There are 82.4 million displaced persons in the world today.

The Finnish Refugee Council is Finland’s largest expert organisation specialising in the issues of displacement and migration. Each year, we support thousands of people in recovering from conflicts and integrating into new societies. For over 50 years our work has positively impacted lives in Finland, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe.

Every day 25,000 people are forced to flee their homes.

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Functional literacy trainings in Ethiopia reinforce FRC’s targeted support to vulnerable groups

Finnish Refugee Council’s Adult Education project began in Ethiopia in April 2021, when it was ...

12
Aug
In 2020, FRC’s work reached more than 307 000 people forced to flee

The exceptional year of COVID-19 pandemic brought a lot of uncertainty and unexpected challenges. Despite ...

11
Aug
Kuvassa kolme henkilö katsoo kameraan ja pitelee käsissään jaettavia hygieniatarvikkeita. Kahdella henkilöistä on yllään hengitysmaskit.
Surge in Covid-19 plunges Myanmar into humanitarian catastrophe amidst political crisis and conflict

Six months since the military’s seizure of power, aid agencies are warning of a spiralling ...

02
Aug
Kuvassa Ugandalaiselta naiselta mitataan kuume. Taustalla näkyy hiekkaa, muita ihmisiä joilla on hengityssuojat ja vehreitä puita.
UNHCR informs: COVID-19 poses a major threat to the life and welfare of refugees in Uganda

A recent UNHCR/World Bank phone survey reveals the devastating toll of COVID-19 on the living ...

29
Jun
Vuoden oakolaiset 2021 Sara Al Husaini ja Ahmed Mesaedy poseeraavat hymyillen kameralle vaalean seinän edustalla.
Refugees of the Year 2021 have been announced!

Finnish Refugee Council has chosen Sara Al Husaini, a student from Espoo, as the Refugee ...

22
Jun
Kuva on Ugandan talouslukutaidon kurssin opetustilateesta. Joukko ihmisiä istuu sinisillä tuoleilla ulkotilassa ja katsovat opetustaululle
Uganda’s Financial Literacy Training supports and empowers refugee women

The Financial Literacy project in Uganda, which began in early 2021, is now in full ...

21
Jun

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