Health stations
The health stations will be closed for Christmas from Sunday, 24 December to Tuesday, 26 December, for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day on Sunday 31 December and Monday 1 January and for the Epiphany on Saturday 6 January.
All health stations will be open on working days from Wednesday 27 December to Friday 5 January at 8–16. Centralised contraceptive counselling will be closed from 27 December to 29 December.
Telephone Health Service 24/7 – tel. +358 9 310 10023(Link starts a phone call)
Telephone Health Service provides information on health services in Helsinki and self-care instructions, open 24/7 at the cost of a normal call.
Emergency services
If you need urgent care, complete a symptom checker at omaolo.fi(Link leads to external service) (Omaolo provides health advice 24/7 and, if needed, puts you in contact with a healthcare professional)
or
contact your health station Mon-Fri 8-16, on Fridays and on public holiday eves 8-15. At other times call the Medical Helpline, tel. 116117 (24/7). Call before seeking treatment at the emergency department.
Adults (aged 16 and older)
Meilahti Joint Emergency Department, Haartmaninkatu 4, Building 12
Malmi Joint Emergency Department, Talvelantie 6 J
Helsinki residents can also seek medical treatment at the Jorvi Joint Emergency Department in Espoo, Turuntie 150, or at the Peijas Joint Emergency Department in Vantaa, Sairaalakatu 1.
Children and young people
New Children’s Hospital, Stenbäckinkatu 9
Dental care
Customer service operates normally during Christmas and at the turn of the year, Mon–Thu 7–18 and Fri 7–15, tel. +358 9 310 51400(Link starts a phone call) or in maisa.fi(Link leads to external service). If you need urgent care, call the same phone number 7–14.
The emergency service in the evenings and on weekends is open on Christmas, New Year and Epiphany 9–21 at Park Hospital, Stenbäckinkatu 11. For appointments, tel. +358 9 471 71110(Link starts a phone call), 8–21.
The night-time emergency care is located at the Meilahti Emergency Department, Haartmaninkatu 4, tel. 116 117. Call before you seek emergency services.
Social and Crisis Emergency Services 24/7
Social and Crisis Emergency Services are open 24/7 on Christmas, New Year and Epiphany. Emergency Social Services, tel. +358 20 696 006(Link starts a phone call), and Crisis Emergency Services, tel. +358 9 310 44222. (Link starts a phone call)
Senior Info
Senior Info is open during Christmas and at the turn of the year on weekdays 9-15, tel. +358 9 310 44556(Link starts a phone call), Siltasaarenkatu 2.
Maternity and child health clinic
The maternity and child health clinic telephone service +358 9 310 55530(Link starts a phone call) is open 18 December – 7 January 8–12, and the chat service is available 10–12. The call-back service is available 8–16, except on Friday 22 December, when the service is available 8–14.
Other health and social services
You can find other health and social services' opening hours during Christmas and at the turn of the year on the services’ websites.
In life-threatening situations – call 112