Donate blood around Easter
Lend a helping hand on the days leading up to and immediately after Easter!
Test if you can donate
Take a quick online test to find out whether you can donate blood or stem cells.
Take the testHealth questionnaire for blood donors
Please complete the electronic health questionnaire on the day of your appointment or, at the earliest, on the day before.
Fill out the questionnaireStem Cell Registry
A stem cell transplant is the last hope for a cure for blood cancer patients. More members are needed.
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Jari Martelin to lead the FRCBS production laboratory
Jari Martelin has been appointed as the new laboratory director of the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service (FRCBS) production laboratory. He will start his position on May 6, 2024.
Patients still need help from blood donors over Easter
It is important that enough donors lend a helping hand on the days leading up to and immediately after Easter. The Blood Service centres are closed on Good Friday March 29th but open on Easter Monday, April 1st.
More and more work communities are allowing blood donation during working hours
Launched a year ago by the Blood Service, the Workplace Certificate has already been implemented in more than 250 workplaces. The certificate recognises work communities that allow members to donate blood during working hours.
An expired ID card cannot be used for identification when donating blood from 1st of March 2024
As of 1st of March 2024, blood donors can only verify their identity with a valid ID. For example, an expired passport is no longer sufficient to prove identity.