Only 3% donate blood. More blood donors needed

More blood donors are needed

Finland’s blood supply depends on too small a group of people. Patients need blood products every day – even in emergency situations. Your help is needed. Come and try blood donation and be part of making a difference! ❤️

Health questionnaire for blood donors

Please complete the electronic health questionnaire on the day of your appointment or, at the earliest, on the day before.

Fill out the questionnaire

Test if you can donate

Take a quick online test to find out whether you can donate blood or stem cells.

Take the test

Stem Cell Registry

A stem cell transplant is the last hope for a cure for blood cancer patients. More members are needed.

More about Stem Cell Registry

Check if you can donate

two men having a snack at blood donation

Try blood donation

Have you thought about donating blood? It’s a concrete way to help patients and will leave you feeling good. Welcome!

Read more

The Donor App is now available in English

You can see your blood donation information directly in the Donor app. Download it now for free from the app stores!

Read more

Blood donors' free donor info

Biobank

The biobank of blood donors helps to develop treatments for various diseases. You can join the biobank when donating blood.

Read about biobank

Donate blood during working hours

The new Workplace certificate is a concrete way to help patients and demonstrate social responsibility.

More about the certificate

Blood donation eligibility requirements

Read about the basic requirements and most common restrictions for donating blood.

Can you donate

News and articles

19.1.2026
Blood donation

Blood supply starts with donors – new blood donors play a key role

In 2025, a total of 107,878 people donated blood. Just under 19,000 of them were new donors. For the first time, men surpassed women in the number of new donors.…

New lifesaver badges for 2026.
9.1.2026
Blood donation

New Lifesaver Badges Are Here!

To celebrate the New Year, blood donors and those interested in donating will now receive fresh Lifesaver badges.

A young man showing the badge of the Stem cell registry.
8.1.2026
News

Joining the Stem Cell Registry is easy – remember to return your sample 

A stem cell donor can literally save the life of someone who is seriously ill. Donors are found through the Stem Cell Registry, which constantly needs new members. Joining is easy, either at a Blood…

A woman and a man having coffee.
22.12.2025
Blood donation

Book the most important moment of the New Year – donate blood

Patients are treated in hospitals every day, including during public holidays. Blood products have relatively short shelf lives and cannot be stored for long periods in advance. For example, platelet…

A young patient is being transported in a hospital bed down the hospital corridor.

Services for professionals

Safe products and services for the benefit of patients.

For professionals
Steam rises from the liquid nitrogen barrel.

Research

Blood Service performs active scientific research. We want to increase biomedical knowledge on our areas of expertise.

Read more about research