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Suomen Kristillinen Lääkäriseura

Suomen Kristillinen Lääkäriseura ry

Helsinki, Finland

HealthReligion & FaithInternational development
AssociationFounded 1923International reach
Profile last updated: March 19, 2026

About

Founded in 1923, Suomen Kristillinen Lääkäriseura is a non-profit association based in Helsinki, Finland working on health, religion & faith, international development.

Suomen Kristillinen Lääkäriseura (SKLS) is a Finnish Christian medical society founded in 1923 for physicians and medical students. It connects Christian doctors and students, organises meetings, training and publications, and runs health mission and international diaconia work, including development projects in Tanzania, Nepal and India supported by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Local student groups operate at Finnish universities, and the society is based in Helsinki with activity across Finland.

Location

Helsinki, Finland

Founded

1923

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

ry

Legal name

Suomen Kristillinen Lääkäriseura ry

Members

1,230

VAT number

FI57800011

Focus areas

Christian medicinehealth missioninternational diaconiamedical studentsdevelopment cooperation

Languages

FISVEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

HealthReligion & FaithInternational development

Works for

PatientsStudents

How they work

Awareness & educationCapacity buildingGrant-making

Programmes

Terveyslähetys (health mission)

Health · Tanzania, Nepal, India

Supports partner hospitals and health services in developing countries through project and donation funding, including tuberculosis, spinal cord injury, palliative and psychiatric care, and mobile village clinics.

Countries of operation

FinlandTanzaniaNepalIndia

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsMembership feesGovernment funding

Ways to support

DonateMembership

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, ICMDA

Other non-profits in Finland

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