Finland marks the 'Night of the Homeless' theme day on Thursday 17 October.
The annual event is linked to the UN's International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, a commemorative date which aims to focus a spotlight on poverty and social exclusion.
In Finland, the day has focused on homelessness since 2002, which includes offering assistance to homeless people — such as the distribution of food and clothing — at about 20 different locations around the country.
The theme for this year is hidden homelessness.
The NGO No Fixed Abode describes hidden homelessness as a situation in which a person may be registered as living in an apartment, but cannot actually live there, for example due to violence or other reasons.
This form of homelessness is often missed when official statistics are calculated, the NGO noted.
There were about 3,400 homeless people in Finland at the end of last year, according to figures provided by the Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland, a government agency. This represents a drop of about 8 percent on the previous year.
However, a report by All Points North earlier this year found that while the numbers of homeless people in Finland are dropping across almost every demographic, the trend for immigrants is accelerating in the opposite direction.
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