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.
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.
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.
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.
Up to a quarter of young athletes involved in a sporting club have experienced inappropriate treatment.
LIITU-tutkimus 2024
A third of the youth quitting sporting hobbies spoke about not reporting inapporpriate treatment.
LIITU-tutkimus 2022