Public health nurses and nurses administer medications injected under the skin or into a muscle to patients with ailments such as rheumatic diseases.
You can book an appointment for a medicine injection by either calling your health station or booking an appointment via Maisa. You can find the contact information of health stations at hel.fi/healthstations.
Remember to buy the injectable medicine at a pharmacy and bring it with you to the appointment. Public health nurses and nurses administer medications injected under the skin or into a muscle to patients with ailments such as rheumatic diseases. You can book an appointment with a nurse via Maisa or by phone.
How to book an appointment
You can book an appointment by either calling your health station or booking an appointment via Maisa. Please note that there is a very limited number of appointments available in Maisa.
Please not that the availability of appointments is limited.
To find an available appointment slot:
- Click the Book Appointment menu.
- Select Appointment with health stations and then Drug injection (not a vaccination).
- Answer the questions, after which you will see which time slots are available.
If there are no appointment slots available, please contact your health station by phone.
Go to Maisa(Link leads to external service)
Logging in to Maisa requires strong identification (online bank credentials, mobile certificate, electronic ID card). People over the age of 10 can use Maisa with their own credentials.
Please note! You can act on behalf of your child in Maisa. You can also act on behalf of an adult relative if the relative has authorised you to do so. Read more about acting on behalf of your child or relative at health stations
Every health station has its own telephone number, which you can find on the health station’s website.
Telephone service hours:
Mon–Thu 8.00–16.00
Fri and the day before national holidays 8.00–15.00
If the lines are busy, you can submit a callback request. We will aim to call you back within the same day between 8.00 and 16.00. If we are unable to reach you the first time, we will try to call you a second time. We may also call you back during the weekend between 8.00 and 16.00.
Please note! You can act on behalf of your child by phone. You can also act on behalf of an adult relative if you have been authorised to do so in writing. Read more about acting on behalf of your child or relative at health stations
