The basis of crisis resilience is good preparation
In recent years, the idea behind good preparation and crisis resilience has become more prominent than for a long time.
The city has its own role in preparation, but above all preparation starts from everyone’s home, workplace and attitude.
— Crisis resilience is the ability of staff, residents and ultimately individuals to act and survive in various disruptive situations,
even when they are prolonged. Home preparedness is a part of crisis resilience, which means doing what you can in advance, says the Director of Risk Management and Security at the City of Vaasa Marjo Lindgren .
Preparation is everyone’s business
There are no public shelters within the jurisdiction of the Rescue Department of Ostrobothnia. However, larger housing associations and companies usually have civil defence shelters, which are there to protect the residents or employees of these properties.
— In most cases, shelters are used during normal circumstances as changing rooms or for storage, for example. The owner of the civil defence shelter is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the shelter, says Lindgren.
You should be able to survive at home for
at least three days in a time of crisis.
— In accordance with the national 72-hour recommendation, everyone should be prepared enough to be able to survive for three days in various crisis situations without any outside help. This means, for example, having the ability to take care of yourself and your loved ones, even when you can’t get to the store, there’s a power outage or there’s no running water, says Lindgren.
There should be at least water, a container with a lid for water, food, medicine, a flashlight, a battery-operated radio and cash.
More information on preparing homes: 72tuntia.fi
u Medical helpline 116 117 When you need help quickly. Call before going to the Accident and Emergency department. u Emergency Social Services and Crisis Services 06 218 9555
u Wellbeing Services County’s switchboard 06 218 1111
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Compiled by: Jenni Tuliniemi • Translation: Paul Wilkinson Christoffer Björklund
You should be able to survive at home for at least three days during a disruption. Important numbers! u Common emergency number 112 Call the common emergency number if you need help immediately. u Poison Information Center 0800 147 111 u Public Service Info 0295 000
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Wellbeing Services County of Ostrobothnia u Customer Service Centre 06 218 9000 Gives help on assessing your situation and guidance on health
You can now follow theatre performance subtitles on your own mobile device
Vaasa City Theatre (Vaasan kaupunginteatteri) and Wasa
Teater have started to use the Subtitle Mobile app, which provides subtitles for selected theatre performances.
The app is a new way to follow the subtitles of performances on your own mobile device. The free app can be downloaded to your smartphone from the app store, and performance-specific codes can be found on the theatre websites or at the theatre itself before the start of the performance. It is also possible to borrow a mobile device from Wasa Teater for the duration of the
theatre performance. The Subtitle Mobile app has been developed by the Finnish company Loitsut. More information about theatre performances with subtitles can be found on the theatre websites: vaasankaupunginteatteri.fi wasateater.fi
We asked our residents for their energy saving tips. Here are the TOP 10 ENERGY SAVING TIPS we received:
1. I turn off unnecessary devices
2. I take shorter showers
3. I reduce the number of visits to the sauna
4. I wear woollen clothes and lower room temperatures
5. I don’t put up seasonal illuminations
6. I walk instead of going by car
7. I only have lights on in a room where I am
8. I do the laundry at night
9. I use a fireplace for heating every day
10. I remove plugs from walls when equipment is not in use
Read more: www.astettaalemmas.fi/en
Ukrainian families enjoy Huutoniemi open daycare centre
Since last spring, Early Childhood Education in the City of Vaasa has been arranging open activities for Ukrainian families on the former premises of the Huutoniemi open daycare centre.
There are always two early childhood education employees and often also volunteers who, for example, lead craft activities and teach the Finnish language.
— Sometimes we also cook together, either from the ingredients we provide or using those that the families bring with them, says family daycare service manager Arja Håkansson .
The goal of the activity is to offer safe, joint activities in peer support groups for
children under preschool age, as well as for school-aged children and their parents during school holidays.
The daycare centre also has a small donation table where families can take clothes, plates and toys free of charge. The items have been donated by members of the public in Vaasa.
The doors at the Huutoniemi open daycare centre are open every weekday from 08:30-15:00.
Tanya Mishchenko from Kharkiv, Ukraine, often comes to the open daycare centre with her 4-year-old.
