Finland to send more material assistance to Ukraine

Finland will continue to send material assistance to Ukraine and preparations for sending several aid packages are under way, said the Ministry of the Interior in a press release on Wednesday.

“Preparations for several aid packages to Ukraine are under way and, during this spring, we will send more healthcare materials, vehicles for rescue services and assistance for the energy sector, which Ukraine badly needs after the recent attacks,” said Heikki Honkanen, Specialist of the Ministry of the Interior.

During Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland has actively delivered civilian material assistance to Ukraine.

A total of 76 vehicles and 311 truckloads of aid have been donated from Finland. The collection and delivery of material assistance to Ukraine continues.

During March and April, Finland delivered 13 truckloads of civilian material assistance to Ukraine.

The deliveries included healthcare supplies such as hospital beds, medical ovens and assistive devices as well as energy sector supplies including transformers, cables and gas pipelines.

In addition, school furniture, such as tables and chairs, has been delivered to Ukraine.

Through the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism, European countries have made more than 3,400 offers of assistance to Ukraine.

Finland has been the third most active country, with close to 300 offers of assistance.