- Who are FinUA?
- FinUA Board
- FinUA Legal Team
- FinUA Developers
- FinUA Advisors
- FinUA Partners & Support
- Maria 01 Nordics’ Leading Community to Help Startups Grow
- Rud Pedersen Public Affairs
- 75Pharma
- Herizon
- Refufin by House Of Helsinki
- How do we help?
- How do we work? Principles of operation at FinUA
- What have we achieved?
- How can you help us?
- Us in Media
- Contacts
Who are FinUA?
At finua.org, we are a community of Ukrainians and Finns who came together on the first day of full-scale invasion on 24.02.2022 to support Ukrainians arriving in Finland. We thought it would be a short-term project, just helping for a few weeks. What we thought was going to be as a temporary effort to help for newly arrived Ukrainians, has grown beyond anything we expected, and we’re continuing to grow, counting a team of more than 35 volunteers as of 2024.
Now, almost 3 years later, the situation remains critical, and so does our work. With tremendous support from volunteers and our community, FinUA has grown into a registered non-profit association, FinUA-yhdistys ry, supporting Ukrainians who relocated or want to relocate to Finland.
FinUA Board
Margo Roi 🌻
Founder & CEO, Developer
Ganna Makarenko 🌻
Board member
Iida Iltarusko🌻
Board member
Anna Babas🌻
Board member, Treasurer
FinUA Legal Team
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Maiia Furtatova ⚖️
Legal Team Coordinator & Advisor
Mariia Hrabarchuk ⚖️
Legal Volunteer
Maryna Kabannik ⚖️
Legal Volunteer
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Oleksandr Martyniuk ⚖️
Legal Volunteer & Attorney
Karina Lavrynenko ⚖️
Legal Volunteer
Olga Artemova ⚖️
Legal Volunteer
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Yulia Kovtun ⚖️
Legal Volunteer & Law Specialist
Denys Mitchenok ⚖️
Legal Volunteer
FinUA Developers
Kalle Wuoti 💻
Full-Stack Developer
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Pyry Joona 💻
Software Developer
FinUA Advisors
Bruno Almeida 👔
Cloud, Security and Technology Strategy
Tony Sorensen 👔
75Pharma Founder
Esa Suominen 👔
Chairman at Rud Peterson Public Affairs Finland
FinUA Partners & Support
Maria 01 Nordics’ Leading Community to Help Startups Grow
Rud Pedersen Public Affairs
Rud Peterson is a leading European consultancy specializing in public affairs, helping clients navigate political systems and understand the impact of policy on their organizations
Refufin provides guidance, counseling, and support to Ukrainians displaced by war and now in Finland.
TREMOR powered by City of Helsinki, is an ambitious six-month incubator programme for those shaking up the societal status quo to bring their well-defined business idea and turn it into a sustainable & social entrepreneurial project.
75Pharma
The first impact and purpose driven pharmaceutical company in the world.
Herizon
Nonprofit founded by Finnish growth company builders (Freska, Supermetrics, Yousician, Slush) with a mission of employing all the international talents in the region in the most impactful, cost-efficient, and sustainable way.
Refufin by House Of Helsinki
How do we help?
Arrival and integrating into a new country is a challenging process. We publish vital and comprehensive information on finua.org for Ukrainians who have moved to Finland.
We help non-English speaking Ukrainian refugees to find jobs, to seek the right kind of help, such as psychological support, and build a bright future in Finland. We also answer their questions in our chat support.
How do we work? Principles of operation at FinUA
💻 Digital-first.
We do not have an office. We operate completely online, using software.
🤝 Collaboration
Just like in a startup, if you are everything, you are nothing, really. FinUA is not trying to be everything, we are trying to be the best at dispatching people to the correct type of help. We accomplish our mission by collaborating with different NGOs, social workers and for-profits.
🔓 Open source
Made with already existing tools, we streamline our process to ensure speed.
🚪 Single-door principle.
We connect those who need help with those who can provide it as efficiently as possible through our website.
🟢 Accessibility
Everyone can access our platform online regardless of geo location, mobility and age.
👽 Transparency
FinUA is a completely volunteer-based initiative. We support it with our own money. In a spirit of transparency, this is our accounting FinUA Accounting
What have we achieved?
→ More than 200 articles full of useful and updated information
→ Over 800 000 website visits.
→ We have grown a team of 35+ volunteers since 2022
→ Helped more than 200 people get a job.
→ more than 360 people helped with legal support
How can you help us?
If you have any information relevant to Ukrainians in Finland, such as help, NGO, any other entity that provides them with support, drop us a line at info@finua.org
You can become a partner of FinUA, if you share our mission to help Ukrainians with their needs and integration. We are proud of our current partners, which include Commu App, House of Helsinki, ResQ Club, Herizon, The Shortcut, Startup Refugees and many more. Read about it at FinUA Partners and Ways to help
Become a volunteer! Send a message to info@finua.org
Us in Media
