Campaign info

About the NouHätä! campaign

The NouHätä! campaign is a national safety skills campaign for eighth graders. The campaign improves young people’s ability to anticipate and prevent hazards and accidents. In addition to safety-positive attitudes, young people learn skills needed to act correctly in the event of an accident. More than 40,000 young people participate in the NouHätä! campaign every year.

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NouHätä! campaign in brief

  1. Sign your students up for the campaign using the link below. We recommend signing up as early as possible as this makes it easier for rescue services to arrange teaching support. Sign-ups are open until 14 January 2026.
  2. After signing up, you will receive a confirmation email with the contact details of your local rescue department. Be sure to contact the rescue department as soon as possible after signing up to inquire about support for arranging the teaching.
  3. Arrange at least one lesson on the campaign materials either in cooperation with the rescue department or on your own using the excellent campaign materials.
  4. Enter the competition. Students who have attended at least 1 lesson can take part in the voluntary NouHätä! competition.
    • Qualifying round for the competition runs from 20 January to 10 February .2026
    • Regional finals on 18 March 2026
    • Grand final on 23 April 2026
  5. Give us feedback! We will be collecting feedback with a survey sent out in the spring. Your feedback helps us make the campaign as effective and useful as possible.
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NouHätä! teaching improves young people’s knowledge and skills in preventing and responding to accidents and preparing for disruptions and emergencies. 

The campaign is organised in cooperation with rescue departments and rescue associations. Schools have found that school visits by the rescue services are a very positive part of the school year for eighth graders. Ask your local rescue department about the possibility of organising a school visit or other support for teaching.

On our website, you can find free lesson presentations that you can use to easily and effectively plan NouHätä! lessons. Be sure to also check out the materials for interactive lessons.

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In addition to lesson materials, you have access to self-study assignments for students. The assignments are divided into categories according to the themes covered in the campaign and can be completed on a web browser. The assignments have been implemented using h5P technology so they are compatible with different web browsers.

Explore the self study assignments for students

In the NouHätä! campaign, students learn how to:

  • Identify risks of fire and accident
  • Prevent accidents
  • Promote fire safety at home and school
  • Understand the dangers of careless use of fire and responsibilities
  • Take the correct action in an accident
  • Call emergency services and use the 112 Suomi mobile app
  • Administer first aid
  • Use fire extinguishing equipment
  • Prepare for disruptions and incidents

The teaching can be organised at any point during the school year. If students are taking part in the NouHätä! competition, the teaching must be organised before the competition.

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Campaign and competition schedule during the 2025 - 2026 school year

Sign-up between September and January

  • The sign-up period is from 1 September 2025 to 14 January 2026
  • Teaching materials are available at all times. Also outside of the sign-up period.

NouHätä! competition schedules

  • Digital qualifying round 20 January 2026 to 10 February 2026
  • Regional semi-finals on Wednesday, 18 March 2026
  • Grand final on Thursday, 23 April 2026

NouHätä! competition awards 2026

The winning team will receive a grand prize of €2,000 grand prize and the NouHätä! challenge cup, a golden helmet. Other top teams will also receive awards.

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