. Our partnership and support are available to municipalities everywhere in Finland. Our most northern office is located above the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi and we have ten other regional offices in various parts of Finland. Merikratos lastensuojelu is a limited company 100% owned by its own long-term staff. There are no outside investors involved.

Our core values are

• respecting everyone’s human dignity and personal autonomy
• accountability
• giving everyone fair treatment
• transparency.

We strive to work effectively and efficiently. Our care and expert interventions are goal-oriented, and we use indicators that enable us to systematically evaluate our results and performance. Our staff are properly trained, have years of practical experience, and they have the support of Merikratos’s tightknit multiprofessional child protection network.

We at Merikratos have worked closely with families for many years using our own effective processes tailored for each service. We are more than happy to tell our new business partners more about these processes in person. Our customers include some 120 municipalities all over Finland meaning our references and customers’ experiences are readily available should your require them.

We pride ourselves in serving our business partners as quickly as possible using the best our expert knowledge, and in a flexible manner. Please contact our office closest to you, or me, Ilona, and we will gladly tell you more/provide you with more information.

Ilona Lehtinen
CEO
Merikratos Lastensuojelu Ltd.