Support the work being done in Finland

We direct the money donated to Caritas’ charitable social work in Finland to, for example, camp support for children and young people and food gift cards. Your donation will also be used for social counseling and work with Ukrainians in Finland.

A gift card brings the Christmas spirit

From the end of the year, we will redirect the support to gift cards.

In cooperation with Catholic parishes, Caritas provides gift cards to people who have been left outside other forms of assistance:

• low-income families with children, for whom Christmas brings significant additional expenses
• older people living alone and couples on low incomes, for whom a small amount of financial support can make a real difference at Christmas
• large low-income families with children, many of whom have a migrant background.

We distribute the gift cards in cooperation with Catholic parishes to low-income families and people living alone. We need donations in order to help.
Your support brings Christmas joy to many families. The gift cards can be used to buy Christmas food or presents.

• In 2024, we donated gift cards through the parishes to 37 single people and 33 families.
• In 2025, 59 single people and 55 families received gift cards.
   

Camp support enables a summer experience

Many low-income families have difficulty offering their children meaningful activities in the summer. They do not know how to cope with the costs of the holiday period. Caritas’ Camp Support provides these families with financial relief. As summer approaches, the need for support is at its greatest.

“Camp support is important so that children and young people can get away from their home circles. For many children, a week of camp is the only event of the summer holiday during the summer. When you help families with children, you give them a memorable camp experience,” says Anna-Reetta Tiusanen, a social work expert at Caritas.

We are able to support camps with donated funds.

• In 2023, we distributed support for the camp fee of 26 children.
• In 2024, we were able to support a total of 35 children and young people’s camp fees.
• In 2025, 31 children received camp support, amounts between 65-200

This year, there have been more requests for support, so your support is even more important!

Donate now via MobilePay to “Sosiaalityö Caritas”, number 41765.

Read more about Caritas’ social work via this page. 

Donate via this page. You can donate a lump sum or support social work in Finland monthly.