The Finnish Psychotrauma Society is ta scientific and professional society for people who in one way or another work with or do research on people affected by traumatic experiences in Finland.

The society aims to highlight the latest research on psychotraumatology. We also want to ensure that all practitioners in the field have access to internationally tested and recommended best practices and interventions. We arrange seminars and trainings annually on these topics.

The society sees collaboration between Finnish organizations and actors within the area as central to reaching these goals.

We are a member society of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), and collaborate with the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS).

The chairperson for the Society in 2024-2025 is Dr. Samuli Kangaslampi, university lecturer and researcher in psychotraumatology.

Joining the Society

If you work with and want to know more about the treatment of and research about traumatic stress, you are very welcome to join our network and activities. Our members get discounts in our trainings and seminars. As a member, you can also affect the content of upcoming seminars and our activities in general.

Our members also have access to our members only webpages (in Finnish).

You can become a member by paying the membership fee and by filling in the membership form on this page.

Membership fees for the Finnish Psychotrauma Society:
1. Fee for ordinary members 60€/year
2. Enrollment fee, ordinary members 10€/new member
3. Fee for student members (undergraduate and graduate students) 30€/year
4. Enrollment fee, student members 5€/new member
5. Yearly fee for supporting companies and organizations, from 100€/year

The bank account of the Society is FI91 5730 0820 9305 64.

Since we are a member society of ESTSS (European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies), our members can participate in their seminars and events for a reduced fee. For example, ESTSS arranges a bi-annual European conference, where the latest research on psychological trauma, diagnostics, and treatment is presented.

Our members also have access to the ESTSS members only webpages, and can publish articles in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology at a reduced prize.

Benefits with an ESTSS membership

• Access to a network of psychotrauma professionals in order to obtain the latest information on scientific research as well as clinically  relevant information
• Chance to participate in the ESTSS General Certificate in Psychotraumatology
• Publishing your articles in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology (EJPT) at a reduced fee (47% discount)
• Possibility to actively participate in various ESTSS task forces according to your interest
• Full access to the ESTSS website 
• Reduced registration fees for ESTSS Conferences and ESTSS Workshops
• Regular news and updates from the field
• Full voting rights in ESTSS elections

If you have further questions about our activities, all board members are fluent in English. You can contact us via email, yhdistys(at)psykotrauma.fi.