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20.4.2023 | The European Emergency Number Association EENA awarded a Finnish emergency response centre operator for outstanding work in assisting a person that had fallen through the ice in the wilderness. Finland’s emergency response centres are built around the professionalism of ERC operators and cooperation between authorities, and the case demonstrates the effectiveness of this approach.

11.3.2025 | The growth in the foreign-language population is reflected in the number of interpreted emergency calls. The demand for Ukrainian interpretation, for example, has increased significantly over the past few years.

28.1.2025 | Teaching children how to use the emergency number correctly is a safety action. It is important to talk to children about identifying emergencies and encourage them to report an emergency.

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.

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.

14.1.2025 | The 112 Day is a nationwide campaign aimed at raising Finnish people’s awareness of the emergency number 112 and how to recognise emergencies. When it comes to 112 training, it is a good idea to consider the characteristic behaviour and understanding of the target group. For example, it is advisable to emphasise different things to children and young people than older people, immigrants and foreign nationals.

7.8.2024 | Children are excellent emergency callers as they are honest; although you never want them to face an emergency. It is important, however, that children are taught the correct use of the emergency number, just as adults are.

5.2.2025 | The 112 Day campaign has issued instructions on calling the emergency number for the general public as well as children and young people, older people and foreign-language speakers. Learn more about the instructions and make use of the associated materials.

1.8.2024 | The guidelines for handling tasks in the Emergency Response Centre Agency’s emergency medical services were revised at the end of November 2023. The change is reflected in the number of tasks assigned to emergency medical care and in the priority distribution.

9.6.2024 | The Emergency Response Centre Administration is participating in an EU project that improves the visibility of the missing children help system. A key theme of the project is teaching children how to correctly use the emergency number.

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.

6.4.2023 | New technology has been created to assist in situations where a person needs help but cannot summon it themselves. Dialogue between the authorities involved in emergency response centre operations as well as futher technical development is required to take advantage of the technology.

17.3.2023 | 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.

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.

Organization Organisation structure The Emergency Response Centre Agency is an agency supervised by the Ministry of the Interior. The Director General of the Emergency Response Centre Agency directs and develops the agency’s operations. Emergency ...

NEWSROOM The Emergency Response Centre Agency is member of the European Emergency Number Association (EENA) EENA are a non-governmental organisation with the mission to contribute to improving the safety and security of people. Read news of EENA N...

Strategy The task of the Emergency Response Centre Agency as a provider of internal security in society is central. In times of emergencies, we are close by, making sure people receive help. Changes in the security environment, new types of servic...

About us Administration We are the first official link in the emergency response chain and safety provision. Contact information Please note that an emergency notification can only be made by calling the emergency number 112. Request for visit Wit...

NEWS AND BULLETINS 112 Is Often the First Source of Help in a Suicide Crisis Type: News item Categories: Publication date: 10.9.2026 Suicidal behaviour can present itself in many different ways during emergency calls. When it results in an inciden...

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Personal data and GDPR The Emergency Response Centre Agency observes the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR is designed to increase the openness and transparency of personal data processing and to give data subjects more cont...

Instructions 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 ca...

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News and bulletins RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) 10.09.2026 112 Is Often the First Source of Help in a Suicide Crisis World Suicide Prevention Day is observed on 10 September. At the emergency response centre, dozens of situations are ...

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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...

The 112 Day will be celebrated again on the 11th of February The 112 Day is a Finnish nationwide campaign to raise people’s awareness of what everyday safety is and how it can be promoted. The day has traditionally been a joint event for different...

112 Day How to instruct different target groups in calling the emergency number The 112 Day campaign has issued instructions on calling the emergency number for the general public as well as children and young people, older people and foreign-lang...