# Psychiatry Center Välskärinkatu 12, Helsinki Switchboard: 09 4711  The Psychiatry Center is a psychiatric hospital. The Psychiatry Center (formerly Hesperia Hospital) houses HUS Psychiatry outpatient clinics and wards as well as teaching operations of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki. ## Services in Psychiatry Center ### The Psychiatry Center's cafeteria --- The Psychiatry Center's cafeteria is located in the main entrance on the 1st floor. [Check the café's opening hours and contact information](https://kanresta.fi/en/restaurants/psychiatric-center-hospital/) ### OLKA service point --- Welcome to the OLKA service point in Psychiatry Center! The OLKA service point is in the entrance lobby. Organizations and hospital units showcase their activities at the service point on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and you can also pick up brochures from there. Please check the monthly program at the OLKA service point to see dates of theme days. [For more information on support from organizations and volunteers, please visit this link(opens in new window, links to another website)](https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hus.fi%2Fen%2Fabout-us%2Fdevelopment-hus%2Fcustomer-involvement&data=05%7C02%7CJukka.Peltola%40hus.fi%7C1b05c354961f4e3bcc4908dce9312fe1%7Ce307563d5fcd4e12a5549927f388b1cf%7C0%7C0%7C638641644671784477%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JvpR8QT0YoX%2B9vQosDYaaBWIyyA8DvSkHdufnpjCf8k%3D&reserved=0). ### Restaurant --- [See the restaurants opening hours and menu](https://aromi.hel.fi/AromieMenus/EN/Default/PALKE/HKivelaH/Page/Restaurant) ## [ Patient instructions ](/potilaalle/opas-potilaalle) The patient instructions site answer the most common questions patients may have before, during, and after treatment. See patient instructions site here  ## News ### [ Decline in abortion and birth rates is mainly explained by societal changes – not by contraception policy ](/en/newsroom/decline-abortion-and-birth-rates-mainly-explained-societal-changes-not-contraception) Press release - 7.5.2026, 08:32  ### [ Online portal helps to deal with invoice matters ](/en/newsroom/online-portal-helps-deal-invoice-matters) News - 4.5.2026, 16:21  ### [ Renovation of Women’s Hospital at the final stage: section B will be renewed between 2027 and 2029 ](/en/newsroom/renovation-womens-hospital-final-stage-section-b-will-be-renewed-between-2027-and-2029) News - 28.4.2026, 14:58  ### [ Calm attitude supports psychological resilience when uncertainty causes stress ](/en/newsroom/calm-attitude-supports-psychological-resilience-when-uncertainty-causes-stress) Press release - 28.4.2026, 10:19  [ All news ](https://www.hus.fi/en/search/news) Open 24 hours a day. Detailed contact information and visiting hours are available [on the page of each ward and unit](https://www.hus.fi/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/units). [See arriving instructions to Psychiatry Center.](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/arriving-psychiatry-center "Arriving to Psychiatry Center") ## Contact information #### Visiting address Psychiatry Center Välskärinkatu 12 Helsinki [ Accessibility information (opens in new window, links to another website) ](https://palvelukartta.espoo.fi/en/unit/70449?p=1&t=accessibilityDetails) #### Postal address P.O. Box 590 00029 HUS ### Switchboard [ Phone, Switchboard: 09 4711 ]() #### Visiting hours Mon–Fri 13:00–19:00 Sat–Sun 13:00–18:00 [ See the hospital on the map (opens in new window, links to another website) ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=60.180016%2C24.919526) ## Units ### [ Geropsychiatric Ward P1, Kivelä Hospital ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/geropsychiatric-ward-p1-kivela-hospital) Kivelä Hospital’s Ward P1 is a geropsychiatric ward ### [ Geropsychiatric Ward P2, Psychiatry Center ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/geropsychiatric-ward-p2-psychiatry-center) Ward P2 at the Psychiatry Center is a geropsychiatric ward. ### [ Geropsychiatric Ward P3, Psychiatry Center ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/geropsychiatric-ward-p3-psychiatry-center) Ward P3 at the Psychiatry Center is a geropsychiatric ward for examination and treatment. ### [ Neuropsychiatry Ward P5, Psychiatry Center ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/neuropsychiatry-ward-p5-psychiatry-center) Ward P5 at the Psychiatry Center is an adult psychiatric examination and treatment ward specialized in the treatment of patients with neuropsychiatric and… ### [ Addiction Psychiatry Ward P6, Psychiatry Center ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/addiction-psychiatry-ward-p6-psychiatry-center) On the Addiction Psychiatry Ward, we conduct psychiatric and substance abuse assessments requiring special expertise and perform demanding differential… ### [ Early Psychosis Ward P7, Psychiatry Center ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/early-psychosis-ward-p7-psychiatry-center) Our ward is a treatment, examination, and assessment ward for patients with early-onset psychosis (young adults aged 18 years or older) and patients with… ### [ Swedish-speaking Ward P8, Psychiatry Center ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/swedish-speaking-ward-p8-psychiatry-center) Our Swedish-speaking ward at the Psychiatry Center is an acute/general psychiatric ward with 12 beds, which serves as a reception and treatment ward for… ### [ Mood Disorder Ward P9, Psychiatry Center ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/mood-disorder-ward-p9-psychiatry-center) Mood Disorder Ward P9 at the Psychiatry Center is a closed psychiatric ward. ### [ Substitution Therapy Outpatient Clinic, Psychiatry Center ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/substitution-therapy-outpatient-clinic) The Substitution Therapy Outpatient Clinic of the Psychiatry Center is an outpatient unit of HUS's Addiction Psychiatry, where we treat patients whose… ### [ Adolescent Psychiatry Acute Ward N1, Psychiatry Center ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/adolescent-psychiatry-acute-ward-n1-psychiatry) Psychiatry Center’s Ward N1 is an acute emergency admission ward for adolescent psychiatry, where patients are admitted for treatment on a physician's… ### [ Adolescent Psychiatry Acute Ward N2, Psychiatry Center ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/adolescent-psychiatry-acute-ward-n2-psychiatry) Ward N2 at the Psychiatry Center is an acute emergency ward for adolescent psychiatry. ### [ Adolescent Psychiatry Ward N3 for Children and Adolescents with Severe Symptoms, Psychiatry Center ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/adolescent-psychiatry-ward-n3-children-and) Ward N3 at the Psychiatry Center is a closed ward for adolescent psychiatry. ### [ Adolescent Psychiatry Examination and Treatment Ward N4, Psychiatry Center ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/adolescent-psychiatry-examination-and-treatment) Ward N4 at the Psychiatry Center is a psychiatric examination and treatment ward for early adolescents of 13–15 years of age. ### [ Adolescent Psychiatry Examination and Treatment Ward N5, Psychiatry Center ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/adolescent-psychiatry-examination-and-0) Ward N5 is a psychiatric examination and treatment ward for adolescents aged 15–17. ### [ Neuromodulation Unit, Psychiatry Center ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/neuromodulation-unit-psychiatry-center) At the Neuromodulation Unit, we provide neuromodulation treatments. ### [ Forensic Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic, Psychiatry Center ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/psychiatry-center/forensic-psychiatry-outpatient-clinic) At the Forensic Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic, we treat forensic psychiatry patients who have been committed to treatment by the Finnish Institute for… Show all Updated: 23.04.2026 Print this page