The Finnish Brain Association
The Finnish Brain Association offers help, support, and opportunities to everyone interested in brain health and well-being, particularly individuals with Developmental language disorder (DLD) or those who have experienced a stroke, as well as their loved ones. The Finnish Brain Association operates nationally as a promoter of brain well-being for all residents of Finland. Its activities are also framed by an impact-based approach.
Vision
Everyone recognizes the importance of brain health, and each person can live a meaningful a condensed life—regardless of any special characteristics, diagnosis, disability, or illness. It emphasizes the importance of equality in brain health for people of different ages and levels of functioning.
Mission
We are a community built on the collaboration of volunteers, experts by experience, and paid experts, working future-oriented and effectively for the benefit of our primary target groups and for the promotion of brain health for all.
Values
Participation - We create conditions for encounters and being heard.
Courage - We dare to try new things and act as pioneers.
Shared expertise - We create space for sharing reliable information and experience, and for collaborative action. It highlights the importance of collaboration, community, and courageous future orientation.
Priorities
Timely and humane support for our primary target groups
The Finnish Brain Association continues to prioritize the needs of those who have experienced stroke and those with developmental language disorder (DLD), as well as their loved ones. This primarily means enabling peer support, experts by experience and volunteering. Methods and content are developed so that the association can provide help and support to as many people as possible at different stages of life. Special attention is also paid to the needs of working-age individuals who have experienced a stroke Developmental work includes strengthening cooperation with experts in social and health care, education, and other fields.
Promotion of brain health
The Finnish Brain Association aims to profile itself as a promoter of brain well-being for all residents of Finland. In practice, special attention is paid to the development of various environments (e.g., educational institutions and workplaces) at the societal level from the perspective of promoting brain well-being, as well as increasing everyone's understanding of caring for their own brain health. Activities aligned with this priority expand and support the traditional perspective of preventing stroke. The national brain health program serves as the driving force for the development of this activity.
Fearless and innovative developing
The Finnish Brain Association emphasizes impact-based approech in its activities and development. It aims to be an agile actor that dares to try new things and abandon less effective practices. The Finnish Brain Association acknowledges the importance of up-to-date and interdisciplinary expertise for the success of its activities and aims to utilize new technology in a way that adds value to humanity and the economy. Attention is also paid to the connections between human well-being and the balance of the natural environment.
The association emphasizes the importance of internal community collaboration, as well as collaboration with other stakeholders, including international collaboration as needed, as part of the toolkit for achieving its goals.