Friends of the Earth Finland

Climate changes, forests are disappearing, the world is controlled by the rich minority, and the poor are becoming more impoverished. Everything's getting worse and no one is taking action? We are.

Friends of the Earth (FoE) organizes actions, protests, debates, and lectures. We produce books, leaflets and press releases, and lobby politicians. You come across us in the streets as well as in the media. We try to create viable alternatives, such as organic food circles and exchange circles.

Our mission is to create a more just, equal and ecologically sustainable world. We want more local economies; to nurture the earth's ecological, cultural and ethnic diversity; to act against militaristic structures; to halt and reverse environmental degradation; and to promote human and animal rights.

FoE has many objectives but one goal: a just, democratic and sustainable world, where economy and governance serve the people and environment and not the other way around. The struggle to protect the environment, promoting peoples rights and wellbeing as well as democracy pervade all our activities.

Friends of the Earth Finland, established in 1996, is an environmental NGO with a social perspective. We belong to the Friends of the Earth International network, which has more than a million members in 70 countries from all over the world. Friends of the Earth from Brazil to United States, and Sierra Leone to Finland share a common vision of a more just and sustainable world.

Our scale of activities vary from grassroot level to international environmental meetings, from the streets to the cabinets. We work to halt climate change, to transform the unequal globalization process, and to promote human rights and democracy. We are also involved in development, international forest and water, as well as GMO and consumption issues. We organize snowman actions and participate in Car Free Day and Buy Nothing Day. In addition Friends of the Earth hosts a peer group for families (Children of Friends of the Earth); cultural group (Friends of the Arts), and a group of people interested in community living in the countryside. Our website is in Finnish but you can find out more from the FoE International pages.

Friends of the Earth Finland has a dozen local groups from Rovaniemi to Helsinki. You can participate by becoming a member, joining a campaign or a local group, establishing a new local group or joining our email lists.

We are also happy to receive financial support.

Get in touch with out office, nearest local group or visit our website. Join us - we need you to make another world possible!

Friends of the Earth, Kirkkotie 6-10, 20540 Turku
tel +358-2-2310321, fax +358-2-2371670
email toimisto (at) maanystavat.fi
http://www.maanystavat.fi
http://www.globalisaatio.net
Account number 471330-222236

When making a payment from other than a Finnish account, the details are as follows:

Account holder: Maan ystävät ry (Friends of the Earth Finland)
Account number 471330-222236
IBAN FI51 4713 3020 0222 36
BIC HELSFIHH
Address: Kirkkotie 6-10, 20540 Turku Finland

Membership fee is 10/25 e annually. When making the payment, please give your name, address, phone number and date of birth.

See also:

Climate Deal Action 2006
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Snowmen Action Day Against Climate Change 2006 & 2005
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Carbon Dinosaur Action 2004 /hiilidino/?open=kampanja&file=english

Photos of Friends of the Earth Finland actions and meetings
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Friends of the Earth International
http://www.foei.org

Friends of the Earth Europe
http://www.foeeurope.org