Support migrants
Come and join activities together with migrants!
The Red Cross volunteer activities are diverse and welcome anyone who identifies with the Red Cross values. The activities bring together people from many different backgrounds. As a volunteer, you can promote equality and build a diverse society.
Many cities and towns have volunteer activities that help support migrants. Find out about the different types of activities, sign up or ask for more information at your local Red Cross district office or branch.
Start your journey as an integration support volunteer with the Supporting integration online course. This orientation course will help you find a volunteer duty best suited to you, give you information on refugees and integration and provide you with the capabilities to work as a volunteer.
The Red Cross activities are open to all migrants, regardless of their status. For example, people who have come to Finland as quota refugees, international students, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants are all welcome to join the activities.
Find your place as a volunteer
A volunteer friend can be an irreplaceable support for an immigrant. You can become a friend for an immigrant alone or together with your partner, family or friend. You can do everyday things together, like go for a walk, cook dinner or explore points of interest in the neighbourhood, such as the library.
Find your nearest basic course on friend activities
You can volunteer in a language-learning club, which offers a flexible way for migrants to practise their everyday language skills.
Ask for further information about language-learning clubs where you live from the district office or local branch.
You can help lower or upper stage comprehensive school pupils with their homework after school. The aim of homework clubs and Homework Help is to support children and young people with their schooling. The clubs are held at libraries, community centres and schools.
Ask for further information about homework clubs where you live from the district office or local branch.
Red Cross branches organise meeting points where people from different backgrounds can spend time together and get to know each other. The activities bring together people from different circumstances and provide an opportunity to interact and learn from each other. The activities are planned based on the participants’ interests.
Ask for further information about activities where you live from the district office or local branch.
As a volunteer, you can help a migrant settle into their new home and get to know the services and people in their neighbourhood.
Ask for further information about activities where you live from the district office or local branch.
Local Red Cross branches can organise excursions and events according to the needs and wishes of locals. These can include activities such as nature walks to relax and spend time together in Finnish nature.
Ask for further information about activities where you live from the district office or local branch.
