Stories

In the spring of 2024, Henry Walker from Oulu was diagnosed with a bone marrow disease for which a stem cell transplant is one of the only treatment options. Fortunately, a suitable donor was found…

Thanks to blood donors, Elli Malinen is able to live a good life – and help others too.

In June 2024, Marika Kunnari from Oulu was puzzled by the sudden onset of back and chest pain. The pain did not ease, so she called the emergency department in Rovaniemi during her workday. What…

Saimi Hoyer, entrepreneur, speaker and model, has been close to death because of her hereditary antibody deficiency. But now she’s feeling good. Effective treatment was finally found – a medicine…

For decades, a Finnish motorist association, SMOTO (Suomen Motoristit ry), has been actively encouraging its members to donate blood. Raimo Ryhtä, a motorist and active blood donor from the city of…

Roberto first decided to try donating blood during his student days. One of his aims was to overcome his fear of needles, which he successfully did. He also became a stem cell donator.

Almost four years ago, my wife Kirsti and I were sitting with our 18-month-old daughter, Laina, at the children’s clinic of the Helsinki University Hospital, and my heart was aching more than ever.

Emille Nyembo, 2, from Oulu suffers from sickle-cell anaemia that has been treated with red blood cell exchange transfusions and a stem cell transplant. As a result of increased immigration, more and…