Call for Applications: Blood Service Research Fund Grants 2026
Applications for the 2026 grants from the Blood Service Research Fund are now open to researchers. The aim of the grants is to…
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Work communities as blood donors are an important part of Finland’s blood supply
Finland continuously needs new blood donors from different population groups, and workplaces have a significant opportunity to contribute. Already more than 550 workplaces allow blood donation during…
Helena Länsimies appointed as Customer Relations Director at the Blood Service
Helena Länsimies has been appointed as Customer Relations Director at the Blood Service, effective April 1, 2026. In her new role, Länsimies will lead the Blood Service's clinical customer…
Whole blood product complements the Blood Service’s product range and prehospital patient care
Whole blood has been introduced into the Blood Service’s general product portfolio as of early 2026.…
The Finnish Reservists’ Association’s fifth blood donation campaign begins
The Finnish Reservists’ Association and the Blood Service are once again joining to organize the nationwide Reserviläinen ei luovuta – paitsi verta blood donation campaign. The campaign period…
Blood Donors celebrated at Superterassi event Sunday
This year, World Blood Donor Day will be celebrated in a new way, as the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service and Superterassi meet at Kasarmitori in Helsinki. The event, held on Sunday 14 June 2026 from…
Record number of patients received help through the Stem Cell Registry
During 2025, a total of 179 stem cell transplants were facilitated through the Stem Cell Registry – the highest number in its entire history. Last year, the registry’s membership grew to more…
The Blood Donation Bus at Assembly Winter
The digital festival Assembly Winter returns to the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre on 19–22 February. As usual, the event also features the familiar LastOnline blood donation campaign…
Presidential couple visited the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service
The President of the Republic, Alexander Stubb, and his spouse, Suzanne Innes-Stubb, visited the Finnish Red Cross operations at the Blood Service’s headquarters in Vantaa on 3 February 2026.
Milla Madetoja encourages people to join the Stem Cell Registry: “One phone call can change a life.”
In English:
Milla Madetoja, who is recovering from leukemia, received a stem cell transplant from her sister. She encourages people to join the Stem Cell Registry.
Blood Donation at Åbo Svenska Teater Main Stage on 5 February
The Finnish Red Cross Blood Service is organizing a blood donation event in cooperation with Åbo Svenska Teater (ÅST) on Thursday, 5 February 2026, from 12:00 to 18:00. The event will be carried…
Blood donors received information for the first time about their hereditary disease risk from the Blood Service Biobank
For the first time, the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service Biobank returned information to blood donors
about the risk of developing
haemochromatosis.