About Us
You Are Not Alone (Et ole yksin) – service provides professional discusson support and advise for those who have encountered instances of violence, discriminaton, abuse, harassment and other forms of inapprorpiate behaviour in sports and hobbies.
Our services also provide training, consultations, materials and support to those who are involved in sports and hobbies as volunteers or professionals, be it coaches, judges, youth workers and youth ministers, instructors, team leaders, members of associations and federations or other personel.
What Kind of Support Do We Offer?
Our support services are aimed at people who have experienced inappropriate behaviour and their close ones. You Are Not Alone is the first support service for providing assistance and discussion support for cases of inappropriate behaviour in sports and hobbies. Anyone involved, be it bystanders, those who have acted inappropriately or those trying to support their close one are welcome. You Are Not Alone – service is the first support service in Finland to provide assistance and discussion support in such cases.
In additon to our nation-wide support lines, we offer training, materials and online courses free of charge to organisations and individuals involved in sports or hobbies aimed at the youth. Whether you are a judge, a coach, part of a federation, club, associaton or working with the youth as a pastor, youth worker or as a volunteer, our services are available to you.
Our website hosts our online learning portal with course materials, free of charge. The courses have been built with sports professionals in mind, but the topics included are universal in nature. Volunteers, parents and guardians, youth workers, instructors and others are welcome to our platform.
Our Intended Target Audience
- Every non-professional athlete.
- Other hobbyists under 29 years of age.
- Parents or guardians of minors.
- Lajiliittojen ja seurojen toimijat (esim. toimihenkilöt, valmentajat, tuomarit. ohjaajat, häirintäyhdyshenkilöt ja vapaaehtoiset) Acting members of sports federations, associations and clubs (including but not limited to judges, coaches, instructors, volunteers and harassment liasons).
- Youth workers and other professionals working with the youth (including but not limited to municipal youth work, youth-oriented NGOs, workers in projects involving the youth, churches and communities that provide youth work and hobbies).
Contact Us
- By calling us: +358 503 025 942
- Through our contact form
- Through our webchat.
- Any questions relating to interviews, training or partnerships and collaborations contact our team directly.
You Haven’t Been Alone Since 2018
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.
You Are Not Alone service was funded by Funding Centre for Social Welfare and Health Organisations (STEA) between 2018 and 2021. Since 2022 our funding has been provided by the Ministry of Eductaion And Culture (OKM). You Are Not Alone – service was developed in collaboration with seven sporting federation and the Finnish Olympic Committee. The collaborating federations and associations are: Finnish Ice Hockey Association, Football Association of Finland, Acquatics Finland, Basketball Finland, Finnish Gymnastic Federation and Volleyball Finland (Lentopalloliitto). We work in close collaboration with the Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports FINCIS, Finnish Coaches Association and other federations and associations. The president of Finland, Sauli Niinistö acted as the patron of the service between 2018 and 2024. In 2025 our service expanded to cover all youth hobbies in addition to sports, to better work toward a future where everyone would be able to experience the joy of hobbies safely, withou the fear of discrimination, harassment, violence, bullying and inappropriate behaviour.
Family Federation of Finland provides the service and is responsible for the website..
Our Partners
Finnish Olympic Committee
“Sports is a human right. Everyone has the right to practice sport without discrimination and in the spirit of the Olympics, which requires mutual understanding based on the principles of friendship, solidarity, and fair play.“
Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports
“The task of FINCIS (Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports) is to reinforce an ethically sustainable sports culture in co-operation with other parties. The purpose of FINCIS is to promote ethical sports in co-operation with sports organisations and other organisations“
Finnish Ice Hockey Assocation
“Everyone has the right to participate in a safe environment without discrimination, further their own health and attain meaningful experiences”
Finnish Football Association
“The Finnish Football Assocation believes that our principle “Football for everyone”- means that everyone is welcome to our sport, and that football is a safe, fun enviroment for all participants.
Finnish Gymnastics Federation
“Gymnastics is a holistic form of wellbeing. We want that gymanstics is a fun and a fulfilling hobby, and that leaves no room for inappropriate behaviour”
Aquatics Finland
“Eveyrone deserves to reach for their dreams in a safe environment.”
Basketball Finland
“Respect and encouraging others is as important off-court as it is during play. We want to do our part in ensuring that everyone has the right to play as they are, and as a part of a team.”
Floorball Finland
“We want Floorball to be an open hobby where each athlete is welcome to be their authentic self, regardless of their gender, sexual identity, age, academic background, mother tongue, ethnic background, physical ability or level of wealth”
Finlands Volleyball Association
“Finlands Volleyball Associaton wants to offer great experiences and good memories through fun sports. We don’t want any athlete to be burdened with bad experiences or memories.”
You Are Not Alone is also supported by:
myClub
MyClub offers a direct link to our service to lower the threshold of seeking and finding help.
“MyClub wants to be a part of building more unified and equitable hobbyist culture where discrimination has no purchase. Sports belongs to everyone!”
Kuvaaja: Jukka Hämeenniemi
Gymnastic Girls
Gymnastic Girls theater performance helps to spread awareness about our service, and in collaboration with Piruetti have donated half of the profits from their collaborative clothing line to fund You Are Not Alone – services.
“A sporting hobby is just as important to many children as school or even their own homes. It’s important that these enviroments are safe and nurturing. This is why we feel it’s meaningful to suppor the right organisations and actors who contribute to this safety in a concrete manner. We want to insure that knowledge of this service is as widespread as possible, so no-one is left alone when it matters the most.”
You Are Not Alone Serice is funded by
Ministry of Education And Culture
In the central government, the Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for creating favourable conditions for sports and physical activity as well as for the reconciliation and development of sport policy. The work is carried out in cooperation with a range of different sectors.
Spread the Word and Support Our Services
If you want to be a part of creating safer hobby spaces for children and the youth, where fear and anxiety has no place, we would be grateful. Below you will find means to donate to our service. Spreading the word about our service also matters, you might be directing someone in need of help to us.