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ERC services 112 Suomi -application 112 Suomi is a mobile application for calling the emergency services and for emergency geolocation. More about application Urgent emergency? In Finland we use only one emergency number, 112. You can call the eme...

Provision of emergency services 13.2.2024 Controller Emergency Response Centre Agency Contact information Emergency Response Centre Agency Postal address: PO Box 112, FI-28131 Pori, Finland Street address: Satakunnankatu 3–5, 28100 Pori, Finland +...

Web accessibility means that as many different people as possible can use digital services as easily as possible. Web accessibility means that the differences and diversity among people are taken into account when digital services are planned and implemented.

10.9.2026 | World Suicide Prevention Day is observed on 10 September. At the emergency response centre, dozens of situations are encountered every day in which a person is experiencing a severe suicide crisis. In these moments, the role of the emergency response centre operator is to assess the situation, dispatch help when necessary, and maintain contact with a person who may be facing the most difficult moment of their life.

10.9.2026 | Den internationella suicidpreventiva dagen uppmärksammas den 10 september. Nödcentralen möter dagligen tiotals situationer där en person befinner sig i en allvarlig självmordskris. I dessa stunder är nödcentralsoperatörens uppgift att bedöma situationen, vid behov larma hjälp och hålla kontakten med en person som kan befinna sig i sitt livs svåraste ögonblick.

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Transmission delays in the emergency SMS -service Type: Fault over Status: Fixed Starts: 21.08.2024 from 11:00 Ends: 30.09.2024 to 10:06 30.9.2024 klo 10:06 The delay has been fixed. --- Parts of emergency SMS -messages have been transmitted with ...

The current multi-authority model in Finland is unique in the world. The Emergency Response Centre Agency carries out risk assessments based on the emergency calls and alerts the various authorities to the scene in emergencies from a single emergency number. Tasks from 112 are forwarded to rescue services, the police, emergency medical services, social services and the Finnish Border Guard.

9.6.2026 | There are many misconceptions and outdated notions about emergency response centres that can affect expectations regarding their services. This news article explains what everyone in Finland should know about the emergency number.

You can use the feedback form to provide feedback on services provided by the Emergency Response Centre Agency, such as an individual emergency call or the 112 Suomi app. You can use the complaint form to submit an administrative complaint about the services provided by the Emergency Response Centre Agency, such as an individual emergency call or the actions of administrative personnel.

When you make preparations for power cuts, it is good to consider how the Emergency Response Centre’s services work in the event of disturbances and how to call 112 in an emergency.

The yearly greeting of the Director General of the Finnish ERC Agency. The greeting encompasses both strategic leadership, personnel views and technological development concerning the ERC services.

16.3.2026 | The automatic emergency call system eCall is installed in roughly one in eight Finnish passenger cars and vans. According to a study commissioned by the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom, the eCall system prevented an estimated one road fatality between 2019 and 2023 in Finland. From the perspective of emergency response centres, the main problem is false eCall notifications, which account for around 80 per cent of all eCalls.

You can call the European emergency number 112 via the app, in which case the caller’s location data is transmitted to the local emergency response centre. With the help of the PEMEA architecture, European 112 applications send location data to the emergency services of the EU country from which the call is made.

10.3.2026 | Growth in the foreign-language population in Finland is reflected in the interpretation of emergency calls – calls were interpreted in 41 different languages last year. Most often, an emergency call requiring interpretation was made in Russian, Ukrainian or Arabic.

18.12.2025 | Nödcentralsverkets verksamhet och kommunikation får mycket bra betyg av intressegrupperna. Resultaten från en intressentundersökning som genomfördes hösten 2025 visar att myndigheten fungerar pålitligt, professionellt och effektivt även i krävande situationer.

10.3.2026 | There is only one emergency number in Finland, 112, where you will get help in emergencies. The emergency number can help you no matter which language you speak.

2.3.2026 | In 2025, the Emergency Response Centre Agency continued to see a decline in sick leave, and employee satisfaction remained at a good level despite savings measures linked to the government’s productivity programme.

3.2.2026 | In 2025, an average of 7,300 emergency calls were made to the emergency number every day. The number of assignments relayed to authorities took an upward turn.

26.9.2025 | The Emergency Response centre sends assistance to more than 2,240 assignments involving childbirth each year. For the ERC operator, the experience is unique, as the sounds of new life can be heard at the other end of the line.

26.9.2025 | Nödcentralen förmedlar årligen över 2 240 uppdrag som gäller förlossning. Det är en unik upplevelse för nödcentraloperatören när det i den andra änden av telefonen hörs ljud av ett nytt liv.

