Suomen Rauhanturvaajaliitto Ry - Peacekeeping Association of Finland

What Suomen Rauhanturvaajaliitto Ry - Peacekeeping Association of Finland does

Suomen Rauhanturvaajaliitto Ry, legally registered as Suomen Ulkomaanoperaatioiden Veteraaniliitto ry and operating under the English name Peacekeepers' Association Finland, is a Finnish non-profit registered association (rekisteröity yhdistys) headquartered at Döbelninkatu 2, Helsinki, with roots tracing to 1956 when Finnish peacekeeping operations began. The organization brings together all Finns who have served in peacekeeping and crisis management missions — approximately 50,000 individuals cumulatively since 1956 — along with their loved ones, serving as the single national body acknowledged as an expert in crisis management by Finnish society. It is staffed by approximately 5 employees and operates through a network of local member associations across Finland.

The association's core services include low-threshold voluntary peer support (Vertaistuki) available to peacekeepers and their families before, during, and after missions; administration of the Crisis Management Veteran Card (KriHa-kortti), which provides benefits to eligible cardholders; and publication of an online web magazine (Verkkolehti). It also contributes to peace education, advocates for veterans' rights and benefits, and participates in voluntary national defence activities alongside the Finnish Defence Forces and the National Defence Training Association of Finland, maintaining the war veteran tradition of "Leaving no one behind."

Funding comes primarily from the Funding Centre for Social Welfare and Health Organisations (STEA), which supports peer support development, supplemented by membership fees; specific revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. The association maintains international cooperation through Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) and the World Veterans Federation (WVF), where it represents Finnish veterans on the Secretariat Management Team and Standing Committee on European Affairs. Distribution and member engagement occur via local associations, a dedicated website, social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X), and a peer support telephone hotline (0800 176981).

Name

Suomen Rauhanturvaajaliitto Ry - Peacekeeping Association of Finland

Legal name

Suomen Ulkomaanoperaatioiden Veteraaniliitto ry

Website

https://rauhanturvaajaliitto.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Peacekeepers' Association Finland is a Helsinki-based non-profit registered association founded in 1956 that provides peer support, administers the Crisis Management Veteran Card, and advocates for approximately 50,000 Finns who have served in peacekeeping and crisis management missions, along with their loved ones.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veteran Support Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterans Affairs & Military Family Services (BPAIAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Veterans & Military Family Benefits Administration (BPAIAKAI)

Keywords

• Veteran peer support
• Crisis management veterans
• Peacekeeping association
• Veteran advocacy
• Veteran welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The association provides voluntary peer support services for peacekeepers and their loved ones before, during, and after service, including low-threshold emotional support, networking assistance, and referrals to professional care. It administers the Crisis Management Veteran Card (KriHa-kortti) providing benefits and recognition to eligible veterans, publishes an online web magazine (Verkkolehti), and advocates for veterans' rights, benefits, and well-being at national and international levels.

Product overview

Peacekeepers' Association Finland (Suomen Rauhanturvaajaliitto) is a veterans' organization that provides peer support services, maintains membership benefits including the KriHa-kortti (Crisis Management Veteran Card), publishes an online web magazine (Verkkolehti), and advocates for crisis management veterans' rights and well-being. The organization functions as a membership-based association rather than a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vertaistuki (Peer Support) Low-threshold voluntary peer support services for peacekeepers and their loved ones, providing emotional support before, during, and after service, networking assistance, expertise by experience, and referrals to professional care when needed. Available to all regardless of membership status.
• KriHa-kortti (Crisis Management Veteran Card) A membership benefit card providing benefits and services for crisis management veterans, maintained and offered by the association to eligible members with access to veteran benefits and recognition.
• Verkkolehti (Web Magazine) Online digital magazine published by the association covering news and topics related to peacekeeping veterans, available at rauhanturvaajalehti.fi.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNordic collaboration is the focus of international cooperation. NORDEFCO also deals with veterans' issues and supports collaboration between associations. This has been an important reference in developing a support system for crisis management veterans.
• World Veterans Federation (WVF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeacekeepers' Association Finland represents Finnish veterans and their traditions in WVF, actively participating in the federation's Secretariat Management Team and the Standing Committee on European Affairs (SCEA), as well as the triennial WVF General Assembly.
• Finnish Defence Forces (Puolustusvoimat)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey cooperation partner in voluntary national defence. The association supports the Finnish Defence Forces and other security authorities in utilising crisis management experience in national defence and overall security.
• State Treasury Finland (Valtiokonttori)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for handling compensation for military accidents occurring in crisis management tasks. Provides important benefits and support services for crisis management veterans.
• National Defence Training Association of FinlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe association participates in voluntary national defence work and the operations of the National Defence Training Association of Finland at all levels together with other national defence organisations and actors.
• Finnish War Veterans' Association (Sotaveteraaniliitto)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContinued collaboration with associations for veterans who fought in wars involving Finland. The association maintains the tradition of war veterans and their principle of 'Leaving no one behind.'
• CMC FinlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a cooperation partner in the veterans organization network.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sotaveteraaniliitto (Finnish War Veterans Association): The subject association's named historical collaborator in Finland, representing war-era veterans. Same national defence NGO model, overlapping Finnish peer support tradition, and explicitly aligned through the 'Leaving no one behind' principle.
• Svenska Veteranförbundet (Swedish Veterans Federation): Swedish national federation representing Swedish international mission veterans and their families. Closely comparable mandate, peer support focus, and Nordic defence-cooperation linkages to the subject association.
• Norwegian Veterans Association (Norges Veteranforbund): National membership-based veterans association in Norway providing peer support, advocacy, and welfare services to Norwegian veterans. Direct Nordic counterpart within NORDEFCO's veteran collaboration framework, with highly comparable mission, structure, and beneficiary population.
• Danmarks Veteraner: Danish national veterans organization offering peer support, community, and advocacy to Danish veterans of international missions. Operates a similar Nordic member-based model and is a natural collaboration partner within NORDEFCO.

Broad incumbents

• Help for Heroes (UK): Large UK charity providing welfare, recovery, and peer support services to wounded military personnel and veterans. Comparable in mission and peer support model, but operates at significantly larger scale and with a broader welfare/recovery portfolio.
• Wounded Warrior Project (US): Major US non-profit serving post-9/11 veterans with mental health, peer support, and advocacy programs. Shares the peer support and invisible-wounds focus, but operates at very different scale and within a US veteran population context.
• World Veterans Federation (WVF): International umbrella organization in which Peacekeepers' Association Finland actively participates (Secretariat Management Team, SCEA). Comparable in serving veterans globally but at a much larger scope; sets the international framework the subject association operates within.

Regional players

• Soldier On (Australia): Australian veteran support non-profit providing housing, recovery, and peer support services. Comparable peer support and veteran welfare mission but operating in a different geography with different funding structures.

Others

• Finnish Defence Forces (Puolustusvoimat): Named strategic partner of the association, responsible for deploying Finnish peacekeepers. Not a peer in the competitive sense, but the institutional counterparty whose mission generation, training, and veteran transition policies directly shape demand for the association's services.
• Funding Centre for Social Welfare and Health Organisations (STEA): Finnish government funding body that finances the association's peer support development. Not a peer, but a critical funder/ecosystem actor whose grant decisions materially affect the association's operating capacity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rtliitto
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCaWvWdLd8HSNQSPYhBhYKXg
• Facebookfacebook.com/rauhanturvaajaliitto
• Instagraminstagram.com/rauhanturvaajaliitto
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/suomen-rauhanturvaajaliitto-ry

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