Tag: Finnish Red Cross
Racism Awareness Week encourages combating discrimination in the workplace
Racism Awareness Week encourages people to recognize and oppose racism in their everyday lives. People with a foreign background experience discrimination especially in the attitudes, advancement and salary negotiations of colleagues and supervisors. Nevertheless, only 7% of those who experienced discrimination at work or during a job interview reported it. “Racism can be a conscious […]
Letter from HE Deniz Çakari, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey
The earthquakes have affected a large area that consists of 10 cities and is home to a total of 13.5 million people, i.e. almost a sixth of the country’s total population. To give you a better idea of the earthquake, the earthquake area is larger than several European countries, such as Austria, Switzerland or Bulgaria, […]
The Finnish Red Cross sends aid, funds to Turkey
The first shipment of supplies left Tampere on Friday morning, when the aid organization is also preparing to channel 300,000 euros of funding to the area affected by the earthquake.
The Finnish Immigration Service will establish new reception centers on October 24
There are currently a total of 86 reception centers in Finland, their branches and service points in private residences, as well as 8 reception units for minors. About 42,000 people are currently registered as customers in the reception system. About 50 percent of them live in a private apartment and 10 percent live in municipalities […]
The Finnish Immigration Service will establish new reception centers on July 1
Most Ukrainians fleeing to Finland stay in private housing. Some of the new reception centers are branches of existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service will continue to increase the number of accommodation places in the existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service is responsible for the coordination, planning and supervision of the reception system. […]
Åland’s first reception center opens
“During the spring, we have established 49 new reception centers and offices all over Finland and now, for the first time in history, also in Åland,” says the head of the reception unit. Pekka Nuutinen. The majority of Ukrainians live in private housing with relatives or volunteers, and they have arranged their own accommodation. Reception […]
Åland opens its first reception center
The Åland Autonomous Region opened a reception center on Monday. The first center of its kind in the region was set up to meet the needs of the approximately 250 people of Åland who fled Ukraine due to the Russian invasion. To date, the authorities have opened 49 new reception centers and offices elsewhere in […]
The Finnish Immigration Service to establish new reception centers 6 May
Most Ukrainians fleeing to Finland are staying in private accommodation. Some of the new reception centers are branches of existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service continues to increase the number of accommodation places in existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service is responsible for the coordination, planning and supervision of the reception system. The […]
Ukrainians in Finland face congestion and delays in reception centers
The Finnish reception center system is having difficulty coping with the needs of Ukrainians who have fled the war in their home country. This has been reflected, among other things, in the delay in processing and paying social benefits to Ukrainians who have been granted a temporary protection visa, the Finnish Immigration Service Migri said […]
Finns donate 53 million euros to help Ukrainians
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing war have created a strong desire among Finns to help those affected. Terhi BruunFinland’s Unicef communications expert told Yle that the desire to help Ukrainian families and children has been particularly obvious. "This wave of solidarity has struck the whole country and everyone has joined," Bruun said. According […]
Migri inspects the alleged deficiencies of the Jyväskylä reception center
The Finnish Immigration Service Migri has announced that it intends to carry out an inspection at the Salmiranta reception center in Jyväskylä after receiving notifications of the unit’s conditions. The inspection of the Finnish Red Cross Center is scheduled to take place after Easter, In his tweet, Migri stated that an estimated 17,000 Ukrainians had […]
The Finnish Immigration Service is setting up new reception centers
Most Ukrainians fleeing to Finland stay in private housing. Some of the new reception centers are branches of existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service will continue to add accommodation in existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service is responsible for coordinating, planning and supervising the reception system. The Finnish Immigration Service has reception centers […]
The Finnish Immigration Service is setting up new reception centers
through which applicants for asylum or temporary protection who have provided accommodation themselves have access to reception services, such as health and social services and reception support. Most Ukrainians fleeing to Finland stay in private housing. Some of the new reception centers are branches of existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service will continue to […]
Ukrainians fill the Tampere reception center to the full
The Tampere Kauppi reception center has been filled with Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war in their home country, the city of Tampere announced on Friday. The statement added that 155 people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine are housed in downtown and emergency accommodation. "The reception center is full. Emergency accommodation may take a few more […]
The Finnish Red Cross is asking for more volunteers
The Finnish Red Cross says it needs more volunteers to serve the people who have fled the fighting in Ukraine. Volunteers are currently involved in emergency accommodation preparations and equipment arrangements, but more is needed when new facilities are opened. Tommi VirtanenThe contingency manager of SPR’s Southwest Finland district says that there are about 200 […]
Hundreds of Ukrainians arrive in Finland every day
According to unofficial estimates, hundreds of Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war in their homeland arrive in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, every day. The Estonian Broadcasting Corporation (ERR) reported earlier this week that almost 20,000 Ukrainians had arrived in Estonia, and the shipping companies added that many would continue their journey by ship to Finland. […]
Finnish Red Cross: Ambulances almost in Ukraine
Eleven trucks loaded with medical supplies, vehicles and blankets are near the Ukrainian border and are expected to arrive in war-torn country by Tuesday. Ari MäntyvaaraLogistics Manager of the Tampere Logistics Department of the Finnish Red Cross. The trucks were still on the Romanian side of the border on Monday morning, he told Yle by […]
Yle’s utility concert raises more than 6 million euros for Ukraine
Yleisradio Yle’s utility concert to help civilians affected by the war in Ukraine raised more than six million euros on Saturday night. The aid concert for Ukraine reached about 1,534,000 viewers on Yle TV1 on Saturday. By Sunday morning, the concert video had gathered more than 565,000 viewers online at Yle Areena. It can be […]
Finland is preparing for the rise of Ukrainian refugees
“Finland may be a bit on the edge, and I’m not sure how the fact that we are Russia’s border neighbors affects how attractive Finland is,” he commented. press conference Migri, Finnish Red Cross and Ministry of the Interior. Minna HulkkonenHowever, the head of migration at the Interior Ministry said the number of people arriving […]
The Finnish Red Cross is sending a logistics unit to Ukraine to coordinate humanitarian operations
On Monday, the Finnish Red Cross will send personnel and resources from its Tampere logistics center to Ukraine to help the victims of the Russian attack. According to the Finnish branch of the humanitarian group, the consignment includes a small logistics office and two cars. The field office will coordinate the distribution of aid to […]
Finland prepares to receive Ukrainian asylum seekers, but number of arrivals remains unclear
By Monday, nearly 1.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s devastating attack on an Eastern European country began on February 24th. Finland expects to receive a number of asylum applications from people fleeing the war – and this has been the case in recent days – but as Ukrainians can enter Finland freely without […]
The Finns joined forces to support Ukraine
The Finns have donated more than ten million euros to support the Ukrainian people since the Russian invasion. According to Finland’s humanitarian aid organizations, the relative proximity of the crisis is causing people to take action compared to other disasters. "It is absolutely exceptional. I have never seen people so mobilized to donate and help," […]
Pastor: Helsinki parishes are ready to receive up to 1,000 Ukrainian refugees
The city of Helsinki and the local church congregations are preparing for the expected arrival of Ukrainian refugees in Finland. According to the Lutheran pastor, the city’s parishes are already ready to receive emergency accommodation for up to 1,000 refugees Juha Rintamäki From Lauttasaari parish. "We can provide more accommodation if the situation worsens," he […]
Donations will benefit Ukraine
Ever since the Russian war against Ukraine began, Finns have made donations to the Finnish Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, the organization says. The closer to home a disaster strikes, the more willing people are to help Marko KorhonenHead of International Emergency Operations at SPR. Korhonen said that the Finns withdrew in the same way […]
