You can book a vaccination appointment online at influenzavaccination.hel.fi starting on 24 October. You can also book an appointment by calling tel. 09 310 46300 (Mon–Fri 8:00–16:00).
Vaccinations will be administered:
- Mon, Wed, Fri at 8:00–16:00 and Tue, Thu at 8:00–18:00
- Sat 12 Nov, Sat 26 Nov and Sat 3 Dec at 9:00–17:00
The vaccination points:
- Jätkäsaari vaccination point, Tyynenmerenkatu 6 L 3
- Malmi vaccination point, Vanha Helsingintie 5 / Latokartanontie 16
- Itäkeskus vaccination point, Itäkatu 1–7, 2nd floor
- Kannelmäki vaccination point, Kaustisenpolku 6 B (opens during November)
The influenza vaccination is free of charge for
- pregnant women
- people aged 65 and older
- children under the age of 7
- people at risk due to illness or treatment
- people starting their military service or voluntary military service
- personnel in healthcare, social welfare and pharmaceutical services
- immediate family members and intimate friends of those particularly susceptible to serious influenza. See the THL website for a more detailed description of immediate family and intimate friends (in Finnish) .
Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent influenza infections
“You should take an influenza vaccine to protect yourself and those around you from influenza and its complications. Getting the vaccine is particularly important if you have a person close to you who is at a higher risk of developing severe influenza,” says Timo Lukkarinen, Medical Director of Health Stations.
Influenza and COVID-19 vaccine at the same time
You can take the influenza vaccine at the same time as the COVID-19 vaccine. If you are 65 years old or older, 18 years of age or older and are at risk of a coronavirus infection or 12 years old and suffering from severe immunodeficiency, we recommend that you take an influenza vaccination and a booster dose of the coronavirus vaccination at the same time. In this case, you only need to book one vaccination appointment. You do not need two appointments.
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