Professionals

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 has been introduced into the Blood Service’s general product portfolio as of early 2026.…

For the first time, the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service Biobank returned information to blood donors  about the risk of developing  haemochromatosis.

Sanna Susila’s doctoral research shows that whole blood products can be an effective alternative in prehospital care for patients with severe bleeding. 

The Finnish Red Cross Blood Service will begin supplying serum eye drops to patients suffering from severe dry eye and ocular surface diseases. This is a new preparation made from serum separated…

In the fresh annual report from Blood Service, you will find key figures and an overview of last year's most important events.

Blood Service will start bacterial culture of all platelet products on 1.4.2025. The introduction of this procedure will improve the microbial safety of platelet products and thereby patient safety.…

The Finnish Red Cross Blood Service is already witnessing the completion of the 70th doctoral dissertation as Salla Markkinen, MA, shall defend her dissertation on 27 September 2024 on the…

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…

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…

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…

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.