Neurosurgery
Keywords:In neurosurgery, we treat conditions and injuries that may require surgery or procedures to the brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nervous system. Neurosurgery in HUS is centralized in the Helsinki University Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic at Meilahti Bridge Hospital. We treat all neurosurgical patients in the Uusimaa region and in the Kymenlaakso, South Karelia, and Päijät-Häme regions.
All cerebral bypass surgeries in Finland are performed exclusively at our neurosurgery clinic. In addition, we treat complex cranial base tumors, cerebral aneurysms, and cerebrovascular malformations in patients from Finland and abroad.
Epilepsy surgery has been nationally centralized in HUS and Kuopio University Hospital. Our Helsinki University Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic has strong expertise in pediatric neurosurgery, and Finland’s only pediatric neurosurgery emergency service to provide care 24 hours a day operates in Helsinki.
Our neurosurgery unit is internationally renowned in all areas of neurosurgical treatment. Every year, we treat over 3,000 patients and provide training to 100–200 foreign neurosurgeons on the latest surgical methods for microneurosurgery.
We are Europe's leading center in microneurosurgical treatment of cerebrovascular vessels, and we are also ranked among the best units in the world.
Neurocenter
Read more about our neurosurgeons, residents and specialists
The C. Ernrooth clinical skull base and vascular microneurosurgery fellowship 2027
Units related to the service
Neurosurgery, Outpatient Clinic S3, Bridge Hospital
Bridge Hospital’s Neurosurgery Outpatient Clinic S3 is an appointment only outpatient clinic where patients come with referral. In addition to physician’s…
Neurosurgery Ward S7, Bridge Hospital
On Neurosurgery Ward S7 at Bridge Hospital, we treat neurosurgical patients with illnesses of the head and spine.
Anesthesia and Surgery Unit, Bridge Hospital
In the Anesthesia and Surgery Unit at Bridge Hospital, we perform operations in the specialties of neurosurgery, orthopedics and traumatology, hand surgery…
Brain Injury Clinic, Paciuksenkatu
Our Brain Injury Clinic, located in Paciuksenkatu, Helsinki, focuses on patients with brain injuries, whose follow-up can be transferred to outpatient care…
Updated: 07.08.2026