Finlande

Finnish Christian Peace Association (Suomen kristillinen rauhanliike)

National Network
Finlande
Address

Kiesitie 4 e 5
07930 Pernaja
Finlande

Telephone
+358449821244
E-Mail
leena.viikari@rauhanfoorumi.fi
Mobile Phone (other)
+358 40 709 4245
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1986
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
General Information
Loviisa Peace Forum is run by voluntary workforce. The General Secretary takes care of the big picture. The fiscal responsibility lies on Finnish Christian Peace Group. There is also a negotiation group consisting approximately 30 persons, who decide for example about the theme of each year. Our yearly budget is around 10 000 euros. The funding comes mainly from the ministry of education, but also from Loviisa municipality and the evangeligal-lutheran church of Loviisa. We cooperate with numerous organizations, including Peace Union of Finland, Lapinjärvi Educational Center and The Committee of 100 in Finland.
Mission and Objectives

Loviisa Peace Forum is a four-day summer event organized annually to bring together diverse opinions and perspectives within an environment of celebration. The highlight of the Forum is a Hiroshima Day gathering in the port for a speech, a concert, singing together, and a candlelight peace procession to the beach where candlelit boats will be put into the sea. Every year the Peace The Peace Forum’s seminar gathers together inspiring thinkers from science, art, and politics to speak about current questions of peace and security. During recent years our themes have been new security threats, peaceful co-existence of religions, and the future of Europe. Through art and seminar discussions, we explore the great future challenges of humankind.

Main Projects / Activities

The weekend includes seminars, concerts, theatre, art exhibitions, and a peace mass in the Loviisa Cathedral.

Contact (1) Full Name
Leena Viikari
Head of the organisation
Jussi Ojala
Contact (2) Full Name
Ilari Rantakari

Finnish Egyptological Society

National Network
Finlande
Address

IAAS/Egyptology, Box 59, (Unionink. 38B), 00014 Helsinki University – Helsinki
Helsinki
Finlande

Telephone
+358 9 19123848
Fax
+358 9 19122094
E-Mail
jaana.toivari-viitala@helsinki.fi
E-Mail (2)
kati.marttinen@helsinki.fi
Mobile Phone
+358 505687783
Mobile Phone (other)
+358 40 7456 984
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
1969
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Heritage
  3. Research
General Information
1. The Finnish Egyptological Society accepts members upon application, among whom a board of 9 members is annually elected. There is no employed staff. 2. Approximately € 7 000. 3. Memebership fees & donations. 4. Lectures, exhibitions, national&international research projects, scholarships, publication of egyptological literature. 5. IAAS, Helsinki University. 6. The National Museum, Lovisa Town Museum, Leiden University, Brussels University.
Mission and Objectives

To spread knowledge of ancient Egyptian culture and history, and egyptology, among the general public. To support Finnish egyptological research projects and to encourage and enhance international co-operative projects. To support the subject of Egyptology at Helsinki University. To publish egyptological literature.

Main Projects / Activities

Monthly egyptological lectures open to the general public.
The acquisition of egyptological literature to the IAAS/Helsinki university library.
The study and publication of the FES Deir Abu Hennis expedition material as an international co-operative project.
The planning and organization of an egyptological exhibition in honour of the 40th anniversary of FES in 2009 (international co-operation).

Contact (1) Full Name
Jaana Toivari-Viitala
Head of the organisation
Jaana Toivari-Viitala
Contact (2) Full Name
Kati Marttinen

Finnish Human Rights Advocates Ry

National Network
Finlande
Address

Flemimgimkatu23 C 70
00500 Helsinki
Finlande

Telephone
0400299167
Telephone (other)
+358400299167
E-Mail
moustafamoustafa53@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
moustafamoustafa53@gmail.com
E-Mail (3)
moustafamoustafa53@gmail.com
E-Mail (4)
moustafamoustafa53@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
+358400299167
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2021
Fields of Activity
  1. Human rights
General Information

The main goal of FHRA is to stand up for human rights, particularly in cases of
government racism, discrimination, and persecution. FHRA works towards achieving
this goal by:
1. Advocating for the recognition and protection of human rights including the rights of
marginalized and vulnerable communities.
2. Monitoring government policies and actions for potential human rights violations
and taking action to prevent and address such violations.
3. Providing legal and practical support to individuals and groups who have
experienced human rights abuses, including access to legal representation and
counseling.
4. Educating the public and raising awareness about human rights issues through public
campaigns, events, and outreach programs.
5. Building partnerships and collaborations with other organizations and groups
working towards the promotion and protection of human rights.
6. Lobbying government officials and policymakers to adopt and implement policies
that are in line with human rights principles and standards.
7. Providing training and capacity-building opportunities for individuals and
organizations working towards the promotion and protection of human rights.
Through these actions, FHRA aims to ensure that every person is treated with dignity
and respect and that their human rights are protected and upheld, regardless of their
background or identity.

