Health and social services centres
A busy emergency department is not always the best place to treat even an acute medical issue. With many health issues, you can get the best and quickest care in your own health and social services centre’s emergency or urgent care clinic. These clinics can treat acute health issues as well as minor injuries arising from accidents.
Health care centres and clinics are open primarily on weekdays from 8 am to 4 pm.
24-hour emergency departments
24-hour emergency departments treat patients with such acute illnesses or injuries that their treatment cannot be delayed until the next working day without the risk of the illness or injury becoming worse.
24-hour emergency departments are always open.
Contact information for emergency services
Contact information for your local medical helpline and emergency care services are best found on the website of your own wellbeing services county.
"If you have an acute social or health issue, and do not know what to do, call the Medical Helpline at 116117.
When traveling out of your own home municipality, emergency care will be provided by the nearest unit providing urgent care. After urgent treatment has been rendered, patients will usually be directed to their own regional hospital for further care or examinations.
Find contact information on the websites of the wellbeing services counties
Wellbeing services county of East Uusimaa (en.itauusimaa.fi)
Wellbeing services county of Kainuu (hyvinvointialue.kainuu.fi)
Wellbeing services county of Central Ostrobothnia (soite.fi)
Wellbeing services county of North Karelia – Siun sote (siunsote.fi)
Satakunnan hyvinvointialue (satakunnanhyvinvointialue.fi, in Finnish)
Wellbeing services county of Vantaa and Kerava (vakehyva.fi)