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Victim Support Finland

Victim Support Finland (RIKU) offers support and practical advice to crime victims and witnesses by phone, online and face to face.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Victim Support Finland, known in Finnish as Rikosuhripäivystys or RIKU, provides support and practical advice to people who have been victims of a crime or attempted crime, or who have witnessed a crime. Its services are delivered by phone, online and face to face, and include the national helpline 116 006, the RIKUchat online chat, and the RIKUbot AI assistant, which helps identify intimate partner violence. It also offers an AI tool called Tunnista ja ohjaa that helps professionals in different fields meet crime victims. RIKU operates nationally in Finland and has service points, including one in the North Savo region within Eastern Finland.

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Victim Support Finland, known in Finnish as Rikosuhripäivystys or RIKU, provides support and practical advice to people who have been victims of a crime or attempted crime, or who have witnessed a crime. Its services are available by phone, online and face to face. The organisation operates nationally in Finland and has service points, including one in the North Savo region within Eastern Finland. Its service offering includes the national helpline 116 006, the RIKUchat online chat, and the RIKUbot AI assistant, which helps identify intimate partner violence. It also offers an AI tool called Tunnista ja ohjaa that helps professionals in different fields meet crime victims.

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