Mannerheim League for Child Welfare

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The Children's Castle, located in Kallio, was inaugurated in October 1921 by the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare. On the front line from left to right: Bishop Jaakko Gummerus, Superintendent Sophie Mannerheim, her brother General C. G. E. Mannerheim, Superintendent Toini Leikola, and Professor Arvo Ylppö.

Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (

counseling system
in Finland.

History

nurses and the hospital chief physician Arvo Ylppö
(left) in 1921.

“The goal of the work should be that every single child in Finland, from birth and throughout his or her growth period, receives a rightful share of the affection and care that alone can lay the foundation for the development of young people into good and useful citizens.”

With these words, General

E. N. Setälä. In 1920–1960, Arvo Ylppö served as chairman of the board. The first secretary (executive director) was school counselor Erik Mandelin
.

At the founding meeting of the League, Mannerheim himself initially opposed the proposal that the League be given his name, but he bowed to the unanimous wish of the other participants. Mannerheim knew that

childcare and infant care in border areas.[3]

The Children's Castle in the 1950s.

The League's first mission was to prevent

foreign currency received as a gift was used to buy coffee and sugar from abroad, which were sold at a rather high price with the consent of the Finnish Government. As the remit of the Warfare Committee continued to expand, it became a functionally completely independent body of the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare in 1944. Nevertheless, the name of the League was retained in the name of the committee at the request of other affiliates.[4] For its part, the alliance also organized transfers of Finnish war children to Denmark and Sweden
.

The independence of the Warfare Committee from the League was not legally completed, which proved fatal when it became clear in 1958 that Mrs. Karin Sauramo, the committee's secretary, had embezzled more than FIM 30 million in committee funds. It was alleged in public that embezzlement had taken place specifically within the League, and Ilmari Turja's Uusi Kuvalehti magazine, in particular, dropped the issue. As a result of the uproar, Arvo Ylppö, who had been the subject of a violent accusation in connection with Sauramo's case, resigned as chairman of the central government of the League. Mrs. Sauramo was sentenced to a prison, after which the uproar around the League gradually subsided.[5] After the councils moved to municipalities, the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare focused on training housekeepers and promoting healthy lifestyles. In the 1970s, the union began to develop welfare services in children's health care, day care, and schools. Part of this was starting a nursing activity for a sick child.

Activities

The association offers many services:

  • Short-term
    childcare
    assistance
  • Various peer support groups
  • Support student and tutoring activities
  • Summer camps
  • Telephone for children and young people
  • Parent phone

In addition, the union informs and runs various campaigns to improve children's affairs. The activities are funded by STEA (Assistance Center for Social and Health Organizations)

fundraisers
.

The Ministry of Education and Culture awarded EUR 130,000 general grant to youth organizations through the League for Child Welfare.[8]

See also

Sources

Further reading

  • Arvo Ylppö: Elämäni pienten ja suurten parissa. Porvoo–Helsinki: WSOY, 1964 (in Finnish)

References

  1. ^ Varmavuori, Marjaana (January 22, 2020). "Sophie Mannerheim käveli Kalliossa ja järkyttyi: Sitten hän keksi ovelan juonen, jolla koko Suomi saatiin syytämään apua äärimmäisessä köyhyydessä eläville lapsille". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Kouvalainen, Kauko. "Mannerheim ja lapset" (in Finnish). Mannerheim League for Child Welfare. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
    "Historia – MLL" (in Finnish). Mannerheim League for Child Welfare. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Erik Heinrichs: Mannerheim Suomen kohtaloissa I, p. 388–389. Helsinki: Otava, 1961. (in Finnish)
  4. ^ Ylppö 1964, p. 376–377.
  5. ^ Ylppö 1964, p. 377–379.
  6. ^ STEA - Official Site (in English)
  7. ^ Children's Day Foundation - Linnanmäki (in English)
  8. ^ "Avustukset valtakunnallisten nuorisoalan järjestöjen toimintaan" (in Finnish). Opetus- ja kulttuuriminiseriö. May 23, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2021.

External links

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