During June-November, 26 volunteers from nine different countries worked at the base. There were volunteers from Finland, France, England, Ireland, America, New Zealand, Austria, Ukraine and Poland. We received over 200 applications.
We purchased supplies locally, packaged and sent over 1 000 personal hygiene and food bags directly to the fighters.
In addition to personal bags, we sent thousands of kilos of care and first aid supplies, infant formula, adult diapers, new clothes, ready-made meals, homemade energy bars, pet food and generators to hospitals, nursing homes and children's homes, animal shelters, civilian frontline towns and directly to the front. We also sent several vechiles to the army.
We wove hundreds of square meters of camouflage nets and, as an indoor job on rainy days, we made helmet covers, all of which we sent directly to the front. Native English-speaking volunteers taught English to hospital doctors and local residents several times a week. In addition, volunteers made school visits so that children could practice speaking English.
We acted as a go-between for several other Finnish organizations supporting Ukraine. We accommodated, fed and heated up the sauna for the drivers. We ordered, packed and sent aid purchased by the organisations.
We collected products through joint campaigns. We received, divided into batches and sent each package to its recipient.
We gave hundreds of kilos of goods from our warehouse to the drivers of other organisations to take to their destination, and in return we received goods from other organisations they brought from Finland to send onward.
During April – November, 28 volunteers from 12 different countries worked at the base. There were volunteers from Finland, France, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Estonia, America, New Zealand, Australia and Poland.
In total, almost 400 applications were received in 2025, almost double the number of last year.
Many of last year's volunteers returned to the base this year as team leaders, and a few volunteers who were at the base in the spring came back in the autumn. We worked mainly from Monday to Friday.
Volunteers visited schools three days a week. They taught children English through play, games and physical activity. We also organized a football tournament between four schools in co-operation with local authorities, in which a representative of the Football Federation of Ukraine also participated.
As part of organizing the tournament, we signed an official co-operation agreement with the Pryvilne municipality.
We renovated the school volleyball court together with the students and went on a few trips with the children. During the school summer holidays, the language clubs moved to libraries, where the volunteers continued teaching English along with activities they had planned together.
For the first three months, the volunteers also taught English remotely to veterans of the war of aggression, but as the veterans were placed in rehabilitation facilities around the country and even abroad, the teaching fell through due to scheduling challenges.
Like last year, we purchased supplies locally, packaged and sent over 1,000 personal hygiene bags directly to the recipients.
In addition to personal bags, we sent thousands of kilograms of care and first aid supplies, infant formula, adult diapers, new clothes, ready-made food, homemade energy bars, animal food and generators to hospitals, nursing homes and children's homes, animal shelters, civilian frontline towns and directly to the front.
Army units also came to the base to collect humanitarian aid for the troops.
We wove dozens of camouflage nets at the base, all of which were sent directly to the front.
This year, we had a new activity at the local animal shelter. From April to November, we drove an hour to the shelter every Friday to help with anything that was needed. We walked dogs, helped build and paint new shelters, and transported animals to clinic visits.
5 cars went to the front through us this year. One of them went to a rehabilitation facility and four to the military. In addition, from the vehicles donated to us we directed a truck to UkrainApu ry and a large van to Your Finnish Friends ry.
We continue to act as a link for several other Finnish organisations supporting Ukraine. We accommodated, fed and warmed up the sauna for their the drivers. We ordered, packed and shipped the aid they purchased. We also received aid from other organisations from Finland and France to send forward.
