Health services

Telephone Health Service

Information and advice 24 hours: tel. 10023 and when calling from a cell phone: tel. (03) 5657 0023

• From these phone numbers you can receive guidance and instructions in case of acute illnesses.
• You may ask the nurse for instructions for treating the illness.


• When necessary, the nurse gives you advice on seeking treatment and tells you where to go.


• When hearing the "on hold" signal, do not hang up but wait for your turn.

Department of Social Services and Health Care
Switchboard (03) 565 713
33200 Tampere
Opening hours Mon - Fri 8.30 - 15.45

E-mail addresses of the personnel are of the format firstname.lastname@tampere.fi.

SoteopasEN.pdf, A brochure about the social and health services of the City of Tampere 2010 (english), (48 kilobytes)

If you suspect having caught the (H1N1) Virus transmission, contact the Telephone Health Service! Read more:

Influenza A(H1N1) Virus

H1N1 (Swine Influenza) Vaccinations in Tampere

Influenza A(H1N1)v virus (swine flu) National Institute for Health and Welfare