Some of the health problems dealt with by the emergency clinics are:

• severe chest pains
• new symptoms of paralysis
• heavy bleeding (for example vomiting blood, large leaking wounds)
• fever in a newborn
• major injuries and broken bones
• deteriorating level of consciousness, sudden confusion
• sudden, severe headache
• difficulty in breathing
• sudden onset of severe or escalating abdominal pains
• severe ear ache, which painkillers have not relieved.

You can phone the telephone health service (09) 10023 if you are uncertain what to do. The telephone health service is open 24/7 all year round. Service is given in Finnish, Swedish and English by professional nurses with long experience in health care. Service costs the price of a normal telephone call.

The emergency number 112 can be used for an emergency situation to call for an ambulance.

The only 24-hour cardiology department in Finland operates at Meilahti Hospital. Töölö Hospital provides treatment for such things as severe trauma occurring in the Helsinki region. Treatment of severe burns in the whole of Finland is concentrated at two hospitals, one of which is Töölö Hospital.

Common health problems (such as a common cold or flu and complications, back ache, etc.) which do not require emergency examinations and treatment should be treated at the open daycare clinics. This will enable the outpatient daycare clinics to quickly provide first-rate care to patients requiring urgent medical treatment.