Finnish relationship safety-tech company joins NO MORE Foundation and UN Women Global Summit: building new tools to recognize intimate partner violence earlier

According to the EU Gender-Based Violence Survey 2024 (a joint study by FRA, Eurostat, and EIGE), Finland recorded the highest 12-month prevalence of intimate partner violence in the EU: 12 percent of women in Finland had experienced intimate partner violence in the past 12 months. Finland addresses intimate partner violence and violence against women through a range of laws, services, and the implementation of the Istanbul Convention, but lacks the kind of comprehensive, dedicated gender-based violence legislation found in countries such as Spain.

Intimate partner violence does not always begin as physical violence. It is often preceded by control, isolation, manipulation, fear-based coercion, and other relationship dynamics that are difficult to put into words. These patterns are typically recognized only when the situation has already escalated significantly.

Safety in Relationships Oy Ltd develops research-based digital tools designed to help people recognize unsafe, controlling, and harmful relationship dynamics earlier. The company’s first product, Flag Tracker that was launched in November 2025, helps users identify positive and warning signals in their relationships and follow how these change over time.

Flag Tracker is grounded in research on relationship dynamics, intimate partner violence, attachment theory, and behavioral self-observation. The product is designed for both individual users and professionals, and has been developed together with practitioners working in violence prevention, crisis support, and survivor advocacy.

“Violence against women is a serious problem both internationally and in Finland, and our solutions aim to reduce it. At the same time, intimate partner violence is experienced across all genders, and our tools are designed for everyone. Our goal is to make relationships safer regardless of who is living them,” says Safety in Relationships Oy Ltd CEO Kaisa Vaittinen.

Other speakers at the Global Summit include Nighat Dad, founder of the Digital Rights Foundation and member of the UN AI Advisory Body; Hera Hussain, CEO of the international organization Chayn; Tracy DeTomasi, CEO of the US-based organization Callisto; and Shiori Ito, Japanese documentary filmmaker and journalist.

The summit convenes actors from technology, policy, civil society, research, and investment from around the world to discuss how technology can be used to prevent violence, support survivors, and build safer systems.