COVID-19 vaccinations

Adults and children over 12 years old

Vaccinations without an appointment at the vaccination unit in the C building of Hatanpää Hospital (Hatanpäänkatu 24 C):

• Mon at 8–14.30
• Tue at 11–18
• Wed at 11–18
• Thu at 8–14.30
• Fri at 8–14.30

Children aged 5–11 years

Vaccinations without an appointment at the vaccination unit in the C building of Hatanpää Hospital (Hatanpäänkatu 24 C):

• Wed 30.11. at 11–18
• Wed 7.12. at 11–18
• Tue 13.12. at 11–18
• Tue 20.12. at 11–18

You can book an appointment either online or by calling the health care counselling service on 03 5657 0023 (choose line 2), open 7 a.m.–10 p.m. daily.

Vaccinations are given by appointment at  the vaccination unit in the C building of Hatanpää Hospital (Hatanpäänkatu 24 C) and at health centres for people over 12 years of age.

Note! If you want Nuvaxovid-vaccine, please make an appointment for Hatanpää on Tuesdays.

Children aged 5–11 years are vaccinated at the vaccination unit in the C building of Hatanpää Hospital (Hatanpäänkatu 24 C).

Adults and children over 12 years old

Vaccinations are given at the vaccination unit in the C building of Hatanpää Hospital (Hatanpäänkatu 24 C).
You can get the vaccination also at the health centre you want.

Contact information of health centres

Children aged 5–11 years

Children are given coronavirus vaccinations at the vaccination unit in the C building of Hatanpää Hospital (Hatanpäänkatu 24 C).

Home care clients

Residents over the age of 70 years in home care receive the vaccine through home care services, but, if they wish, they can also get vaccinated at health centres.

All residents of Tampere over the age of 5 can get the vaccination against coronavirus. Taking the vaccine is free of charge and voluntary.

• Children between the ages of 5 and 11 are vaccinated by appointment and without appointment.
• You can get your second shot 6 weeks after the first one.
• The third shot of the vaccine is given as follows:
  - People over 18 years of age can get a third dose if at least four months have passed since the second vaccination.
  - People 12-17 years of age belonging to medical risk groups 1 or 2 can get a third dose if at least six months have passed since the second vaccination. Also other people aged 12-17 can get a third dose for travelling reasons
• The fourth dose of the vaccine is recommended
  - for people aged 12 and over with severely impaired immune function. The booster shot may be given 3 to 4 months after the third vaccination.
  - for people over 60 years of age or people 18-59 years of age belonging to medical risk groups 1 or 2 and for those living in care homes for the elderly when at least three months has passed since the third dose.
  If a person has had COVID-19 and received three doses of the vaccine, they will not need a fourth dose at this point.
• The fifth dose of the vaccine is recommended
  - for people aged 12 and over with severely impaired immune function. The booster shot may be given 4 - 6 months after the fourth vaccination.
• Coronavirus vaccine booster: The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) recommends a coronavirus vaccine booster this autumn for all those aged 65 or over, those aged 18 or over in medical risk groups and those aged 12 or over with severe immunodeficiency. The booster vaccine can be taken at least three months have passed since one’s previous vaccination or having the disease. It is not recommended to take the vaccine at the same time with an influenza vaccine. For booster vaccine target groups, it no longer matters how many vaccines the person has received or how many times they may have had the coronavirus disease.

Further information:

Thl.fi: Risk groups for severe coronavirus disease

THL.fi: Getting vaccinated against COVID-19: how, why and when?

Children aged 5–11 years are vaccinated at the vaccination unit in the C building of Hatanpää Hospital (Hatanpäänkatu 24 C) both without an appointment and by advance appointment.

If your child has had COVID-19, a vaccination should not be given earlier than 4 to 6 months after the disease. A positive result of a home test is also considered a disease.

Children must primarily be accompanied by their parent or guardian. The child’s parents/guardians must make the decision to vaccinate their child together, and both must consent to the vaccination. The parent/guardian accompanying their child to the appointment must ensure that the other potential parent/guardian has also consented to the child’s vaccination. No written consent is required.

If the child arrives to the appointment alone, both parents/guardians are asked to sign a consent form (a handwritten note will also be accepted). The child must bring the form to the appointment.

The vaccination given to 5–11-year-old children is Comirnaty of BioNTech-Pfizer, of which a version specifically intended for this age group will be given to the children.

People living outside Tampere municipality receive a coronavirus vaccination from their own municipality.

THL: Coronavirus vaccinations for children and young people

It is also recommended that the people who have been infected by and/or who have recovered from coronavirus disease and who have received one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, should get a second dose as a booster.

The second dose of the vaccine would be offered to the people aged 60 or over and those in medical high-risk groups for coronavirus disease 3 - 4 months after either the coronavirus infection or the previous dose of the vaccine, whichever was the most recent.

The second dose can be given to anyone over 18 years of age, five months after the first dose or the illness, whichever was the most recent. 

Persons who have had COVID-19 and two vaccines do not usually need a third vaccine, as having had the disease is equivalent to one vaccine. However, a third vaccine is recommended for people over 80 years old and for those with a severely weakened immune defense, even if a person has had COVID-19. It may be necessary also for travelling reasons.

Persons who have had COVID-19 and three vaccines do not need a fourth vaccine. If a person aged 12 or over with a severely weakened immune defense has had COVID-19 and received four vaccines, they will not need the fifth vaccine at this point.

• Only arrive for vaccination by appointment and if you are healthy. It is advisable to arrive no earlier than 10 minutes before the scheduled time.
• Wear a face mask and use hand sanitiser when you arrive at the vaccination location and also when leaving the premises.
• Keep a safe distance of at least two metres from other people.
• Bring your Kela card or identity card with you and have it ready when waiting for your appointment.
• Wear an item of clothing with sleeves that are easy to roll up.
• After receiving the vaccination, stay at the premises for 10 - 15 minutes.