Felm (Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission) is collecting information through various reporting channels regarding possible abuse against children and other forms of mistreatment that may have occurred in the organisation’s past (link to the press release). The background to the collection of information is the emergence of suspicions that there may be matters in Felm’s past that have not come to its attention or that have not been fully investigated. Reports are welcomed both from Finland and from Felm’s areas of operation.
A report may be submitted either with contact details or anonymously. When contact details are provided, we are able to contact the person submitting the report to discuss their experience and possible next steps. It is also possible to contact us anonymously; in such cases, the experiences shared will help us to develop our work and to learn as an organisation from what has occurred. All reports are welcome throughout the year 2026.
Reporting channels
- Email: yhteydenotto@felm.org
- By phone: +358 40 1683 571
Calls are answered on Tuesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time).
- By text message: +358 40 1683 571
Messages are processed only on Tuesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Please indicate in your message whether you may be contacted.
- Notification channel:
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- In English https://felm.notificationchannel.com
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- In Spanish (Please select Spanish as the preferred language from the menu located in the upper-right corner of the website.) https://felm.notificationchannel.com
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- In French (Please select French as the preferred language from the menu located in the upper-right corner of the website.) https://felm.notificationchannel.com
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- In Finnish: https://felm.ilmoituskanava.fi/
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- In Swedish: https://felm.anmalningskanal.fi/
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- You may submit a report completely anonymously.
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- Please save the code generated by the system. This code is required in order to contact you should any follow-up questions arise.
- Please save the code generated by the system. This code is required in order to contact you should any follow-up questions arise.
What happens after a report is submitted?
- Felm receives the reports and forwards them for consideration by an independent expert group that is not affiliated with the organisation. The members of the group are Attorney Riitta Leppiniemi, Licentiate of Social Sciences Maria Kaisa Aula, University Lecturer and Doctor of Philosophy Seija Jalagin, and Archbishop Emeritus, Doctor of Theology Kari Mäkinen, who serves as Chair of the group.
- The independent expert group provides Felm with recommendations on how to proceed in relation to each report. As a general principle, the aim is to contact the person submitting the report and to discuss their experience and the possible next steps.
- Should any matters involving potential criminal offences arise, they will be referred to the police for investigation.
- Felm will not comment on any personal details or disclose the identities of victims at any stage.
- The expert panel will publish its final report, including recommendations arising from it to Felm no later than January 2027.
- Felm is not an investigative authority, and the work of the expert group cannot provide a comprehensive account of Felm’s entire past.
Read more in Felm’s press release: Felm Requests Reports of Possible Past Abuse
Privacy Notice: Reports of Past Abuse