Mission and Objectives

The mission of the Finnish Human Rights Coalition (FHRC) is to promote and
protect human rights in Finland through advocacy, education, and outreach.
FHRC is committed to creating a society that respects and upholds the rights of
all individuals, regardless of their background or identity.

Main Projects / Activities

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How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

support and stand up for human rights,

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

create wider network , cooperate and support

Contact (1) Full Name
Moustafa Tito Desouky
Job Title
Director Manager
Head of the organisation
Moustafa Desouky

Finnish Institute of Internationa Affairs organises second annual Helsinki Security Forum

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Helsinki Security Forum

Helsinki Security Forum invites international decision-makers and security experts to Finland this week. The three-day conference offers a wide range of discussions both for high-level guests and livestream audiences.

The second annual Helsinki Security Forum will gather high-level experts from the field of international security and defence policy in Helsinki on 29 September–1 October 2023. Helsinki Security Forum 2023 is themed Deter, Defend and Secure – Europe in the Era of Radical Uncertainty.

The three-day event offers a wide selection of sessions touching upon the topic of European security and defence. Themes include technological development, the relationship of economics to security, reverberations of the war in Ukraine outside of Europe, as well as the various aspects of nuclear deterrence.

The full programme is now published on the HSF website. Most of the discussions will be livestreamed.

HSF 2023 hosts distinguished experts from the field of international security and defence policy. Also multiple Northern decision-makers will be speaking on the HSF stage, including Prime Minister of Finland.

You can follow the updates and ongoing conversation on HSF on HSF’s TwitterLinkedIn and website. Sign up to follow the livestream of HSF 2023 here.

 

HSF 2023 is organised with support from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, City of Helsinki and Patria.

Finnish Institute of International Affairs

National Network
Finlande
Address

Arkadiankatu 23B
00100 Helsinki
Finlande

Telephone
+358 9 432 7780
Fax
+358 9 432 7799
E-Mail
mika.aaltola@fiia.fi
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
1961
Fields of Activity
  1. Research
General Information
The FIIA emphasizes the importance and usefulness of analytical information. The FIIA puts its aim into practice by conducting research, by maintaining networks of researchers at home and abroad, and by organizing lectures, seminars and conferences. The Finnish Institute of International Affairs was founded in 1961 on the initiative of the Paasikivi Society (Paasikivi-Seura). It is a private institute maintained by the Foundation for Foreign Policy Research (Ulkopolitiikan tutkimuksen säätiö), and it has a duty to assist the public administration. The Finnish Institute of International Affairs has 25 employees of whom 13 are researchers and 12 work in administration. The annual budget is around 1 million euros. The main partners are Finnish ministries, the parliament, foreign embassies, other research institutes worldwide and other governments worldwide.
Mission and Objectives

The mission of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) is to promote the analytical discussion of international affairs in Finland and thereby to support decision-making in the field of foreign policy. The FIIA produces information that is up to date, suitably adapted and easy to digest. The main research areas are the EU's foreign, security and defense policies, Russia and its relationship to 'the West', transatlantic relations, terrorism, China's societal development and democratization in the Middle East.

Main Projects / Activities

The areas of emphasis in the FIIA's research are: Finnish foreign and security policy, EU foreign and security policy, The enlargement of the EU, Democracy and globalization: dialogue between the EU and Africa, The security of the Nordic-Baltic region, Russia and the EU, The Taiwan question, China’s transforming society. The Middle East project concentrates on Arab reforms and external influence on Middle East.

