Finnish Contributions to UNHCR
Finland is an important and reliable donor to UNHCR. In 2023, Finland was UNHCR’s 13th biggest government donor with USD 38.2 million, of which USD 7.2 million was unearmarked. Finland annually gives a large unearmarked contribution to UNHCR.
Facts about Finland as a donor:
- In 2023, Finnish funding supported several situations to which UNHCR is responding, including the Ukraine situation, the Sahel situation, and the Syria situation.
- In 2023, Finland was UNHCR’s 14th biggest donor per capita.
- Finland has a thematic funding focus on strengthening support to vulnerable groups in displacement situations, including persons with disabilities and specific needs, who are often rendered invisible in uprooted communities.
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Finnish funding allows UNHCR to provide support
Our Spokespersons Elisabeth Haslund explains about the situation in South Sudan and how support from Finland helps the people fleeing violence.
Read more about the impact of Finland’s contributions
As snow falls on Chernihiv, a town north of Kyiv, families are finding solace in the warmth of their newly repaired homes
UNHCR’s shelter programme repairs homes damaged by airstrikes and shelling this year.
Providing water, food and shelter for people displaced on the Horn of Africa
Finland’s unearmarked funding allows UNHCR to respond to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia.
Strong and timely support to UNHCR has helped millions of displaced Ukrainians
The Nordic and Baltic countries responded fast in providing support, allowing UNHCR to provide both immediate and longer-term response to people fleeing the war in Ukraine.