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Blood donor and a serum eye drop combined in the same picture.
7.10.2026
Blood donation

Blood Service Research Fund awards 200 000 euros for research on blood donors’ sense of safety and serum eye drops

The Finnish Red Cross Blood Service Research Fund has awarded 100 000 euros in funding to a study led by Professor Anne Birgitta Pessi examining the significance of perceived safety in the donation…

28.9.2026
Blood donation

Nordic cooperation needed on blood supply in the High North

The organisations responsible for the blood supply in Finland, Norway and Sweden are planning to collaborate to support emergency medical care in their northernmost regions. The aim is to improve…

22.9.2026
Press release

World Marrow Donor Day celebrates donors and encourages new members to join the Stem Cell Registry

World Marrow Donor Day is celebrated internationally on 22 September. The purpose of the day is to thank all members of the Stem Cell Registry and volunteer donors who give seriously ill patients a…

18.9.2026
Blood donation

Blood donors’ family origins help identify rare blood groups

The increasing diversity of Finland’s population is also reflected in blood groups. For nearly two years, the Finnish Red Cross Blood…

Last modified: 02.09.2024