Handling emergency calls

An emergency call is created when the person reaches an emergency response centre (ERC) operator. There is no need to prepare for the emergency call in advance. Professional ERC operators will take you through the call and ask the necessary specifying questio ...

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In case of emergency, call 112

When to call 112? If you have an emergency or you need urgent assistance from the authorities or if you know or suspect that somebody’s life, health, property or the environment is under threat or in danger.
Emergency number 112

Exceptional circumstances

Storms, for example, can quickly create exceptional circumstances that lead to multiple members of the public calling the emergency number simultaneously. These kinds of sudden peaks in the number of calls can momentarily overload ERCs’ capacity. 
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Emergency number emphasised in different ways to different target groups

14.01.2025
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    The Emergency Response Centre Agency’s financial statements for 2024 are complete. The service level of emergency response centre (ERC) operations...

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    13.03.2025
  • Record number of emergency calls interpreted

    The growth in the foreign-language population is reflected in the number of interpreted emergency calls. The demand for Ukrainian interpretation,...

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    11.03.2025
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112 Suomi -application

112 Suomi is a mobile application for calling the emergency services and for emergency geolocation.
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Urgent emergency?

In Finland we use only one emergency number, 112. You can call the emergency number 112 free of charge from any phone with no need for an area code.
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