Financial support
The Cancer Society of Finland supports cancer patients with various forms of financial assistance.
Social committee grant
The Cancer Society’s Social Committee assists cancer patients who are in financial difficulties. Cancer patients can apply for assistance through a social worker at the cancer hospital they attend.
Application instructions
- The grant is provided to cover expenses caused by being ill with cancer or the costs of related recreational activities.
- The grant is provided only to cancer patients whose financial situation is difficult
- Assistance is not granted to cover funeral costs.
- As a rule, assistance is granted to the same applicant only once.
- Applicants must complete the application form together with the social worker from the cancer hospital they attend.
The Social Committee decides on applications roughly every two weeks. In urgent cases, applications can be processed separately.
Further information Cancer Society of Finland national advice service neuvonta@cancer.fi Tel. 0800 19414
Other allowances
The Cancer Foundation’s Children’s Cancer Fund issues allowances to the families of children with cancer. Families can apply for the grant through the social workers at hospital cancer departments.
Also, regional cancer associations disburse allowances and daily care allowances to their members.
For further information on allowances see the webpages of the regional cancer associations.
MembersHelp and support
Having cancer can radically undermine your and your family’s financial situation. Even in the early stages of the disease it is good to bear in mind that dealing with various expenses, benefits and reimbursements will require some effort on your part.