Helena Hiila, Managing Director

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• Helena Hiila, Managing Director
• Suvi Arapkirli, Campaign Coordinator
• Kotirauhaa (Peace at Home) Campaign
• Väestöliitto (Family Federation of Finland)
• Madrid 14 November 2008

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Väestöliittos mission and values
A healthy, safe and balanced life begins within
the family and impacts the whole
society. Humanity Reliability Freedom from
prejudice Capability to cooperate Justice
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Domestic violence in Finland   - two large scale
postal surveys done in Finland, first in 1997,
second in 2005 - in surveys, violence was defined
as also including threats of physical and sexual
violence - violence common and widespread,
experienced at least once in a fifth of current
intimate relationships - womens higher education
found not to prevent abuse - present in all
social classes and on all income levels -
violence more common by partners in past
relationships - the home is dangerous for Finnish
females, the street for males - according to
police statistics, about 90 percent of victims
are female - more severe injuries than in other
violent crimes towards females  
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• The Kotirauhaa Campaign is part of an
  international, Europe- wide Council of Europe
  Campaign against domestic violence
  (www.coe.int/stopviolence)
• government departments and other NGOs supporting
  the Family Federation in running the Campaign
  (Departments of Health and Social Affairs,
  Justice and Foreign Affairs, Amnesty, The
  Federation of Mother and Child Homes and
  Shelters, National Womens Line, Rape Crisis
  Center, Multicultural Womens Association)
• funded by RAY, Finlands Slot Machine
  Association
• main channel to distribute information campaign
  website
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  www.kotirauhaa.fi

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• - Printed material
• posters and leaflets
• They guide the reader to browse the campaign
  website
• 175 000 leaflets distributed at sports events,
  seminars, campaign events, and through mother and
  child health clinics
• good co-operation with Finnish
• armed forces

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MPs in action in the Great Fingerpaint- Handprint
Event for MPs, 8th April 2008
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. and the end result
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• Ongoing aims
• Drafting a national action plan to combat
  violence against
• women
• - Establishing a national unit to coordinate such
  work
• - Increasing shelter places for women and
  children
• Establishing a national 24 hour help line for
  victims
• Extending psychosocial support for victims
• Training professionals to help victims
• Extending services for perpetrators of violence