Civil Protection

International civil protection is an immediate assistance provided by the Finnish government in natural or man-made disasters or accidents all over the world. In Finland, participating in international civil protection missions is based on law. The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for Finnish preparedness and coordination of capacities.

Training and recruitment of experts from 2019 onwards

Based on a decision of the Ministry of the Interior, from 2019 onwards the training and recruitment of Finnish experts to international civil protection missions as well as the material preparedness has been the responsibility of Pelastusopisto – Emergency Services Academy Finland. The Academy is also partnering in many development projects aiming at improving not only Finnish but also European capacities in international civil protection.

Until 2019, The Crisis Management Centre (CMC) Finland was an operational actor within the Emergency Services Academy Finland (formerly known as Emergency Services College) and responsible for training and recruitment of Finnish experts as well as material preparedness.

The personnel working with international civil protection issues within the CMC were transfered to the Emergency Services  Academy Finland. Their email addresses changed into firstname.lastname@pelastusopisto.fi, but the phone numbers stayed unchanged.

In official matters, please contact cp@pelastusopisto.fi