Terveys Helsingissä

Health Care in Helsinki

The Info Bank Health Care page provides information on health services in Finland. 

Information on the health care services in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area can be found on the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Health Care page.

Calls can always be made to the Health Counselling Service (09) 10023 when you need information about health care services or advice about how to treat illnesses. 

Health Centres (Terveysasema)

Health centres include doctors’, nurses’ and public health nurses’ receptions, as well as specialist services in psychiatry, internal medicine, geriatric health care, neurology and physiatrics. 

Helsinki health centres in Finnish, Swedish and English. 

Health centre emergency services (Terveyskeskuspäivystys)

Health centres are closed in the evening and at the weekend. At these times acute illnesses and accidents are dealt with by emergency health centres (Mon - Fri 4 p.m. - 10 p.m., weekends and holidays 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.) or hospital emergency departments (24 hour). 

Adult emergency services are provided at Malmi Hospital (for inhabitants of eastern, south-eastern, north-eastern and northern districts of Helsinki) and Maria Hospital (for inhabitants of southern, western and central Helsinki). 

Maria Hospital Emergency Department (Marian terveyskeskuspäivystys)
Lapinlahdenkatu 16, building 15 C

Malmi Hospital Emergency Department (Malmin terveyskeskuspäivystys)
Talvelantie 6

Further information about emergency health centres on the Health Centre website in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Hospital Emergency Departments

In case of accidents and urgent illnesses hospital emergency departments provide round-the-clock care for patients. 

Hospital emergency departments (päivystyspoliklinikka) in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Medical treatment for a foreigner temporarily resident in Helsinki

A foreigner who is not a permanent resident of Helsinki must pay the actual cost of non-urgent hospital treatment. Information about charges in Finnish. 

Please also visit the Info Bank When You Are Ill page.

Family health care

Information about child health in Helsinki in Finnish, Swedish and English. 

When a Child Falls Ill

If your child should fall ill, contact the nearest health centre or call the 24-hour health counselling service on (09) 10023. 

Health centres are closed in the evening, at night and at the weekend. Emergency health care for children and adolescents under 16 years is provided at the HUCH Hospital for Children and Adolescents. 

Stenbäckinkatu 11
Tel. (09) 4711

Further information on emergency health care for children and adolescents in Finnish, Swedish and English. 

School health care

The Education Department website contains information on school health care in Helsinki in Finnish, Swedish and English.

The Health Centre website also contains details on school and student health care in Finnish, Swedish and English. 

Pregnancy

Maternity health care forms part of the services provided by health centres. Enquire about maternity health care services at your own health centre.

Further information on maternity health care in Helsinki in Finnish, Swedish and English.

The When You are Pregnant page contains information for expectant mothers in Finnish.

Mental Health

The Info Bank Helsinki Metropolitan Area Crises page contains information on mental health services in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. 

Helsinki residents obtain mental health services from the health centre for their own area. Health centres are able to treat mild psychological disturbances and life crises. Where necessary the doctor at the health centre will refer a patient to a psychiatric outpatient clinic. Helsinki health centres in Finnish, Swedish and English.

The mental health services counselling number (09) 310 65721 is available 24 hours (service is in Finnish, but efforts will be made to provide Swedish and English as well). 

Guide to mental health services in Helsinki in Finnish.

Psychiatric outpatient clinics

In case of urgent psychiatric crises the patient or person close to the patient may make direct contact with the psychiatric outpatient clinic (Psykiatrian poliklinikka) for their area. Psychiatric outpatient clinics in Finnish, Swedish  and English. 

If the health centre or psychiatric outpatient clinic is closed, urgent mental health problems may be directed to the emergency departments at the Maria or Malmi hospitals. More information about emergency health centres in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Cases requiring urgent psychiatric hospital care may be directed to the emergency department at Aurora Hospital. Psychiatric outpatient clinics in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Read also about the Alvi safe homes for rehabilitating mental health patients in Finnish and English.

Mental health services for children and adolescents

Problems concerning children’s mental health may be directed to the local health centre, which will forward them where necessary. Mental health problems may also be discussed at a children’s clinic or with school and student health care.

Dental Care

Dental appointments may be made using the area appointment numbers Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. or by using the electronic appointments system. The first appointment should be made over the telephone.

Dental clinics in Helsinki and the area appointment numbers in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Electronic dental clinic services in Finnish.

Urgent cases may be referred to emergency dental care.

Emergency dental care in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Information on school dental care in Helsinki can be obtained from the Education Department website in Finnish and Swedish.

Substance Abuse Services

The City of Helsinki Health Care Services page contains information on substance abuse services in Helsinki in Finnish and Swedish.

Information concerning smoking and other substance abuse during pregnancy in Finnish and Swedish.

The smokers’ clinic offers counselling on how to stop smoking. More information is available from the Health Centre website in Finnish and Swedish.

Sexuality

Help with contraception and family planning can be obtained from the local health centre or the Helsinki contraceptive advice centre. More information on contraceptive advice in Finnish, Swedish and English.

The Info Bank Sexuality page gives more information about issues relating to sexuality.

Gynaecological examinations

Health centres in Helsinki provide gynaecological examinations for pregnant women and for customers requiring contraception. Further information in Finnish and Swedish. Information about examinations performed at maternity clinics in Finnish and Swedish.

Venereal diseases

Venereal disease patients in Helsinki are treated at health centres and at the Outpatient Clinic for Venereal Diseases (sukupuolitautien poliklinikka) at the HUS Skin and Allergy Hospital, for which a doctor’s referral is not necessary.