The financial situation of the family has a strong impact on which choices a young person may make regarding their own education and future. Services and the school alone cannot remove the disparity caused by differences in background. Instead, transfers of income are needed to support young people and combat poverty of families with children. … Read more

Hyvä Joulumieli, Good Holidays Spirit is a fundraising campaign, that gives out food vouchers to families with children which are in need. With the vouchers families can buy food for Christmas. The campaign is run by the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare and the Finnish Red Cross together with the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle. The … Read more

This year, the donations collected in the Finnish Red Cross and the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare campaign helped a total of 28,000 low-income families with children. Food vouchers give many families a chance to have Christmas, but their situation must not be forgotten in everyday life. Thousands of companies and tens of thousands of … Read more

So far, nearly 844,000 euros have been donated to the Good Holiday Spirit collection for domestic low-income families with children. Approximately 1.1 million euros are still required to reach the collection goal. With the help of the Good Holiday Spirit food voucher, low-income families with children have the chance to have a Christmas. During the … Read more

Growing up in a poor family, chef Hanna Gullichsen felt it embarrassing to ask for help when she was young. To erase the taboo nature of poverty, she would want there to be more open talk about money – and the lack thereof. Chef and cookbook writer Hanna Gullichsen’s memories of childhood are both fantastically … Read more