Finnish Aid to Japan after the 3/11 Catastrophe (tentative)-Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 3/29/2011
・500,000 euros through the Red Cross-“From Orchestra to Orchestra”, 4/24/2011
・2.1 million yen from ticket sales and donations, raised at a charity concert
titled “From Orchestra to Orchestras” in Helsinki on April 24, where 94
musicians including 14 Japanese residing in Finland performed to an
audience of 800, given to the Association of Japanese Symphony Orchestras-Material for temporary housing by UPM Kymmene (private company) withJapanese architect Shigeru Ban as a counterpart, spring 2011
・built to Onagawa-“Pelasta punainen pallo” charity rock concert, 3/27/2011
・organized by Finnish rock artist Michael Monroe
・made 26,000 euros, donated to Red Cross-A charity auction by the Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Japan (FCCJ),
6/1/2011
・a rare reindeer-fur covered Alvar Aaltd stool by Artek, Oiva Toikka glass birds
and a painting by Kimmo Pyykkö, a Finnish artist, a lottery with various
prizes including two return air tickets to Finland, a dinner with theAmbassador)・at the Embassy of Finland, Tokyo・money to bring the MoominTM characters to Tohoku-Tohoku Santa Project, 12/6-9/2011
・ Professor Genjiro Ito of Kanto Gakuin University + his students incollaboration with the Embassy of Finland in Tokyo, Finnish Chamber ofCommerce in Japan and a number of Japanese organizations.
・The committee for the Santa Project had members such as Mr. Sadakazu
Tanigaki, President of Liberal Democratic Party, Mr. Masahiro Ouga, CEO ofShogakkan Publishing and Mr. Yoshiharu Fukuhara, Honorary Chairman ofShiseido Company, Ltd.

・Finnish-Japanese picture book reading, Belcanto’s Christmas carols andtraditional Finnish songs, Santa Claus greeting the children and giving
presents
・Tour visited Kamaishi, Natori, Utsunomiya, Kamogawa-Orthodox church of Finland, spring 2011
・Japanese counterpart organization called 10CC-

“Teehetki Japanille” charity concert in University of Helsinki, 3/28/2011-

City of Oulu (sister city of Sendai) to Sendai, spring 2011
・100,000 euros for reconstruction-

11EU diplomats participating in volunteer work in Miyagi, 7/15/2011
・Press and Culture Councillor Koivumaa from Embassy of Finland-MoominTM characters playground equipment, made public 11/28/2011
・donation by Puuha Group, (worth 60,000 euros)-Charity ballet by the Finnish National Ballet, 3/29/2011-HelpDesingHelp –design auction to aid Japan, 6/7/2011
・Design Forum Finland, Bukowski Oy Ab, Capital Catering / Valkoinen Sali,
Finnish Institute in Japan, JIDPO (Japan Industrial Design PromotionOrganization), Kaipaus Finland Oy, Sitra, World Design Capital Helsinki
2012 and Zeeland・The profits of the auction further donated through JIDPO (Japan Industrial
Design Promotion Organization), among other causes for acquiring tools fordesigners from the Tohoku district, badly suffering from the catastrophe, andfor projects by Finnish designers in cooperation with experts and local
voluntary organizations.

-Finland related goods gathered as donation, to be sold for charity at café Moi,
spring 2012
・For Tohoku through Ashinaga organization (http://www.ashinaga.org/en/)-Tohokuouen 北欧フリマ, 7/2-3/2011
・sold products related to Nordic countries in Shimokitazawa,・collecting 763,800 yen (sent to Japan Red Cross)・Ms. Sanae Maruyama from Aquavit-

Tour by a Finnish cello quarter, 3/1-3/2012
・Turku Vocational (amk) Art Academy school’s students and their teacher
Erkki Lahesmaa
・Concerts in elementary schools, community centers
・Tokyo, Fukushima, Iwaki, Hishanohama-Concert by deaf rap artist Signmark, 11/29/2011
・Held at a hearing-Impaired children ‘s center in Sendai-

Finnish Tutteli-milk sent to the region for small children, spring 2011
・Organized by Japanese mothers living in Finland-Charity concerts
・Savonlinna, Tampere, Lahti, many in Helsinki-Honka (private company), building temporary housing