Medical helpline 116117 or emergency number 112 – which should I call?
Recently, there have been reports of long lines in health services and the role of the general medical helpline 116117. Here's what you should know about when to call the emergency number or the medical helpline.
Victim Support Finland now available in the 112 Suomi app services
The range of services offered by the 112 Suomi mobile app increased on 23 February – conveniently during the International Crime Victims’ Week. The number 116006 of Victim Support Finland was added to the app’s emergency numbers.
Drivers: keep these things in mind this Christmas
As the holiday season approaches, we would like to remind all motorists about the basic safety of holiday traffic to ensure that there are no accidents this Christmas. Fintraffic´s Road Traffic Management, the National Police Board, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom, the Ministry of the Interior Department for Rescue Services, the Emergency Response Centre Agency and the Finnish Road Safety Council will look after the safety of holiday traffic again this year and wish everyone a very safe journey.
Helping callers in their own language during an emergency
The emergency number 112 receives more than 2.7 million emergency calls every year. The person making the emergency call and the emergency response centre operator do not always share a common language. In these cases, an interpretation service is used, and its usage has increased every year.
You are abroad and you receive information about an emergency situation in Finland – This is what you should do
The Emergency Response Centre Agency's international emergency number can be called in situations where the notifier is abroad but the emergency is in Finland. The emergency number 112 in Finland cannot be reached from abroad.
112 Day is celebrated on 11 February 2022

112 Day is a Finnish nationwide campaign to raise people’s awareness of what everyday safety is and how it can be promoted. 112 Day has traditionally been a joint event for different safety authorities, organisations and volunteers. Every year, local events are organised across the country and people are actively campaigning on social media.
In 2022, the theme for the campaign is “Feeling safe and secure together”. Feeling safe and secure comes from our sense of security, which can be seen as how our fears and concerns about accidents, crime and similar issues affect our well-being.
How to participate
Local events are an important part of the 112 Day campaign. However, due to the current coronavirus situation, you can participate in the theme day online or without an audience.
The campaign enables safety actors, schools, workplaces, clubs and associations to share valuable safety information to contribute to people’s sense of security. What’s more, we can all improve our own and our loved ones’ safety by paying attention to small everyday actions and choices.
112 Day also reminds us of the European emergency number 112 and of what to do in an emergency.
Share your safety knowledge on social media using the hashtags #112paiva, #112dagen and #112day.
112 Day celebrates its 26th anniversary
Celebrated in Finland since 1997, the 112 Day has already become a tradition.
In 2008, Europe celebrated its first common 112 Day. The European Commission, together with the European Parliament and the Council of Europe, has declared 11 February as the European 112 Day to increase recognition of the emergency number 112 across the EU.