Pelastakaa Lapset

What Pelastakaa Lapset does

Pelastakaa Lapset (legally Pelastakaa Lapset ry, also operating as Rädda Barnen rf and Save the Children Finland) is a Finnish registered non-profit association founded in 1922 and headquartered in Helsinki. It is the Finnish member of the Save the Children global federation, which operates in approximately 100 countries. The organization delivers a portfolio of child welfare services through dedicated program units: (i) child protection services contracted to Finnish wellbeing services counties, including foster care, family rehabilitation, residential care units (Erityislastenkoti Kaisla, Pärske, Raunila; Lastenkoti Ritvala, Suvilinna; Perhekuntoutusyksikkö Tyrsky), adoption counseling, and child protection advocacy; (ii) the Nettivihje hotline, a national tip line for online child sexual abuse material that has operated for over 20 years and holds Trusted Flagger status under the EU Digital Services Act; (iii) the Eväitä Elämälle (Food for Life) domestic program providing food aid, extracurricular activity support, learning materials, and mentors to low-income children; (iv) adoption services including international, domestic, and post-adoption support; (v) prevention of violent extremism (PVE team / Radi-tiimi); and (vi) a range of family support services including support families (tukiperhe), sports mentors, family homes (perheentalot), and the Netari youth online service.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid non-profit model combining individual donations (monthly recurring, one-time, major, and legacy), corporate giving partnerships, and contracted professional services paid by Finnish municipalities and wellbeing services counties (hyvinvointialueet). Fundraising is conducted online via the organization's trilingual website (Finnish, English, Swedish) with Paytrail payment processing, supplemented by event-driven engagement (information sessions, training events in Western and Northern Finland), social media presence across Meta, LinkedIn, and TikTok, and a network of volunteer-run local associations across Finland. The organization holds fundraising permit RA/2022/1401 issued by the National Police Board, valid indefinitely from 1.1.2023 throughout Finland except Åland. It is also the only private service provider authorized to provide adoption counseling in Finland.

Technology infrastructure is non-proprietary and service-delivery oriented: payment processing via Paytrail, an EU Whistleblower Directive-compliant reporting channel via Webropol, and standard web/marketing analytics. The organization does not disclose AI/ML capabilities. Programmatic partnerships include the EU Internal Security Fund (CSAPE 2022-2024 project), Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS) for self-care programs, the Training Institute for Prison and Probation Services (Uusi Suunta programme), the National Bureau of Investigation for hotline referral workflows, and Traficom for Trusted Flagger status under the EU DSA.

Name

Pelastakaa Lapset

Legal name

Pelastakaa Lapset ry

Website

https://www.pelastakaalapset.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

1922

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Pelastakaa Lapset (Save the Children Finland) is a Finnish non-profit founded in 1922 that delivers child protection services, adoption counseling, the Nettivihje online CSAM hotline, the Eväitä Elämälle child poverty program, and violence-prevention services to children and families in Finland, funded by donations and public-sector contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare and Protection Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE), Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG), Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK), Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Child protection advocacy
• Adoption counseling
• Foster care services
• Humanitarian child aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring monthly donations from individual supporters. Monthly donors provide sustainable funding enabling rapid response to children's needs. One-time donations support specific campaigns such as humanitarian aid, domestic child poverty assistance, and Gaza emergency relief.
2. Corporate Giving and Partnerships: Corporate donations and strategic business partnerships where companies support the organization's child welfare work, gaining social responsibility credentials in return.
3. Legacy and Testamentary Donations: End-of-life giving arrangements where supporters leave bequests to the organization.
4. Major Donor Program: High-value donations from significant benefactors with personalized engagement.
5. Child Protection Services (Contracted): Non-profit child welfare services contracted to wellbeing services counties (hyvinvointialueet). Services include foster care, family rehabilitation, adoption counseling, and child protection advocacy. Revenue comes from public sector contracts with Finnish municipalities and regional governments.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pelastakaa Lapset (Save the Children Finland) is a non-profit child rights organization that delivers a portfolio of child welfare and protection services. Core offerings include contracted child protection services (foster care, family rehabilitation, residential care) for Finnish wellbeing services counties, domestic and international adoption services with counseling and post-adoption support, the Nettivihje online hotline for reporting child sexual abuse material, the Eväitä Elämälle food aid and extracurricular support program, and volunteer-based family support services including support families, mentors, and family homes.

