Psychiatry Center
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.
We train future health care professionals in our hospital. Students may participate in your care with your permission. Consenting or refusing student participation will not affect your care.
Services in Psychiatry Center
Patient instructions
The patient instructions site answer the most common questions patients may have before, during, and after treatment.
News
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Units
Geropsychiatric Ward P1, Kivelä Hospital
Kivelä Hospital’s Ward P1 is a geropsychiatric ward
Geropsychiatric Ward P2, Psychiatry Center
Ward P2 at the Psychiatry Center is a geropsychiatric ward.
Geropsychiatric Ward P3, Psychiatry Center
Ward P3 at the Psychiatry Center is a geropsychiatric ward for examination and treatment.
Neuropsychiatry Ward P5, Psychiatry Center
Updated: 31.07.2026