
Finland
Kuurojen Liittoo ry (or) Finlands Dövas Förbund rf (FAD)
Finnish Association of the Deaf
Established: 1905
Full member of EUD since: 1995
Address: Ilkantie 4, 00400 Helsinki, Finland
Contact details:
Email: kuurojenliitto@kuurojenliitto.fi
Fax: (+358) 9 5803 770
Phone: (+358) 9 580 31
Website link: http://www.kl-deaf.fi
President: Jaana Aaltonen
Sign Language(s): Suomalainen viittomakieli & Finlandssvenskt teckenspråk
Abbreviation of Sign Language: SVK & SRVK
Number of Deaf Sign Language Users: FinSL 5,000 & FinSSL 300
Number of Working Sign Language Interpreters: 600
UNCRPD Status
Convention: Signature 30 March 2007 - Ratification N/A
Optional Protocol: Signature N/A - Ratification 30 March 2007