About the Foundation
The New Children’s Hospital Foundation is building the best children’s hospital in the world. Founded in 2013, the Foundation was established on the basis of an initiative to replace the outdated children’s hospital building with a new one. An extraordinary nationwide fundraising campaign raised the initial capital for the new children’s hospital building, which allowed the construction of the modern hospital to get off to a fast start. The Foundation’s initial capital was donated by Svenska kulturfonden and the Brita Maria Renlund Memorial Foundation.
Today, the Foundation focuses on developing the hospital building and the activities within its walls, so that child patients living in Finland receive the best possible care now and in the future.
The New Children’s Hospital Foundation is one of the main partners of the HUS New Children’s Hospital, alongside the Association of Friends of the University Children’s Hospitals, HelsinkiMissio, Hospital Clowns and the Finnish Ronald McDonald House Charity Foundation. Together, we promote the overall well-being of the family when a child falls ill.
Tasks of the Foundation
Read more about ongoing projects
The values that guide the Foundation’s work
Together for every child.
The new Children’s Hospital Foundation’s activities are guided by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The general principles of the Convention apply to all of the Foundation’s activities. General principles include non-discrimination (Article 2), the best interests of the child (Article 3(1)), the child’s right to life, survival and development (Article 6) and the child’s right to have his or her views taken into account (Article 12).
In its activities, the New Children’s Hospital Foundation complies with good foundation practice. In accordance with that practice, we act solely for the public good. The Foundation does not provide any financial benefit to its participants.
Donations help provide quality care for children and young people
The non-profit foundation operates with donated funds. We accept bequests and donations from individuals and corporations alike. Unfortunately, we cannot accept donations of goods from individuals. For more information, please visit our donation page.
A donor can give a donation of more than EUR 100,000 euros to the New Children’s Hospital Foundation, in his or her will or deed of donation, by designating the assets to one of the Foundation’s funds and setting up a specific named fund under this fund. Guidelines for large donations and major gifts and bequests can be found here.
The Foundation is a member of the Finnish Fundraising Association (VaLa ry). VaLa promotes the standards and principles related to fundraising and good governance in Finnish society and helps its member organisations to learn together as part of an international network.
The Foundation’s governance and statutes
The Foundation is a non-profit, third-sector actor independent of its founders and governed by its own statutes. The Foundation operates in accordance with the principles of good foundation practice. Mr Jouni Lounasmaa, the Executive Director, is responsible for the Foundation’s operational management, and the Foundation is governed by the Governing Board, which has the ultimate decision-making power. The Foundation’s Statutes can be found here.
Governing Board of the New Children’s Hospital Foundation
Jukka Kurttila
Chairperson of the Governing Board
CDO, Finlayson Oy
Johan Aalto
Vice Chairperson of the Governing Board
Partner, Krogerus Oy
Antti Larsio
Director
Heikki Lukkarinen
Head of Operational Division, Senior Physician, TYKS
Taru Tujunen
Managing Director, Ellun Kanat Oy
Rauha Tulkki-Wilke
CPO, DEEP Measures Oy
Operational activities of the Foundation
Jouni Lounasmaa
Executive Director of the Foundation, MBA, M.Sc. (Eng)(contact details)
Delegation of the New Children’s Hospital Foundation
Pekka Haavisto
Chairperson
Member of Parliament
Tuula Colliander
Executive Director, HelsinkiMissio
Markku Heikinheimo
Professor, Senior Physician, HUS
Kalle Hoppu
Professor, Senior Physician, HUS
Riina Kirmanen
CMO, Haltian Oy
Siri Kolu
Author, theatre instructor
Jussi Mertsola
Senior Physician (retired), Professor, TYKS
Anna Puustjärvi
Singer, songwriter
Helena Ranta
Forensic Dentist, University of Helsinki