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COVID-19 vaccinations in Helsinki

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Helsinki provides free COVID-19 vaccinations to groups recommended by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).

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Autumn 2025 COVID-19 vaccinations

Health stations’ influenza and COVID-19 vaccination weeks and the telephone service for booking vaccination appointments ended on 14 November 2025.

If you were not vaccinated at a health station during the vaccination weeks and you are in a target group for COVID-19 vaccinations, you can book an appointment to get vaccinated. If you are also in a target group for an influenza vaccination, you can receive it at the same time as the COVID-19 vaccination.

All available vaccination time slots can be found in the Maisa service ( www.maisa.fi(Link leads to external service)). If you are unable to use Maisa, you can ask about available time slots by calling the telephone number of your health station. You can find the contact details of your health station at hel.fi/healthstations.

Maternity and child health clinics will continue to vaccinate their clients until the end of January 2026 during health checks and by appointment. Book an appointment via Maisa or by calling the maternity and child health clinic advisory service, tel.  +358 9 310 55530 (Link starts a phone call), open Mon–Fri 8.00–14.00. 

School and student health care services continue to administer influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations. For more information, please contact the nurse of your school or educational institution.

We provide COVID-19 vaccinations to target groups determined by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). Read more about the target groups on the THL website (link to external service, in Finnish)(Link leads to external service). Before booking an appointment, please check whether you are in a target group for the vaccinations. The vaccination is free of charge. 

Please note that the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has changed its recommendations on the target groups for COVID-19 vaccinations since last year. This year, only those aged 75 and over will receive a COVID-19 vaccination on the basis of age alone. People under 75 must have at least two conditions that increase the risk of a serious COVID-19 infection to be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. People of all ages who are severely immunocompromised are entitled to a free-of-charge vaccination.

Who belong to the target groups for COVID-19 vaccinations in autumn 2025?

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has updated its recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination since last year. The target groups for COVID-19 vaccinations in autumn 2025 are the following:

Older people living in care homes or receiving regular home care, as well as older people receiving informal care
Everyone aged 75 and over
Severely immunocompromised people of all ages
People aged 18 and over with two or more underlying medical conditions that increase the risk of severe COVID-19 disease. Read about the risk groups for severe COVID-19 disease on the THL website: Risk groups for severe COVID-19 disease – THL (in Finnish)(Link leads to external service) (in Finnish)

The target groups for COVID-19 vaccinations are based on the recommendations of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. COVID-19 vaccines – THL (in Finnish)(Link leads to external service)