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Health security when coming from Northern Norway (FI/EN/NO)

Corona status: 18.03.2022

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Enontekiö coronavirus website

Hetta, health centre Monday–Friday at 11:00–14:00. By appointment: COVID-19 nurse, tel. +358 40 654 5660 Address: Kuntokatu 4.

Karesuvanto and Kilpisjärvi Monday–Friday at 8:00–14:00 By appointment: tel. +358 400 233 618 or +358 40 825 8036 Addresses: Karesuvanto: Syväjärventie 3. Kilpisjärvi: Tsahkalluotkantie 1.

At other times Muonio, on call. Pirkantie 11. Please call to make an appointment: +358 40 714 2845

Inari coronavirus website

9-lives Oy (please check opening hours and locations on the company’s website, as times are subject to change)

Ivalo, S-Market courtyard, Petsamontie 2

Neste Saariselkä

9lives

For sudden and urgent medical issues, please call the on-duty nurse that is available 24/7. Tel. +358 40 770 9187. In case of an emergency, call 112!

COVID-19 tests at the health centre for only the groups recommended in the bulletin: Book a time for a coronavirus test by calling the appointment booking number of the Ivalo Health Care Centre, tel. +358 40 188 7400 weekdays 8:15–9:45 and 13:00–14:00.

Kemi coronavirus website

The town’s coronavirus testing station located in the Kauppatori marketplace is only intended for people who are symptomatic, or for the residents of Kemi and Keminmaa who have been ordered by the communicable disease authorities to take the test. On weekdays the tests are carried out at the Kemi marketplace and at weekends in Tornio. If you need to take a coronavirus test due to a trip planned abroad or at the request of your employer, please book an appointment with a private health care centre (Mehiläinen, Terveystalo) or your own occupational health care service for taking a coronavirus test.

Book an appointment with the Kemi testing point

Book an appointment with the Tornio testing point

By telephone +358 16 259 358 Monday–Friday at 8:00–14:00

Kemijärvi coronavirus website

COVID-19 assessment for need for COVID-19 testing and for making appointments, please call the coronavirus helpline Monday–Sunday 8:00–12:00 on +358 40 579 9243

Keminmaa coronavirus website

For coronavirus enquiries related to coronavirus testing, coronavirus test results and coronavirus test result certificates, Monday–Friday at 8:00–15:00, tel. +358 16 259 358. Making an appointment for a coronavirus test shall primarily be done online:

Book an appointment online

Please only make appointments by phone if making an appointment online is not possible.

Kittilä coronavirus testing

You can call the health care centre’s emergency number +358 400 356 498 to request a COVID-19 test. The number includes a call back service. Address: Kittilä Health Care Centre, Sairaalantie 2, 99100 Kittilä

Private medical clinics in Sirkka (Levi): You can take a COVID-19 test at private medical stations that provide COVID-19 testing free of charge with the municipality on a contractual basis. Please note that if you need a COVID-19 Pass or certificate for travel, for example, the test and certificate are subject to fees.

Pihlajalinna Levi, tel. +358 10 312 141, Levintie 1590, 99130 Sirkka

https://www.pihlajalinna.fi/

Doctor Service Bene Finlandia Oy, tel. +358 400 10 312 141, Levinraitti 6, 99130 Sirkka

Doctor Service Bene Finlandia Oy

Corona testing Kuusamo

Kolari coronavirus website

MediYlläs provides COVID-19 testing for a fee and the health centre tests separately as agreed.

MediYlläs

If you need a 72-hour test after entering Finland, please call +358 40 489 5095 during normal office hours to book an appointment for a COVID-19 test.

Muonio coronavirus website

Making an appointment for a coronavirus test: There will no longer be a separate coronavirus testing times or a dedicated coronavirus phone number. If necessary, communicate with the open clinic of the Muonio Health Centre, by electronic means:

Virtu.fi

Pelkosenniemi coronavirus website

The public Health Care Group of Pelkosenniemi–Savukoski follows the guidance of Lapland Hospital District (LSHP). We provide COVID-19 testing based on the nurse’s assessment.

Pello coronavirus website

The separate telephone number for making a COVID-19 test appointment is no longer in use. Please make an online appointment:

Make an appointment online

or call +358 40 713 2771 for appointment.

Posio coronavirus website

COVID-19 home testing is recommended. A healthcare professional will make an assessment of the need for COVID-19 testing. The test is provided based on medical criteria, the criteria being the person’s symptoms and the assessment of the need for treatment.

Ranua coronavirus website

COVID-19 home testing is still recommended. If you are of normal health and not a healthcare employee, a COVID-19 home test is sufficient. If you are a member of a high-risk group and you get a positive COVID-19 home test result, please contact your health centre’s COVID-19 nurse 8:00–16:00 on weekdays, on +358 40 867 0259, in the evening and at weekends on +358 40 867 0268.

