The Blood Service is developing its emergency communications
The Blood Service will test emergency communication tools on its website and in its mobile application on 11th of October. The test will not require any action from blood donors.
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eOmistaja and City Dev Labs donate smart tags to blood donors
With the smart Return Me tags service, a person who has found a lost property item is able to connect directly with the owner of the item.
LastOnline Brings Blood Service to Assembly
The joint blood donation campaign for gamers and e-sports enthusiasts, LastOnline, will also be present at Assembly! Assembly Summer 2024 will be held at Helsinki's Messukeskus from August 1-4, 2024.
The Blood Service is taking part in the Red Bull Rautaratsu race in Turku
Red Bull Rautaratsu is a free family event where teams attempt to reach the finish line on self-built tandem bikes on an obstacle course constructed over the Aurajoki River. Come and cheer on the Blood…
Blood Service Kuopio moves to the Shopping Center Minna
At the end of 2024, the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service will open a new donation site on the second floor of the Shopping Center Minna. The current facilities on the other side of the market square in…
We will need more blood donors than usual in the next few weeks
In the weeks in which May Day and Ascension Thursday fall, the Blood Service’s locations are only open for four days each week. We need more donors than usual on those days to ensure that we can help…
5 questions about blood donation and health
New blood donors are needed in order for Finland to have a sufficient amount of blood donors now as well as in the future to secure patient care. Many people considering donating blood need information…
Blood donors are vital for patients
Blood donors only accounted for just over 3% of all people in the donating age range in Finland last year. Over the past ten years, the proportion has decreased by approximately a percentage point. It's…
Check out the annual report 2023
How did we manage to take care of Finland's blood supply last year? In the Blood Service's new annual report 2023, you will find key figures and statistics, as well as reviews of the most important changes…
The application period for Blood Service research grants for 2024 is now open
The application period for 2024 grants from the Blood Service Research Fund has opened to researchers. The purpose of the grants is to support research related to current and future Blood Service products…
The Blood Service begins testing blood donors for hepatitis E
The Blood Service has started testing blood donors for hepatitis E as hepatitis E infections have increased in Finland in the beginning of this year. There have been no reported cases of hepatitis E transmitted…
Jari Martelin to lead the FRCBS production laboratory
Jari Martelin has been appointed as the new laboratory director of the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service (FRCBS) production laboratory. He will start his position on May 6, 2024.