Contact (1) Full Name
Mr. Mika Aaltola
Head of the organisation
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Finnish Multicultural Sport Federation - Suomen Monikulttuurinen Liikuntaliitto ry (FIMU)

National Network
Finlande
Address

Valimotie 10
00380 Helsinki
Finlande

Telephone
+358 50 5511197
Telephone (other)
+358 45 1111 970
E-Mail
riitta.latvio@fimu.fi
E-Mail (2)
hanna.sarkeala@fimu.fi
E-Mail (3)
toimisto@fimu.fi
E-Mail (4)
daudahmedey77@hotmail.com
Mobile Phone
+358 50 5511197
Mobile Phone (other)
+358 45 1111 970
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1999
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information

The Finnish Multicultural Sports Federation FIMU was founded by immigrants and Finns in 1999. The aim of the organization is to promote sports opportunities for immigrants and people of an immigrant background, and to safeguard the interests of all immigrant associations. Fimu comprises 64 sports clubs and multicultural associations throughout Finland, many of these realizing local projects for promoting equality, solidarity and anti-racism.
150.000-300.000€
Sources of funding: Ministry of Education, EU, Foundations
Modalities of action: anti-racism media campaigns, sports events, seminars and projects promoting inclusion in sports
Main partners: Suomen Olympiakomitea, Boards of Sports of the metropolitan cities, Oikeusministeriö (ETNO), SETA, Allianssi, Ihmisoikeusliitto, Vammaisfoorumi, Jalkapallon pelaajayhdistys, PLAN Suomi, Monaliiku ry, Jyväskylän Yliopisto, TUL ry, Opetushallitus

Mission and Objectives

The Finnish Multicultural Sports Federation's aims are:
- To increase general awareness of multicultural sports and exercise in Finland.
- To ensure equal opportunities for sports and exercise for all immigrant people.
- To provide immigrant people with information and with the opportunity to learn from
one another.
- To support the FIMU´s multicultural member associations.
- To use sports as a tool to promote immigrants' integration and inclusion into the
Finnish society

Main Projects / Activities

Projects: Red Card for Racism, Discrimination Free Zone, Mamanet Sports for Immigrant women, Sports for Sustainability, P.L.A.Y! Peer Education, Leadership, Action, Youth - Promoting grassroots sport for educational success and social inclusion

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

FIMU has 64 associations - either founded by immigrants or multicultural associations as members. One of the main goals of the federation is to promote integration and good ethnic relations in the Finnish society through sports. FIMU has long-standing projects, such as Red Card for Racism and Discrimination Free Zone, with which to work towards those goals. With its member assocations, FIMU will be able to contribute to dialogue between cultures and other activities of the Anna Lindh Foundation and bring its experience and knowledge of being a civil society actor in the sports field to the network.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

FIMU wants to strengthen its networks and its co-operation channels for working on democratic, pluralistic, and multilateral values. FIMU is also interested in Euro-Mediterranean exchanges.

Contact (1) Full Name
Riitta Latvio
Job Title
Coordinator
Head of the organisation
Mr. Daud Mohamed, chair
Contact (2) Full Name
Hanna Sarkeala
Job Title (2)
Liason Manager

Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI)

National Network
Finlande
Address

P.O. Box 380
Helsinki
Finlande

Telephone
+358 295 331 000
E-Mail
enquiries@oph.fi
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
2017
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. International/Cultural relations
  3. Youth and education
General Information
The Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) operates under the Ministry of Education and Culture. It is responsible for developing education and training, early childhood education and care and lifelong learning, as well as for promoting internationalisation.
Mission and Objectives

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Main Projects / Activities

EDUFI promotes internationalisation in education and training, working life, cultural field and among young people through international cooperation and mobility programmes as well as with a range of other activities.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

EDUFI is actively involved in international, European, national and regional networks as an expert member or an institutional network partner. EDUFI actively participates in the Euro-Med Youth network promoting understanding between cultures and facilitating contact making between organisations, assisting promoters in project planning and financial management, disseminating information and supporting the organisations to implement the projects.

Contact (1) Full Name
Kati Inkinen
Job Title
Senior Programme Advisor
Head of the organisation
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Publication
Education
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Finnish national literacy strategy 2030

The National Literacy Strategy includes concrete objectives and measures for strengthening the diverse literacy skills of people of all ages in Finland. Sufficient tools must be developed for the assessment of literacy skills and literacy work. The aim of the...

