Finnish Red Cross
| Finnish Red Cross (SPR) |
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| legal form | non-profit association |
| founding | May 7, 1877, Helsinki , Finland |
| founder | Aline Armfelt |
| Seat | Helsinki , Finland |
| main emphasis | Humanitarian aid , international humanitarian law , social work |
| people | Pertti Torstila , President |
| Employees | 1168 (2006) |
| Volunteers | approx. 45,000 |
| Members | approx. 90,000 |
| Website | www.redcross.fi |
The Finnish Red Cross (Suomen Punainen Risti - Finlands Röda Kors (SPR / FRK)) is the national Red Cross Society in Finland according to the Geneva Convention and as such part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement based in Helsinki . The organization was founded on May 7, 1877. It is recognized and legally protected by the Finnish state, which last decided on the status of SPR / FRK again in 2000.
history
The Finnish Red Cross, until the fall of the Russian Empire , followed by the seizure of power by the CPSU and the founding of the USSR in Russia , while in Finland independence , still part of the Russian Red Cross associations, first became important in the Finnish conflicts of World War II . Even if the command not to shoot members of the Red Cross was often ignored by both sides during the winter war and the fighting on the Eastern Front, the service of the Red Cross behind the Finnish front was definitely significant; Russian prisoners of war and war invalids were cared for on both sides.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Members and volunteers SPR / FRK-Info (accessed November 2, 2012)
- ↑ Law on the Finnish Red Cross February 25, 2000/238 Finlex (Finnish accessed on November 3, 2012)
- ↑ http://www.mannerheim.fi/08_sivil/d_spr.htm
literature
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: Directory of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