Product overview

Pelastakaa Lapset (Save the Children Finland) is a non-profit children's rights organization offering a portfolio of child welfare and protection services. The core offerings include: child protection services for wellbeing services counties (foster care, family rehabilitation, residential units), domestic and international adoption services with counseling and post-adoption support, the Finnish Hotline Nettivihje for reporting child sexual abuse material online, the Eväitä Elämälle food aid and support program for low-income families, and support services including support families, mentoring, and family homes. The organization also operates an online donation/fundraising platform and a Webropol-based whistleblower reporting channel. The portfolio is organized as service programs rather than a unified software product, with each service area functioning independently while sharing the organization's mission infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eväitä Elämälle (Food for Life): Program supporting children and young people from low-income families with food aid, extracurricular activity support, learning materials, and mentoring.
• Nettivihje (Finnish Hotline)
• PVE team / Radi-tiimi

Products and services

• Child Protection Services (Lastensuojelupalvelut)

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,471 children received extracurricular activity support; 14,382 children received food aid; 32 young people received learning materials; 57 young people had mentors through the Eväitä Elämälle program in 2024.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Barnaheill – Save the Children IcelandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partner in the CSAPE (Child Sexual Abuse Prevention and Education) 2022-2024 project funded by EU's Internal Security Fund. Collaboration with five European countries to prevent child sexual abuse through sexual education.
• Save the Children AlbaniaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partner in the CSAPE 2022-2024 project for child sexual abuse prevention and education across five European countries.
• Save the Children North Western BalkanminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partner in the CSAPE 2022-2024 project implementing department for Bosnia-Herzegovina.
• KMOP (Greece)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partner in the CSAPE 2022-2024 project. KMOP is a Social Action and Innovation Centre in Greece participating in the child sexual abuse prevention program.
• Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-implementer of the self-care programme for persons with sexual interest in children, cooperating with Child Protection and Finnish Hotline.
• Training Institute for Prison and Probation ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in developing the self-care programme, providing the 'Uusi Suunta' (New Direction) treatment programme for cognitive behavioral therapy-based intervention.
• National Bureau of Investigation (KRP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinnish Hotline Nettivihje analyzes thousands of tips annually and passes them on to the National Bureau of Investigation for law enforcement action.
• EU Digital Services Act - Trusted Flagger StatuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinnish Hotline Nettivihje holds trusted flagger status under EU's Digital Services Act, awarded by Traficom (Finland's digital services coordinator). Enables expedited removal of child sexual abuse material.
• Save the Children Global FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the world's leading independent child rights organization, operating in approximately 100 countries and reaching 58.2 million people (including 37.8 million children) in 2025.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children International: The global parent federation of which Pelastakaa Lapset is the Finnish member. Operates in ~100 countries with the same child rights, protection, and humanitarian mission, providing the framework and brand that Pelastakaa Lapset operates under.
• UNICEF Finland: Finnish national committee of the UN children's agency. Overlaps in child rights advocacy, fundraising for international child welfare, and donor-driven humanitarian programming, though funded primarily by institutional donors rather than service contracts.

Direct peers

• Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (Mannerheimin Lastensuojeluliitto): Finnish child welfare NGO founded in 1920 with overlapping focus on child and family wellbeing, family support services, parental advocacy, and volunteer-driven local associations. Operates in the same domestic Finnish market with comparable service offerings (family homes, support families, advocacy).
• SOS Children's Villages Finland (SOS-Lapsikylä): Finnish arm of SOS Children's Villages International, providing residential child care, foster family services, and youth support. Directly comparable in operating foster care, family rehabilitation, and contracted child protection services with Finnish wellbeing services counties.
• Plan International Finland: Finnish member of Plan International global federation. Direct peer in terms of child rights advocacy, international humanitarian programs, donor-funded service delivery, and global federation membership structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pelastakaalapse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pelastakaalapset
• Facebookfacebook.com/PelastakaaLapset

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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