Finnish Refugee Council

National Network
Finlande
Address

Elimäenkatu 15, 3. kerros
00510 Helsinki
Finlande

Telephone
+358 9 6962 640
Telephone (other)
+358 9 6962 649
Fax
+358 9 6962 6466
E-Mail
toimisto@pakolaisapu.fi
E-Mail (2)
annu.lehtinen@pakolaisapu.fi
Mobile Phone
+358405415453
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1965
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Gender
  4. Human rights
  5. Youth and education
General Information
The Finnish Refugee Council was established in 1965. Along the decades the Refugee Council has evolved from a small actor dedicated to raising funds for the UN Refugee Agency into an NGO with numerous projects of its own. The FRC is a politically and religiously non-aligned non-governmental organization that cooperates with the UNHCR.
Mission and Objectives

The Finnish Refugee Council is an international specialist in refugee work. Its mission is to improve the basic rights of refugees, immigrants and returnees. The underlying principle is to support activity and participation among refugees. Project beneficiaries are involved in project activities from the planning phase onwards, in order to ensure that they identify with them and feel like their needs are paid attention to. The objective is that refugees improve their capacity to help themselves and their families.

Main Projects / Activities

The underlying principle is to support activity and participation among refugees. Project beneficiaries are involved in project activities from the planning phase onwards, in order to ensure that they identify with them and feel like their needs are paid attention to. FRC’s work abroad concentrates on the realisation of fundamental rights of refugees during refuge and after the repatriation process is over. Activities enhance poverty reduction and empowerment through education. Peace and Building People who have run away from a crisis are in great need of education. Return to war torn areas is difficult and help is needed, not only in basic skills training and the reconstruction of infrastructure but also in restarting peaceful cohabitation amongst communities. Currently FRC focuses primarily on adult education. The syllabus includes topics on health, hygiene, environmental protection and civic rights in addition to reading, writing and arithmetic. The majority of participants are women because their level of education and their status in refugee settlements and returnee communities are inferior to those of men. Currently the FRC works with refugees and returnees in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Thailand. In Finland, the Refugee Council's social and educational work with immigrants and refugees started in the late 1990s. At the moment, the Finnish Refugee Council has offices in Finland in Helsinki, Tampere and Turku. Support for organizations, peer support, good living, courses that ease everyday problems, influence and information - this is all part of the work of the Finnish Refugee Council in Finland. The organization incubator is a project that offers information and support to immigrants for founding and running NGOs. The Kotilo-project develops tools for better living and helps solve conflicts between neighbors. Face to Face offers immigrants a possibility to handle personal questions in peer support groups. The VertaisKoto project develops a new model for refugee integration, coupling informative courses and peer support. The Finnish Refugee Council spreads information about refugee- and immigrant -related topics and publishes the magazine Pakolainen(Refugee). The Finnish Refugee Council partakes in discussion and policymaking on refugees and immigration. An essential basis for the work of the Refugee Council is broad cooperation with other NGOs and officials. The Finnish Refugee Council awards each year the title of Refugee Woman of the Year to a woman who has found an active place in Finnish society despite the burden of a refugee existance.

Contact (1) Full Name
Kim Remitz
Head of the organisation
Annu Lehtinen

Finnish UNESCO ASPnet / National Board of Education

National Network
Finlande
Address

PO BOX 380
00531 Helsinki
Finlande

Telephone
+358 2 95331050
E-Mail
paula.mattila@oph.fi
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
1961
Fields of Activity
  1. Environment/Sustainable development
  2. Heritage
  3. Human rights
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Youth and education
General Information
General information 1. Network of schools (UNESCO-schools), 61 schools in total. 2. National coordination: 30 000 €/year. 3. Finnish national commission of UNESCO. 4. Latest example: The Great Volga River Route -project 5. Member-schools of the network. 6. None.
Mission and Objectives

Mission & Objectives The UNESCO-school network experiments with new approaches, tests the materials of UNESCO and spreads good practices that deal with global issues and the system of the United Nations; human rights and democracy; cultural heritage and cross-cultural learning and the protection of nature.

Main Projects / Activities

Main Projects/Activities The Great Volga River Route –project: this project was approved as an ICT cross-cutting project during the 32nd UNESCO General Conference and aims to address issues and provide solutions to the UN Millennium Development Goals; serve as a follow-up initiative to the Johannesburg World Summit for Sustainable Development in 2002 and to the final recommendations and documents of the World Heritage Youth Forum; serve as a concrete contribution to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014); explore further and develop the effective use of ICTS to improve quality education.

Contact (1) Full Name
Counsellor of education Pekka Elo
Head of the organisation
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