ROVANIEMI
You can attend an Accident and Emergency department, e.g. at a hospital, if you suddenly become ill and cannot wait until the next day. Examples of such situations include a gushing wound, chest pain, burns, a broken leg etc. Accident and Emergency departments are open 24 hours a day, all year-round.
You cannot make appointments to the Emergency Clinic. The waiting time will vary according to number of people waiting.
The order of arrival will not decide who is treated first, but the staff of the Emergency Clinic will assess the order of urgency on the basis of their state and the severity of their illness.
Emergency Clinic & Prehospital Emergency Care (First Aid)
Lapland Hospital
Ounasrinteentie 22
FI-96101 Rovaniemi
Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Telephone Service 24/7 (only for the cases where the treatment cannot wait for doctor’s appointment): +358 (0)16 322 4800
IN URGENT AND LIFE-THREATENING CASES OF ILLNESS OR INJURY, ALWAYS CALL TO THE
EMERCENGY NUMBER 112. You can also request assistance from the fire brigade or police service from the same number.
KEMI TORNIO
You can attend an Accident and Emergency department, e.g. at a hospital, if you suddenly become ill and cannot wait until the next day. Examples of such situations include a gushing wound, chest pain, burns, a broken leg etc. Accident and Emergency departments are open 24 hours a day, all year-round.
Both in Kemi and Tornio
On Mon-Fri after 4pm, on midweek holidays and during the weekends
CALL FIRST, nurse will evaluate your need of care and gives you further instructions
Phone number: +358 40 149 1340
Visiting address:
Central Hospital
Länsi-Pohjan keskussairaala
Kauppakatu 25
94100 Kemi
Students in Tornio must visit the hospital in Kemi, in case of emergency.
IN URGENT AND LIFE-THREATENING CASES OF ILLNESS OR INJURY, ALWAYS CALL TO THE
EMERCENGY NUMBER 112. You can also request assistance from the fire brigade or police service from the same number.