Blood donation

The summer holidays see a decline in the number of visitors to blood donation points, but volunteer donors’ help is vital for patients, no matter what time of year it is. During the course of a…

The Blood Service is responsible for ensuring the safety of blood products and does this by having in place certain safeguards against transfusion-transmitted infections that are often asymptomatic.…

We conducted a customer satisfaction survey in the spring to find out how donors feel about the Blood Service and what improvements they would like to see going forward.

The Finnish Food Authority has its own group of blood donors, which donated 77 times in 2022. Tarja Katajamäki acts as the contact person for the blood donation group.

Communications Director Marika Nöjd and Communications Specialist Armi Laine both donate blood regularly. Tallink Silja employees have been allowed to donate blood during working hours for 11 years.

The opportunity to donate blood during working hours is one form of volunteering at Murata. Device engineer Mari Venho is an active advocate for blood donation in the company.

World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on the 14th of June every year. The purpose of the international day is to remind people of the importance of blood donation and to thank blood donors for their…

After the bridge accident that occurred in Espoo on 11.5.2023, the Blood Service conducted a donor survey to find out how blood donors experienced communications related to the major incident.

Even during the summer holiday period, blood products are needed to steadily treat patients each week. You can donate blood while on holiday, for example in the municipality where your summer cabin…

The Blood Service is proposing to relax the deferral rule for men who have sex with men (MSM) so that a history of male-to-male sexual activity would no longer automatically disqualify a prospective…

The Finnish Red Cross Blood Service (FRCBS) is set to open a donor centre in the Jumbo/Flamingo shopping and entertainment centre in Vantaa in early 2024. The new site will replace the Kivihaka donor…

The Blood Service Annual Report for 2022 has been published. You will find all the key figures and statistics concerning Finnish Red Cross Blood Service and an overview of the most important changes…