On Friday March 20, the Finnish government issued a statement where it pretends to care about Iranian attacks on civilian targets. If the Finnish government were concerned about civilians and international law, it would stop supporting Israeli-US war crimes. In addition to bombing Iran, Israel has ethnically cleansed over one million people in Lebanon, and the Finnish…
Sumud is recruiting an organisational assistant eligible for pay subsidy. The organisational assistant’s role consists of communications, maintaining the online shop, organising events, and assisting with other organisational work. The main responsibilities of the organization assistant include: In addition, the organization assistant assists, as agreed, for example with campaign work and the organization of events….
Are you a young adult interested in advocacy work? Are you looking for support in planning and implementing your own advocacy work? Apply to join the UNMUTED project! UNMUTED is a joint project by Sumud – the Finnish Palestine Network and Mirsal. The aim of the project is to strengthen civic participation among young adults…
Palestine activists thanked the S Group co-operative’s representative councils, customers who participated in boycotts, everyone who voted in the co-operative elections, and the group’s management by offering free lentil soup at the Hakaniemi Ympyrätalo S-market on Wednesday the 17th December. Targeted consumer boycotts and co-operative representative council initiatives initiated a change as a result of…
Sumud – The Finnish Palestine Network, the University of Helsinki and Tampere University invite you to a seminar entitled Decolonizing peace work in Palestine-Israel, taking place at the University of Helsinki on January 22, 2026. Program 8:30–9:00 Registration 9:00–10:00 Opening Opening words by Jasmin Paananen (Sumud) Keynote by Wassim Ghantous (University of Tampere): Rethinking the…
Photo: Hannu Häkkinen The Finnish Defence Forces, as the only Nordic participant, recently took part in a seminar organized by the Israeli military —sharing “lessons learned” from two years of Genocide. The topic of the seminar was Two Years of Combat Experience in Five Days. According to the seminar’s web page, more than 100 senior…
Photo: Hannu Häkkinen Summary: As there is no agreement among Palestinians on the issue of two states versus one state, Sumud does not take a position on it. We note that the establishment of a Palestinian state only on the Occupied Palestinian Territories would not realise all Palestinian rights. Sumud strives for justice and equity…
Artists and delegates from around the world stand together to demand justice and accountability in the global music community. Music is supposed to unite us beyond borders, but over the past years of genocide in Gaza and the ongoing occupation of the West Bank the silence of WOMEX and other labels, festivals and institutions threatens…
We, the undersigned, appeal to YLE to 1. calls on the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to exclude Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest and2. boycotts the contests and will not send a UMK winner to the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if the EBU allows Israel to participate. As a festival of peace and connectivity, the…
Palestinian civil society calls for escalating disruptive BDS actions now against complicit states, corporations and institutions, building up to mass disruption from 18 – 21 September, the UN General Assembly deadline for Israel to end its illegal occupation and apartheid. Occupied Palestine, 28 August 2025 – The UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) initiative…
