We build community into everyday life
Hyvän arjen rakentajat (Builders of the Everyday) is a programme launched by the Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation that offers a wide range of activities for local residents. The programme is funded by several grant foundations.
The programme currently involves 18 organisations.
A good everyday life is built close to home
We bring activities, support and a sense of community into people’s everyday lives. The safe, inclusive communities of the future take shape together with residents, through experiments and encounters. From these solutions, a new model for strengthening wellbeing is built across Finland.
A short history
- 2022
The Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation begins planning the programme.
- 2023
Activities launch with eleven organisations in Havukoski, Vantaa. Other grant foundations join as funders.
- 2025
The Hyvän arjen rakentajat handbook is completed.
- 2026
The programme expands to Helsinki with fourteen organisations and continues in Havukoski.
- 2026
A dashboard for the programme’s results and impact is introduced.
- 2026
Preparations for launching the programme in Lahti.
A shared programme of grant foundations
The programme is complemented by new funders as understanding of an area’s needs grows. Grant foundations can join in accordance with their own charters.
Would you like to talk about the programme?
Get in touch if you would like to know more, if you represent a municipality considering joining, or if you represent the media.
Ulla Nord
