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New Monthly Cooking Event – Thursday Café

Starting in May, we will gather for monthly international cooking events at our meeting place in Kamppi. The goal is to bring people together through cooking, sharing meals, learning new recipes, and building a strong, inclusive, and international community — all while enjoying a collaborative dining experience.

The events are open to all people living with HIV and their close ones. The gatherings are international, and the main language will be English.

This event focuses on community and cultural food exchange. Each month will feature a theme, a guest cook, or a special focus to keep the experience engaging and dynamic. We encourage volunteering and teamwork, and together with participants, we will share ideas and develop a recurring event.

Event Schedule
2–5 pm – Setup and cooking
5-8 pm – Shared meal and social time

You are welcome to join the cooking session starting at 14:00 or arrive later for the meal. The meal will be served at 17:00, after which you can stay and enjoy the evening together at the meeting place.

Event Dates
May 21
June 11
September 3
October 1
November 5
December 3

You are warmly welcome to share your culture through food, get to know other other people living with HIV and to get in an inclusive community! If you´d like to volunteer to cook and share your native dish or if you have any questions, please contact our peer support coordinator Valo:

Valo Vesikauris
Tel / WhatsApp – 0447507462
Email: [email protected]

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Webinar: Beyond the Statistics – Ukrainian Refugees Living with HIV in the Nordic and Baltic Countries

Millions of people have fled Ukraine after Russia´s full-scale invasion in 2022. Behind the refugee statistics are individuals navigating new societies, languages and environments. What are the realities and needs of people living with HIV in the Nordic and Baltic countries?


HivNorway, Positiiviset / HivFinland and Alliance for Public Health (Ukraine) invite to the webinar highlighting this topic with guest speakers from Poland and Baltics. Join and meet experts and civil society activists for insights and practical perspectives. Join to listen our webinar on Thursday 26 February at 3pm (EET)!

In the program:

  • Pavlo Smyrnov (Alliance for Public Health, Ukraine) – On current situation with people living with HIV in Ukraine
  • Mariia Ralko (Fundacja HelpNowHUB) – On grassroot work supporting Ukrainian refugees living with HIV in Poland
  • Armen Aghajanov (BaltHUB) – On cross-border cooperation and the initiative RefAid, supporting Ukrainian refugees living with HIV in the Baltic countries.


Webinar is part of the project Integrated health services in times of war. Experiences from Ukraine, supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers and is suitable for healthcare employees, refugee health care, social workers, politicians, journalists, decision- makers, civil society and human rights activists.

About the organisations:

Alliance for Public Health (Ukraine) is a leading non- governmental organisation making a significant impact on the epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis in Ukraine. In cooperation with state partners and civil society organisations, it provides financial and technical support to programs, covering over 250, 000 representatives of most vulnerable populations.


Fundacja HelpNowHUB (Poland) is a non-profit organisation, founded in October 2023 by Ukrainian women fleeing war (refugees) and living with HIV. The aim is to provide emergency and comprehensive assistance to Ukrainian refugees from key populations (KP) facing medical and psychosocial difficulties not covered by traditional humanitarian mechanisms in Poland.


BaltHUB is a regional support and coordination network uniting 11+ community organizations across 8 countries, working in countries to improve access to health, psychosocial and legal services for Ukrainian refugees living with HIV and other key populations.

Register by 11 am on 26 February (EET). Please note that the first part of the registration is in Norwegian. You are warmly invited!

Photo by Marjan Blan, Unsplash

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European Testing Week

Reaching migrants and mobile populations with testing services and related prevention and care for infectious diseases is key to reaching global targets by 2030.

Health, and access to healthcare, is a fundamental human right for all, including migrants and mobile populations!

European Testing Week is a campaign that encourages organisations and institutions — in community, health care and policy — throughout Europe to unite for one week twice a year to increase testing efforts and promote awareness on the benefits of earlier testing for hepatitis, HIV  and sexually transmitted infections. This initiative has progressed since its start in 2013 and has grown to be a widely recognised European event with hundreds of organisations participating every year.  

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Healthcare Preparedness in the Nordic Region: How Prepared Are We?

Healthcare preparedness has received a lot of attention in recent years — and for good reason. The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have demonstrated how vulnerable our societies can be without a comprehensive and inclusive preparedness system. The Nordic countries generally have strong welfare systems, well-functioning healthcare services, and a high level of trust between authorities and population. There is also no shortage of preparedness strategies — but how well prepared are we in the Nordic region, really, in case of an unforeseen crisis?

And, is there anything we can learn from Ukraine when it comes to managing large-scale crises — especially in terms of protecting vulnerable groups in society, such as people living with HIV and other chronic diagnosis?

HivNorway, Positiiviset/HivFinland, HivSweden, and the Ukrainian Alliance for Public Health invite you to a panel discussion where these questions will be discussed.

The projects and the event is supported by The Nordic Council of Ministers.

You can live-stream the event on Wednesday, 12 November at 3 PM (EET) via this link: https://vimeo.com/event/5434259

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Women’s Health and HIV Webinar 

Join us on 29 October for an insightful webinar by Dr. Nneka Nwokolo.

Have questions about women’s health and HIV treatment — such as pregnancy, breastfeeding, menopause, or physical and mental health issues like brain fog, muscle pain, digestive problems, anxiety, or depression? This is your unique opportunity to ask an expert directly! The session is in English.

Dr Nwokolo has 20 years of experience as a consultant physician in sexual health and HIV medicine at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, and is currently Medical Director at ViiV Healthcare. The event is hosted by Positiiviset ry in collaboration with GSK.

You are warmly welcome to join us and watch the webinar together at our meeting place in Kamppi. Please note that the webinar starts at 5:30 p.m., so arrive a little earlier. A light snack will be provided for participants by Positiiviset ry.

If you´d prefer to follow the webinar by yourself, please send an email to [email protected] to register.For more information please visit positiiviset.fi or send us a message on WhatsApp +358 44 750 7460.