Lapinlahden Lähde

Lapinlahden Lähde is a Center for Mental Wellbeing, Arts, Culture, Science and Societal Entrepreneurship, located in the oldest psychiatric hospital of Finland. The center is developed on the guiding principle of “Kaikkien Lapinlahti” (Everyone’s Lapinlahti) – we want to offer everyone a warm, inclusive, safe, inspiring, soothing and beautiful environment to be, do, create and participate. Lapinlahti is an integral part of the identity and people of Helsinki – a “secret garden” right next to the city center, consisting of historical buildings and beautiful park & sea environments. The actors of Lapinlahden Lähde benefit from synergies by working in the same, uniquely beautiful and inspiring environment & community. In Lapinlahti, it is possible to rent both a longer-term work-space and a shorter-term event space with additional services. Also, external stakeholders can easily and flexibly utilize Lapinlahti as their event or research platforms. Hundreds of different actors of the Lapinlahden Lähde Community operate daily in the fields of mental wellbeing and mental health; employment; arts and culture; human rights; NGO activities; science; journalism; disruptive, sustainable and responsible small businesses (societal entrepreneurship); cafés, bakeries, restaurants and shops; hobby, nature and wilderness guiding; design; environmental protection and; sociopolitical activism.