Successful collection of generators and heating equipment for Ukraine

The metropolitan cities of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa participated in the European Parliament and Eurocities network’s joint campaign to collect new or used but still serviceable generators and equipment for heating and electricity production for shipment to Ukraine. The collection was open to everyone in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area from 30 January to 10 February, and the end result was nearly 120 generators, power units, heaters and other devices.
Ihmisiä pakkaamassa lahjoituksia kuljetettavaksi Ukrainaan
Vantaa Vocational College Varia’s logistics teachers and students packed the donations to the Generators of Hope campaign for shipment to Ukraine. Photo: Jyri Huhtala / Vantaan kaupunki

The equipment will be delivered to Ukraine in March via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism in cooperation with the National Emergency Supply Agency. In this way, the equipment will end up in the right places in Ukraine.

“The cities also donated equipment themselves, but the collection result would not have been nearly as impressive without the other contributors. Every donation will help those in distress in Ukraine, and we warmly thank all those who participated,” says Helsinki Mayor Juhana Vartiainen with Espoo Mayor Jukka Mäkelä and Vantaa Mayor Ritva Viljanen joining in the thanks.

The Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce supported communications and implementation of the collection.

“The Generators of Hope campaign offered our member companies a good opportunity to do something concrete for the Ukrainian people. I am very pleased with the companies’ willingness to participate in the relief measures,” says CEO Pia Pakarinen.

Helsinki Metropolitan Area donors to Generators of Hope

The parties below have participated in the Generators of Hope collection and given their consent to the publication of their name. In addition to these, there were 27 donors who did not want their names published.

The cities of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa thank every donor and the logistics teachers and students at Vantaa Vocational College Varia, who packed the donations for shipment to Ukraine.

Design Team Architects Ltd 
Emaus, Simo 
HauCon Finland Oy 
Heinolan Regatta 
Hellström, Mikko 
Hietanen, Jorma 
Holthöfer, Harry 
Karjaan Rotary 
Kaustinen, Niklas 
Kortelainen, Mauno 
Kujala, Anssi 
Körhämö, Tapio 
Laasanen, Mervi 
Laine, Tuomo and Eeva 
Leino, Antti 
Liljeström, Sanna 
L&T Environmental Services
Molarius, Päivi 
Myllymaa, Eliisa and Jari 
Mäntymäki, Matti
NedoCom Oy 
Nyberg, Kristian 
Oy CC-Company Teknokemia Ltd
PDI Services Oy 
Pennanen, Markku
Pohjolan-Pirhonen, Antti 
Rasilainen, Risto 
Snabb, Tomas 
Sundström, Toni 
Särkijärvi, Jouni
Tanskanen, Jari 
Teerilahti, Mikael 
Travan, Juha 
Tuominen, Martti 
Vaaramo, Pekka 
Valtonen, Heikki 
van Houtum, Matias 
Vauhkonen, Seppo 
Vuorio, Pami 
friends at Yliskyläntie 6

Many ways to help Ukrainians

Ukraine and Ukrainians can also be helped by donating through international collections, such as those organised by the following organisations: Red Cross, Unicef, Save the Children Finland, SOS Children’s Villages, Plan International, UN Women, World Vision, Fida, Finn Church Aid and Ukrainian Association in Finland (autaukrainaa.fi). In addition, you can help by volunteering and, for example, by donating clothing and goods. Information on different ways of helping can be found at Ukrainan humanitaarinen kriisi – auttamisen mahdollisuudet pääkaupunkiseudulla(Link leads to external service)