HUS emergency departments are open during the holiday season

Patients in need of urgent care are primarily treated at a health center’s emergency services. If you need treatment on a weekday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., contact your local health center.

If your local health center is closed and your issue cannot wait until it is open again, please call the Medical Helpline at the number 116117. The call is taken by a nurse who will assess your treatment needs and urgency. If there is reason to go to an emergency department, the Medical Helpline will advise you where to go.

You can also seek urgent care by assessing your symptoms online in the Omaolo service. You will receive an assessment of the need and urgency of treatment, and, if necessary, instructions for seeking medical attention in public healthcare.

In an emergency, you can go directly to an emergency department

The most common symptoms that you should always have looked at in an emergency department:

• Chest pain
• Stroke symptoms, such as sudden weakness or incapacity of a limb or difficulty speaking
• Mental health problems requiring urgent treatment
• Profuse bleeding (e.g., vomiting blood, large bleeding wound)
• Major injuries and fractured bones
• Sudden severe headache
• Difficulty breathing
• Sudden onset of severe or worsening abdominal pain
• Fever in a newborn
• Convulsive child

In case of an actual or suspected emergency, call the general emergency number 112

Calling 112 is especially important in case of:

• Sudden severe chest pain or difficulty to breath  
• New symptoms that indicate a stroke, such as sudden weakness or incapacity of a limb, or difficulty speaking. 

For more on our emergency services, click here.