Campaign for secondary school students

The NouHätä! campaign

is a national safety skills campaign for eighth graders. The campaign teaches skills that are needed to anticipate and prevent hazards and accidents and what to do in the event of an accident.

The NouHätä! campaign is coordinated by the Finnish National Rescue Association and funded by the Fire Protection Fund. Local rescue departments and rescue associations are involved in organising the campaign.

Students who participate in the campaign will also have the opportunity to take part in the in the NouHätä! competition, which will conclude with a grand final in spring 2027.

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Campaign statistics

Number of schools participated on schoolyear 2025-2026. Approximately 75 % of all 8th graders participated on campaign.

Teachers’ rating of the usefulness of the campaign materials in relation to the objectives of basic education.

Number of students who participated in the campaign over 30 years.

In the 2025–2026 school year feedback survey, the following was noted about the campaign:

keep up the very good work :)))

Cooperation works well with all parties. It’s a pleasant way to be involved in important everyday matters together with students.

Thank you for the campaign! Please never stop doing this! The materials and the way it’s implemented are absolutely fantastic.

of all eighth graders participated in the NouHätä! campaign in 2023.

lessons were used by teachers on average for NouHätä! training in the 2023 season.

It’s great that in NouHätä! campaign I can teach these skills to every 8th grader. My dream is to make this an optional course for 8th graders. You should definitely participate in the NouHätä! campaign.