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Do you need help?

If you have experienced inappropriate treatment in your hobbies, and you want to talk about it, we are here to help.

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If emotional bruises showed on the skin 

Emotional and physical abuse in leisure activities is not always visible. You can and should seek help for emotional bruises too.  

Our campaign highlights emotional and physical abuse, which can easily be overlooked or remain unnoticed. Hurtful words, actions and situations can take the joy out of a hobby and leave you feeling afraid, ashamed or inadequate. 

Humiliation or bullying has no place in any hobby. We invite everyone to join us in making the invisible visible. Read more and make use of our media library. 

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Information and instructions

For Sports Organizations

Resources and instructions for sports teams, coaches and federations to prevent and intervene in inappropriate behaviour.

Youth Work

Resources and instructions for municipal youth workers, youth organisations, NGOs and religious organisations to prevent and intervene in inappropriate behaviour.

For Harassment Contact Liaison

Guidelines and resources to support harassment contact persons and to develop anti-harassment practises.

For the Youth

Practical guidelines if you have encountered inappropriate behaviour, or if you have infringed on someones boundaries.

For Family, friends and close ones

Practical guidelines for guardians and others close ones, if their child has encountered inappropriate behaviour, or if they infringed on someones boundaries.

Dare to speak up

Have you encountered inappropriate behaviour, such as harassment, discrimination, bullying or ostracism in your hobbies? You have a right for assistance.

You should first turn to your coach, instructor, leader or to your guardian for help, but we understand that this is not possible in every situation.

You can contact us anonymously, if you wish. Every contact is anwered by a trained professional employed by the Family Federation of Finland.
All contacts are confidential and charge-free.

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You Are Not Alone

You Are Not Alone started as a collaborative venture between the Family Federation of Finland (Väestöliitto RY) and Finnish sporting actors in 2018, and has since expanded to provide support and services to other hobbies in 2025. Our service aims to prevent and reduce harassment, discrimination, bullying and violence especially in children’s hobbies and sports.

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Up to a quarter of young athletes involved in a sporting club have experienced inappropriate treatment.

LIITU-tutkimus 2024

Our Free Online Courses Are A Great Way To Bolster Your Knowledge

You Are Not Alone – service provides online courses free of charge. Our courses are intended to professionals and volunteers involved with sports and youth hobbies and are intended to give tools and information on how to prevent and intervene in instances of inappropriate behaviour, racism, discrimination, violence and bullying.
We provide certificates for completed coures.

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A third of the youth quitting sporting hobbies spoke about not reporting inapporpriate treatment.

LIITU-tutkimus 2022