Terveys Vantaalla
Health care in Vantaa
The Info Bank Heath 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. Links in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Health Centres
Vantaa has eight health centres, which include doctors’, nurses’ and public health nurses’ receptions. Health centres are open on weekdays during the office hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.for urgent treatment required by Vantaa citizens. Further information on day care in Vantaa is available on the City of Vantaa website in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Emergency clinic
Vantaa citizens in need of urgent treatment outside normal office hours may contact the emergency clinic at Peijas Hospital . The emergency clinic is meant for those with sudden and acute illnesses, those requiring immediate treatment, and those whose general condition has rapidly and markedly deteriorated.
Peijas Hospital ( Peijaksen sairaala)
Sairaalakatu 1
01400 Vantaa
Tel. (09) 471 67060
Fax (09) 471 67576
More information in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Family health care
Contact details for maternity and child welfare clinics in Vantaa are available on the City of Vantaa website in Finnish, Swedish and English.
When a Child Falls Ill
If your child should fall ill, contact the nearest health centre where necessary, or call the 24-hour health counselling service on +358 9 10023. Emergency services for children are also available at Peijas Hospital (see contact details above).
School health care
The City of Vantaa website contains information on school health care in Finnish and Swedish.
Pregnancy
Contact details for maternity and child welfare clinics in Vantaa are available on the City of Vantaa website in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Mental health
The Info Bank Helsinki Metropolitan Area Crises page contains information on mental health services in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.
First contact during office hours on weekdays for mental disorders should be with the local health centre. Health centre receptions and appointments in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Adult psychiatric emergency services
Emergency services in adult psychiatry are provided at Peijas Hospital (see contact details under Emergency Clinic).
Child and adolescent psychiatric emergency services
Urgent treatment required during office hours on weekdays can be obtained at the local health centre reception between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. The Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District website contains information about emergency services for children available at other times in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Dental care
The centralised appointments system operates from Mondays to Thursdays 7.30 a.m.-3 p.m. and Fridays and days preceding public holidays 7.30 a.m.–2 p.m. on the following numbers
(09) 8392 3805 (Itä-Vantaa)
(09) 8393 5300 (Länsi-Vantaa)
Emergency dental treatment can be obtained on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Tikkurila and Myyrmäki health centres. Appointments may be made from 7.30 a.m. using the above numbers. First aid for those under 18 years of age is available by appointment from the nearest dental clinic.
Weekend emergency dental care
Emergency dental care at weekends is available to all Vantaa residents at Tikkurila health centre from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays, and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays and public holidays which fall on a weekday. Appointments may be made from 9.30 a.m. on Saturdays and from 10.30 a.m. on Sundays and weekday public holidays by calling (09) 8392 3805.
The City of Vantaa Dental Care page contains further information in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Substance Abuse Services
Information on substance abuse services in Vantaa can be found on the City of Vantaa Social Welfare and Health Care page in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Sexuality
Further information on contraceptive and family planning advice in Vantaa is available on the City of Vantaa website in Finnish, Swedish and English.
The Info Bank Sexuality page gives more information about issues relating to sexuality.
Gynaecological services
The health centre may be contacted for an examination by a general practitioner in the case of gynaecological problems. There are no specialised gynaecologists practising at health centres, however.
Vantaa health centres in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Venereal diseases
Contact the health centre in case of gynaecological or urological problems. Vantaa residents may also visit the Outpatient Clinic for Venereal Diseases in Helsinki without the need for a doctor’s referral.