Tracing to find a missing person
The International Committee of the Red Cross carries our around 10,000 new tracing enquiries every year.
The national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world participate in finding missing family members. The Finnish Red Cross is a part of this worldwide network.
The International Committee of the Red Cross leads tracing work in connection with natural disasters and conflicts. The Committee carries out about 10,000 new tracing enquiries every year.
To leave a tracing request, you must fill in the appropriate form and deliver it to the Finnish Red Cross headquarters, from where the information is forwarded to the target country.
This page contains instructions and forms in several languages.
If you have any questions related to tracing, please contact the Finnish Red Cross headquarters:
exchange, +358 (0)20 701 2000 (weekdays 8.30 am–4 pm)
tracing@redcross.fi
Tracing instructions and forms
Finding a missing family member (pdf)
Instructions for making a tracing request (pdf)
Instructions for Trace the face (pdf)
Tracing request form (pdf)
Information notice (pdf)
Instructions for Red Cross message (pdf)
Ukraine Tracing request form (pdf)
Data protection form for Ukraine (pdf)
Information notice for Ukraine (pdf)
ICRC video: using personal data
How to send secure email to Finnish Red Cross (pdf)
Tracing of missing persons
Finding a missing family member (PDF)
Instructions for filling out the tracing request form (PDF)
Tracing request form (PDF)
Tracing requests for Afghanistan (PDF)
Tracing requests for Somalia (PDF)
Physical description form, Greece-Turkey (PDF)
Guide for filling out tracing requests with a client (PDF)
Photo search
Instructions for the Red Cross photo search (PDF)
Red Cross Message
Eftersökning
Efterspaning av en försvunnen familjmedlem (pdf)
Anvisningar för efterforskning (pdf)
Tillägganvisning för efterforskning i Somalia (pdf)
Efterforskning med klient (pdf)
Hur skickar man skyddad epost till Finlands Röda Kors (pdf)
Fotografiefterforskning
Röda Korsets fotografiefterforskning (pdf)
Rödakorsimeddelande
