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Blood donors are needed during the holiday season

During the summer, you might find a convenient blood donation location along your vacation route. The summer season may also offer the opportunity to donate at entirely new donation sites. We warmly welcome you to donate!

Test if you can donate

Take a quick online test to find out whether you can donate blood or stem cells.

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Health questionnaire for blood donors

Please complete the electronic health questionnaire on the day of your appointment or, at the earliest, on the day before.

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Stem Cell Registry

A stem cell transplant is the last hope for a cure for blood cancer patients. More members are needed.

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Try blood donation

Have you thought about donating blood? It’s a concrete way to help patients and will leave you feeling good. Welcome!

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The Donor App is now available in English

You can see your blood donation information directly in the Donor app. Download it now for free from the app stores!

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Blood donors' free donor info

Biobank

The biobank of blood donors helps to develop treatments for various diseases. You can join the biobank when donating blood.

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Donate blood during working hours

The new Workplace certificate is a concrete way to help patients and demonstrate social responsibility.

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Blood donation eligibility requirements

Read about the basic requirements and most common restrictions for donating blood.

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News and articles

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2.6.2025
Blood donation

Blood donors can now help patients in a new way: Blood Service to start producing serum eye drops

The Blood Service is to start producing serum eye drops for the treatment of severe ocular surface conditions. The eye drops will be produced from serum derived from donated blood.

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26.5.2025
News

The Blood Service is developing its emergency communications on Tuesday, May 27th, 2025

The Blood Service will test emergency communication tools in Finnish, Swedish, and English on Tuesday, May 27th, 2025. The test will not require any action from blood donors.

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23.5.2025
Article

Donate Blood and Enjoy Live Music at Lahti City Hall – May 27, 2025

Join us for a special afternoon where you can make a difference and enjoy live music! Small ensembles from the Lahti Symphony Orchestra will perform during a blood donation event at Lahti City Hall's…

A woman pictured in a summer landscape after a blood donation.
21.5.2025
Article

The beginning of summer challenges blood donation: the need for blood donors is constant

The end of May and the beginning of June is a challenging time to get enough blood donors to donation points. The same week at the end of May includes Ascension Day and the school graduation weekend,…

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Research

Blood Service performs active scientific research. We want to increase biomedical knowledge on our areas of expertise.

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