The Finnish Red Cross's domestic activities
The Finnish Red Cross is one of the biggest humanitarian organizations in Finland. We work to protect people’s lives and health. We help those who need it most during crises and accidents. Learn more about what we do in Finland — and join us to help others!
Health
One of the key objectives of the Red Cross is to protect life and health. The organisation carries out a variety of activities in order to meet this goal, one being our high-quality first aid training for citizens.
Read more about the first aid activities of the Red Cross (in Finnish)
Health promotion is an essential part of the Red Cross preparedness work in Finland. Our trained volunteers support people in finding lifestyles that promote health and guide them to local services as necessary.
We work together with local authorities and organisations as well as other health promotion operators.
Learn more about the work the Red Cross does in health promotion (in Finnish)
The Finnish Red Cross Blood Service is centrally responsible for the blood product services in all of Finland. The basic task of the Blood Service is to create the preconditions for saving lives.
Learn more about the Blood Service
Inclusion
The Finnish Red Cross provides schools and educational institutions with diverse learning materials as well as support and tools for organising themed days.
We talk about life in different parts of the world and discuss global challenges, loneliness, racism, first aid, friendships and different ways of helping.
Read more about our school cooperation and get to know our learning materials (in Finnish)
Young people are very welcome to join all Red Cross activities!
With us, you can train in first aid and preparedness groups, lead children’s clubs and camps, organise events and plan campaigns or social media communications for your branch.
Learn more about our volunteer activities for young people and young adults (in Finnish)
Get help and support
Humanity and impartiality are principles of the Red Cross. Racist views are in stark contrast with our principles. Our operations are open to all, accessible, non-discriminating and free of racism.
Learn more about the anti-racism activities of the Red Cross
The Red Cross organises food aid activities in several towns across Finland. Our food aid is built around respectful and safe encounters with human values. Our activities are based on volunteering.
Read more about the food aid activities of the Red Cross
If you are looking for food aid, you can find the nearest food distributions of several operators at Foodaid.fi.
Loneliness is harmful to a person’s well-being. Each of us needs the company of another person, and even a single positive relationship can stop the cycle of loneliness.
Thousands of trained Finnish Red Cross volunteer friends offer concrete help with loneliness.
Protection and preparedness
The rules of war, i.e. agreements on international humanitarian justice, aim to restrict the effects of armed conflicts. Spreading information on the rules of war is one of the core tasks of the Red Cross.
Learn more about humanitarian law and Red Cross activities (in Finnish)
The national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world participate in finding and reuniting missing family members. The Finnish Red Cross is part of this global network.
Read more about tracing services
The Finnish Red Cross is a disaster preparedness organisation that supports and complements the work of the authorities when sudden emergencies occur.
Our trained volunteers are ready to help around the clock, every day of the year.
Learn more about preparedness in Finland (in Finnish)
The Finnish Red Cross helps vulnerable immigrants, such as asylum seekers, quota refugees and undocumented immigrants.
The Finnish Red Cross Youth Shelters listen and look for solutions when things go wrong at home or elsewhere.
At the Youth Shelters, you can ask us about anything related to adolescence or parenting – an everyday worry or a major life crisis.
Contact us online, call us whenever you need to or come directly to one of our Youth Shelters. You can come to us on your own initiative and without an appointment. Our help is free of charge.
Learn more about our Youth Shelters
The Voluntary Rescue Service (Vapepa) is a network of dozens of organisations whose trained alert groups support the authorities during accidents and other crisis situations. The most common task is searching for a missing person.
The Finnish Red Cross acts as the coordinating organisation for Vapepa and oversees the network’s activities related to general rescue services.
