District club projects
District club projects in Finland and Estonia
The clubs in District 1420 have carried out a wide variety of local service projects. The clubs also strengthen their activities by collaborating with other Rotary clubs, organizations and actors.
Spectacular Waves and Great Team Spirit – The Herring Row and Hike Once Again Raised Funds for the Baltic Sea
The event brought together Rotary clubs, businesses and other organisations to make a tangible contribution to protecting our local waters and the Baltic Sea.
Water retention projects are progressing in the Vantaa River catchment area.
he aim of the work is to reduce flood and drought risks in the Lepsämänjoki River and improve water quality by implementing nature-based water retention solutions in the small tributaries in the upper part of the Lepsämänjoki catchment area.
You still have time to join the Rotarians’ blue-green algae monitoring in the summer of 2026!
For the seventh summer, we are continuing the good project of Finnish Rotarians with the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE). Blue-green algae monitoring is so-called. citizen science at its best.
Rotarians’ Beach Litter Collection at Kruunuvuorenranta.
District 1420 is participating in a beach litter monitoring and reporting study conducted by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE). We collect, classify, and count litter and report the results to SYKE.
The Rotary Herring Rowing Event Brings Together Rotarians, Individuals and Companies for the Baltic Sea.
The Rotary charity event Herring Rowing will once again begin on the opening day of the Baltic Herring Market on 4 October 2026. This year, wetlands are the focus of Baltic Sea protection efforts and charitable activities.
Rotary Districts Donate Books to Ukrainian Children
The friendship and cooperation between Finnish and Ukrainian Rotarians made the book project possible, and it saw the light of day in Brussels last year. Participating are Finnish districts 1385, 1390, 1420 and 1430, which have committed to purchasing and distributing a total of 1,000 books.
Tikkurila Rotarians organized a cleanup campaign along the Keravanjoki River
The groups collected litter from the riverbanks — from Heureka about one kilometre downstream to the footbridge, and upstream for 1.5 kilometres on both sides of the river.
KANGElaste Summer Camp 2026
The Tallinn Rotary Club and the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board are launching a project to bring 60 children to Estonia for a summer camp – away from the reality of war, toward joy and light.
A wonderful book project in honor of the Helsinki Rotary Club’s 100th anniversary. The book “My Friend Vakko” will be distributed to all schools in Helsinki.
