Donations to the Finnish Red Cross can be sent to the following bank accounts: Nordea 221918-68000, Sampo 800019-225005, OKO 578007-10011649, Aktia 405511-11397, Handelsbanken 313130-1199025. Donations to the Red Cross can also be made by telephone at the following numbers. When the number is called, the specified amount of money is added to the subscriber?s telephone bill. The numbers are: 0600 414 141 (20 euros per call, euros per call, plus local call charge), 0600 412 777 (10 euros per call, plus local call charge), 0600 411 777 (5,05 euros per call, plus local call charge), 0600 12 210 (9,85 euros per call, plus local call charge), 0600 12 220 (19,95 euros per call, plus local call charge). The Finnish Red Cross is preparing to send a field hospital to the earthquake-stricken region in Pakistan. The Finns will work in cooperation with the Norwegian Red Cross. The Finnish section of UNICEF is accepting donations at the bank account 152930-87. In the message part of the form, write ?Paksitanin lapset? (?children of Pakistan?) Finnchurchaid, the foreign aid organisation of the Finish Evangelical-Lutheran Church, accepts donations at the following bank accounts: Nordea 157230-500504, Sampo 800018-223340, OKO 572302-121551, Aktia 405512-210437. In the message part, write ?Pakistan?.
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Finnish Aid Agencies Appeal for Help for Quake victims
A number of Finnish aid agencies are appealing for donations to help the victims of Saturday?s massive earthquake in South Asia. The death toll in the disaster is believed to be in the tens of thousands. The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs has not received word of any Finnish victims.