Finnish Red Cross

Finnish Red Cross – FRC
Suomen Punainen Risti – SPR
Finlands Röda Kors – FRK
Company typeInternational nongovernmental organization
IndustryWell-being
FoundedMay 7, 1877
Headquarters,
Key people
Elli Aaltonen, Eero Rämö
ProductsHumanitarian aid
Number of employees
787 (2022), 71,000 members & 30,000 active volunteers
Websitewww.redcross.fi

The Finnish Red Cross (FRC, Finnish: Suomen Punainen Risti, Swedish: Finlands Röda Kors) is an independent member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, which is one of the biggest and best-known international organisations in the world and in the field of humanitarian aid. FRC has over 71,000 members and around 30,000 active volunteers in Finland. FRC consists of 12 regional chapters and 433 local branches throughout the country. The current General Secretary is Eero Rämö. At the end of 2022, the FRC employed 787 people, of which 204 worked at the headquarters in Helsinki.

The Finnish Red Cross is based on volunteering and has branches in almost every municipality in Finland. The organisational structure has three layers: local branches, regional chapters, and the national headquarters. At the local level, the activities of the branches are determined to a large part by how dedicated their members are.