A dozen ambulances were lined up at Narinkka Square, next to the Kamppi shopping centre in downtown Helsinki on Wednesday afternoon.
But they were not there to rescue anyone, they were on display before being driven to Ukraine by members of the Finnish Lion's Club.
The non-profit is sending ambulances to the war-torn country for the third time. Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine has now continued for more than four years, and the need for this kind of assistance has not diminished.
The decommissioned ambulances have been refurbished, according to the effort's project leader, Jari Järvelä.
He noted that should the ambulances need repairs, Ukrainians have proven to be quite competent mechanics.
"Repairing them won't be a problem. Spare parts can be found in scrap yards and the Ukrainians know how to use them very effectively," Järvelä told Yle.
Members of the Lions Club are driving the vehicles all the way into Ukraine. Their planned route will take them through the Baltic countries, into Poland and then to Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Once in service, the ambulances will be mainly deployed in the Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Pavlohrad and Kharkiv regions.
According to Järvelä, there is a major need for emergency medical equipment near the front lines of the war.
According to Ukrainian authorities, a single ambulance in such situations saves between 30 and 70 lives per month.
According to Järvelä, ambulances are unfortunately one of the primary targets in the war in Ukraine, and using them is dangerous.
"They get destroyed every day. For example, Russia has been known to fire one missile and then another missile at the same location 20 minutes later, putting rescue personnel arriving at the scene at risk," Järvinen said.
To date about 500 Lion's Club chapters in Finland have helped raise half a million euros towards the effort — so far.
In two previous donations, the club delivered a total of 16 ambulances to Ukraine.
The Lion's Club collaborated in the effort with the Pro Patria Finland-Ukraine organisation as well as well as the Dobrobut Foundation, a Ukrainian-based charity.