11.8.2025 | The Emergency Response Centre Agency also forwards tasks to social and crisis emergency services. In 2024, the number of these tasks increased by 4 percentage points compared to the previous year, overtaking the number of tasks forwarded to rescue services.

8.9.2025 | According to a survey by the Finnish Road Safety Council (Liikenneturva), one in four Finns do not feel that they know what to do at the scene of an accident. The instructions provided by an ERC operator can save lives in an accident situation.

11.8.2025 | Nödcentralsverket förmedlar uppdrag också till social- och krisjouren. Antalet sådana uppdrag ökade med 4 procentenheter år 2024 jämfört med året innan och överskred antalet uppdrag till räddningsväsendet.

8.9.2025 | Enligt Trafikskyddets enkät upplever var fjärde finländare att de inte vet hur man ska agera på en olycksplats. Nödcentraloperatörens anvisningar kan rädda liv i en olyckssituation.

5.8.2025 | Juho Karkiainen’s response to observing smoke and his courage to make an emergency call enabled the containment of a wildfire at an early stage. Thanks to Juho, the emergency response center was able to issue a rapid alert and relay crucial additional information to the rescue services.

19.5.2026 | En teknisk störning upptäcktes i bakgrundstjänsten för appen 112 Suomi på fredagsmorgonen den 15 maj i samband med att meddelandet ”faran över” om drönarsituationen i Nyland publicerades. Felet åtgärdades före klockan 8.15 på fredagsmorgonen. Den tillfälliga störningen orsakades av belastning på appens bakgrundstjänst.

14.8.2025 | Only approximately half of Finns know that the emergency number 112 works in all EU countries. When you call 112 in an EU member state, the call is always routed to a local emergency response centre.

9.4.2026 | The strength of Finland’s 112 system lies in its ability to operate seamlessly across organisational boundaries. Daily cooperation, shared systems and long‑standing trust between authorities make this integrated model possible.

23.6.2025 | When it comes to emergency calls, the most important thing in terms of getting help is to know where you are so that help can reach you as quickly as possible. Technology and especially the 112 Suomi app are good tools for determining your location.

21.7.2025 | Det vackra vädret har fått människor att röra på sig. Värmen märks också i antalet nödsamtal, och ibland kan väntetiderna till nödnumret vara något längre än normalt. Om det tillfälligt är kö på nödlinjen ska du inte lägga på, utan vänta kvar på linjen tills en operatör blir ledig.

26.5.2025 | Under det kommande veckoslutet firar ungdomar välförtjänt att läsåret slutar och sommarlovet börjar. På nödlinjen syns skolavslutningshelgen vanligen genom större brådska än under ett vanligt sommarveckoslut.

23.6.2025 | Med tanke på hjälpen är den viktigaste saken i ett nödsamtal att man vet sin position för att hjälparna hittar fram så fort som möjligt. Tekniken och särskilt appen 112 Suomi är bra hjälpmedel för detta.

18.9.2023 | Emergency calls using real-time text (RTT) will be made available by the end of 2025. The new option for emergency calls will especially help people with hearing or speech impairments. The Emergency Response Centre Administration has already taken the first steps in the development of RTT.

26.5.2025 | The coming weekend will see young people deservedly celebrate the end of the school year and the start of the summer holiday. For the emergency line, the school closing weekend is usually busier than a normal summer weekend.

13.3.2025 | The Emergency Response Centre Agency’s financial statements for 2024 are complete. The service level of emergency response centre (ERC) operations remained good, even though we were not able to meet all our performance targets. During 2024, absences due to illness decreased and the work load was evened out. Customer confidence and satisfaction in ERC operations remained high.

30.4.2025 | Each year, the unique Finnish model for producing ERC services attracts international guests to visit Finland in order to monitor daily operations at emergency response centres. Visitors want to emulate the model, which is cost efficient and makes it possible to dispatch help quickly.

28.3.2025 | The Emergency Response Centre Agency’s guidelines for handling prehospital emergency care tasks were revised at the end of November 2023. The change is reflected in the number of tasks assigned to prehospital emergency care and in their priority distribution.

28.3.2025 | Nödcentralsverkets instruktion för behandling av uppdrag inom akutvården förnyades i slutet av november 2023. Reformen syns i mängden uppdrag och i prioritetsfördelningen inom akutvården.

11.2.2025 | In 2024, the Emergency Response Centre Agency received an average of 7,600 emergency calls every day. Of these calls, 1,600 should not have been made to the emergency response centre. Roughly one half of the calls were passed on to authorities while the other half were handled by the emergency response centre operator through guidance and advice. The average time in which an emergency call was picked up was seven seconds.