Rescue Department's Animal Rescue Unit
The animal rescue unit of the Helsinki Rescue Department helps pets and production animals in the Helsinki area. As for wildlife, the animal rescue unit only takes care of situations where an animal causes danger or major harm to people or cannot be saved without outside help and aids. In the case of wildlife, call the emergency number 112.
Wild Animal Hospital
Helsinki Zoo has cared for injured wild animals for almost all of its 120 year history. The shelter aims to help in all problem situations involving wild animals all across Finland.
Injured animals from the wild can be taken to Korkeasaari Zoo in quarantine section. Animals that need care will be received when the zoo is open. Rehabilitated animals will be released back to nature.
Korkeasaari Zoo cannot collect the animals. You should consult personnel about delivering animals to be taken care.
Injured wild animals
Korkeasaari Zoo provides treatment for injured wild animals. Rehabilitated animals are released back into the wild. Wild animals in need of treatment are admitted every day during the zoo’s opening hours.
Korkeasaari Zoo cannot arrange for the pickup of injured animals. Delivery of animals for treatment should be discussed in advance with the staff of the Wild Animal Clinic.
Dead wild animals
Small dead wild animals can be disposed of as mixed waste, if necessary. Large dead wild animals can be reported to the City of Helsinki’s supervising veterinarians, tel. 09 310 52434, 09 310 20943, 09 310 32076, 09 31037761 or 09 310 52720, e-mail kymp.elainsuojelu@hel.fi(Link opens default mail program). The supervising veterinarians can be reached on weekdays.
Dead animals can be sent to the Finnish Food Authority to be examined, if necessary. For more information (in Finnish), please visit the Finnish Food Authority’s website: Wild animals (in Finnish)(Link leads to external service)
If you find large numbers of dead animals in the same area, you should contact a City of Helsinki supervising veterinarian, who will assess whether the cause could be an infectious animal disease.