Contact information

You can reach the Voluntary Rescue Service by contacting the Finnish Red Cross or directly contacting the member organisation you are interested in.
The Finnish Lifeboat Institution is responsible for the voluntary maritime rescue operations and the Finnish Air Rescue Society is responsible for the voluntary air rescue operations.

National coordination

The Red Cross is responsible for coordinating Vapepa nationally.
The employee e-mail addresses follow the form firstname.lastname@redcross.fi.

Preparedness coordinator Minna Laihorinne

tel. +358 40 537 3155

Coordinating the Voluntary Rescue Service
Collaboration with interest groups

Communications officer Aku Suomalainen

tel. +358 40 581 0346

Vapepa communications and media relations
The Vapepa website and social media channels
Vapepa communications materials
Communications training
Supporting the communications of the member organisations and volunteers
Vapepa-info magazine

Preparedness specialist Mikko Koljander

tel. +358 40 156 2363

Vapepa training and training development
Development of Vapepa’s operational activities
Development of Vapepa’s digital systems
OHTO-related matters

Preparedness specialist (emergency relief) Mari Rantio

tel. +358 40 823 2767

Regional coordination

The preparedness leaders of the Finnish Red Cross districts are responsible for the regional co-operation of the Vapepa organisations and for supporting the volunteers in emergency teams around Finland. The e-mail addresses of the preparedness leaders follow the form firstname.lastname@redcross.fi.

Helsinki and Uusimaa
Niki Haake
tel. +358 40 557 0111

Häme
Tommi Mattila
p. +35840 5895 780

Kaakkois-Suomi
Jouni Tykkä
tel. +358400 965 407

Lappi
Tanja Sälevä
tel. +358400 391 868

Länsi-Suomi
Aki Valonen
tel. +35840 528 0902

Oulu
Timo Harju
tel. +35840 131 7100

Satakunta
Sami Nappar
tel. +358400 322 191

Savo-Karjala
Mika Korppinen
tel. +358400 648 268

Varsinais-Suomi
Tommi Virtanen
tel. +358400 127 152

Åboland
Linda Pyy
tel. +35840 590 6106

Åland
Martina Andersson
tel. +35840 164 8913

Österbotten
Rolf Sund
tel. +358400 263 448