Ukraine

Stories from Ukrainian aid/evacuation trips

Shelter trip 25.10.-2.11.2024

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“It was my first time on an aid trip. A lot of things were done in those couple of days on the Ukrainian side (and still nothing that was planned got done…). You didn’t always get enough time to sleep and eat properly on the way, but I still don’t regret this trip and there’s … Read more

Corsican candle festival at Ylänee Nature Reserve 15.10.

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Minna Lukkala from Nature Chaperone organised a craft night, which attracted a few participants in the age range 10-80 years.The supplies were collected a few weeks before the event and arrived from as far as Helsinki. Fin Aid’s Mirva was there to talk about the association’s activities and trips to Ukraine. We managed to make … Read more

Ukraine evening at the Frog Bookstore 5.10.

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Group photo at the Frog Bookstore
Group photo in Sammakko bookstore, Turku

Once upon a time, during a book fair in Turku. I had the opportunity to talk about aid work, cooperation and its importance to an absolutely fantastic audience. Like-minded people had turned up at the Frog Bookstore and there were some great performances at the Ukraine Evening. The support products were sold and it was a wonderful feeling to be able to support the long-standing relief work. Maxim Fedorov’s stand-up act topped the evening off💙💛.

Thanks to Sepo the Frog and everyone involved.

❤️ With love, Eva, Fin Aid ry

Co-grant event in Parainen 28.9.

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28.9.2024 Olimme kertomassa toiminnastamme Paraisilla Rehdin Urheilutalolla yhteisavustustapahtumassa. Meidän lisäksemme mukana oli Sydämestä sydämeen Ry:n ja Aid4Ukrainan väkeä myymässä kauniita käsitöitä ja ihania ukrainalaisia herkkuja. Yhdessä huoneessa oli kirpputori, aulassa Fin Aidin tuliaismyyjäiset ja lahjoitusten vastaanottopiste. Kahvion puolella oli vielä yksi myyntipöytä ja kasvomaalausta. Sade yllätti juuri, kun olimme aloittelemassa tapahtumaa, mutta kävijöitä oli silti … Read more

Naantali girls’ grant received

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Today, we went back to the aid delivered by three girls from Naantali. Over the course of three days, they had held a summer café and raised money for charity. We went to a local orphanage and asked them what they would like. They really wanted yoghurt and sour cream. At the request of the … Read more

Kiev, Irpin

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Retrieved from Inka to Kiev to visit the father of my Ukrainian family back home and, of course, to get some hospital supplies. Raakel stayed in Lviv, as her departure to Finland took place before our return. It’s really strange how you’re used to everything. We went to the store to get our lunch and … Read more

Here in Ukraine, once again

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We made it to Ukraine. On the way, though, I woke up again with a puncture in the middle of the night somewhere in the countryside. I lost the import/export competition and was selected as a tyre changer. In the rain, of course. Inka I shouldn’t drive at 3am when the tyres always burst. When … Read more