Vaccinations for travellers
It is advisable to contact the health care centre as soon as the travel programme and schedule have been decided, as it may take 1-2 months to implement the vaccination programme and to develop adequate vaccination protection.
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Vaccination guidance for a person who goes on a trip is given by infectious diseases nurses as well as public health nurses at the maternity and child health clinics during the telephone hours.
After you have contacted Soite, the public health nurse checks what vaccinations are up to date and makes an individual vaccination plan for the person going on a trip according to the destination and duration of the trip. The public health nurse obtains necessary vaccine prescriptions from a doctor. The need for anti-malaria medication is also assessed. A doctor writes a prescription for an anti-malaria medicine.
The vaccinations are given at a maternity, child health and birth control clinic, in school health care or in student health care.
Basic vaccinations that are given at a maternity, child health and birth control clinic (tetanus-diphtheria, measles-rubella-mumps and polio) are free of charge for everyone.
A traveller’s need of other vaccinations is assessed according to the destination and duration of the trip. If a person going on a trip needs a yellow fever vaccination, they will get it at a maternity, child health and birth control clinic. The price of a yellow fever vaccination is 51.40 euros, and the price includes the vaccine and an international vaccination certificate.
Other vaccines that are needed on a trip are purchased by the traveller by prescription at a pharmacy, and the vaccination is given at a maternity, child health and birth control clinic, in school health care or in student health care.
Contact by phone
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Infection control unit
Infectious diseases nurse
Call: +358 40 014 5524Hygiene nurse
Call: +358 40 804 2150Service hoursService hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–15:00
Mon–Fri 08:00–15:00
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Kannus health care centre
Call: +358 40 804 2000Service hoursService hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00
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Koivuhaka health care station
You can leave a request to be called back. We will call you back the same day.
Call: +358 6 828 7580Service hoursService hours
Mon–Thu 08:00–16:00
Fri 08:00–14:00
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Kokkola health care centre
You can leave a request to be called back. We will call you back the same day.
Call: +358 6 828 7310Team 1. A-J
Call: +358 6 828 7311Team 2. K-O
Call: +358 6 828 7312Team 3. P-Ö
Call: +358 6 828 7313Service hoursService hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00
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Kälviä health care station
You can leave a request to be called back. We will call you the same day.
Call: +358 6 828 7701Service hoursService hours
Mon–Thu 08:00–16:00
Fri 08:00–14:00
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Lestijärvi health care station
Call: +358 40 804 2000Service hoursService hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00
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Lohtaja health care station
You can leave a request to be called back. We will call you back the same day.
Call: +358 6 828 7750Service hoursService hours
Mon–Thu 08:00–16:00
Fri 08:00–14:00
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Perho health care centre
Call: +358 40 804 3000Service hoursService hours
Mon–Thu 08:00–15:00
Fri 08:00–14:00
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The centralized phone service for maternity and child health clinics
You can leave us a request to call you, and we will call you back the same day.
Call: +358 6 826 4477Service hoursService hours
Mon–Thu 07:00–13:00
Fri 07:00–12:00
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Toholampi health station
Call: +358 40 804 2000Service hoursService hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00
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Tunkkari health care centre
Call: +358 40 804 5000Service hoursService hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00
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Ullava health care station
You can leave a request to be called back. We will call you the same day.
Call: +358 6 828 7639Service hoursService hours
Mon 08:00–16:00
Wed–Thu 08:00–16:00