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This article looks at the transformation of Finnish community work in the Nordic context. The two-phase analysis of an intensive case study first presents a summary of the interpretation of interview descriptions by Finnish practical community workers, and the observations are then reflected on by myself and Swedish academic experts against the current situation and development trends in community work in Sweden. The paradigm change in community work has an impact on the organisation, expertise, goals and discourse on the work. In Finland, community work has all but vanished from the structure of municipal social work; in Sweden its position is stronger, but the trends of change are also visible there. The article concludes with an examination of the changes in community work in the contexts of both professional practices in social work and societal policy.

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