Coronavirus testing in Rovaniemi

You can go to 9Lives, Mehiläinen or Terveystalo for a COVID-19 test without needing to make an appointment, or with an appointment for Lappica. Before booking an appointment, please check the above sentence to ensure that the test criteria are met. If the COVID-19 testing criteria are not met, you must pay for the test yourself. The COVID-19 test and certificate must also be paid for if used for travel or certification.

9Lives

The 9Lives COVID-19 testing point serves in the Lordi Square. The testing point is open Monday–Sunday at 7:30–20:00, including public holidays. Please note! Starting from 14 March, the COVID-19 testing point is open Monday–Sunday 8:00–17:00. The customer receives the test result as a text message between 30–60 minutes after the test has been taken. The results will be transferred to OmaKanta with an approximate delay of one day.

Register

If you are going to take the COVID-19 test, you must register online in advance at korona.9lives.fi. What to do:

Select “Buy online” > scroll down and select “Coronavirus testing (Antigen)”. > Click “Buy”. > Click on “Fill in the pre-information form”. > Fill in your details on the form that opens up. > Select Rovaniemi Lordi Square as the testing point. > The section about the Kela card can be skipped. > If you need an official certificate for the COVID-19 test, tick the relevant box. In this case, you will have to pay for the certificate and the COVID-19 test yourself. > On the summary page, please check your details and select “Payment on site” under the payment options. Then submit your registration. When you receive the message “Thank you for your order”, you can go to the test at any time during the testing site’s opening hours.

Mehiläinen Drive-in

The Mehiläinen drive-in testing point welcomes people at Lampelankatu 6. You must make an appointment for COVID-19 testing. Appointments are available Monday–Friday 7:30–14:30, and on Saturdays and Sundays, and on weekday public holidays 10:00–14:00.

COVID-19 tests are carried out in a respiratory infection container located in the courtyard of the medical centre. Arrive in good time, you will be called in by name. There are plenty of appointment times available and you can also book at short notice.

Mehiläinen appointment bookings

Instructions for booking a COVID-19 test appointment at the Mehiläinen testing point: Go to appointment.mehilainen.fi (link above). Answer the question “Are you booking an appointment for a respiratory tract infection patient?”, “Yes” and click on “RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION CLINIC”. Under “Person or service”, select “Laboratory”. Under “Clinic or region”, select “Rovaniemi” as your location and select an appointment time

The test result is ready within six (6) hours of sampling. The results can be viewed using the OmaMehiläinen application. The results will be transferred to OmaKanta with a delay of more than 24 hours. If you do not have any online banking codes required to log in to OmaMehiläinen or for any other reason it is not possible to use this online service (e.g. persons aged 10–17 years), please mention this when the test is being taken. In this case, we will call you no later than the day following the testing day.

Terveystalo

The Terveystalo testing point is located on the 1st floor of the Revontuli Shopping Centre, the entrance is from the southern end of the shopping centre using its own outside door (Repolainen children's play area). The coronavirus testing point is available without appointment: Monday–Friday 7:20–14:00. The test result is completed within about six (6) hours of taking the test. The result can be viewed using the Terveystalo application. The results will be transferred to OmaKanta with a delay of more than 24 hours. Those arriving at Terveystalo for taking a COVID-19 test are kindly asked not to walk through the shopping centre, but to arrive directly from the other outside entrance.

Lappica

The Lappica COVID-19 testing point serves everyone over six (6) years of age at Lapinkävijäntie 2, Koronapiste container on the Neste service station side of the courtyard, marked as Testing Point 2 and in the indoor Testing Point 1 (entrance from the door next to the Matkahuolto depot). The COVID-19 testing points are open on weekdays: Monday–Friday at 7:30–17:30, weekends at 8:00– 15:00. The Lappica test point accepts people for testing is by appointment only.

People who have had earlier dealings with Lappica can book COVID-19 testing appointments online:

Lappica online appointment

For the first COVID-19 appointment for persons over 6 years of age, call the Lappica telephone service. After the first test, appointments can be booked via the online appointment system.

The number for booking an appointment +358 20 692 190 is open Monday–Thursday at 7:30–14:30, Friday at 7:30–13:30, and on weekends at 8:30–12:00. Please submit a call back request and we will be in touch with you. Customers are asked to bring along proof of identity. We will send a text message to the customer about half an hour after a positive result of the rapid test. The test result can be viewed in the Omakanta service within 1–2 hours.

Salla coronavirus website

COVID-19 testing on weekdays Monday–Friday at 10:00–15:30 on weekdays, and on Saturday–Sunday at 12:00–15:30, tel. +358 45 665 3454.

Savukoski coronavirus website

The public Health Care Group of Pelkosenniemi–Savukoski follows the guidance of Lapland Hospital District (LSHP). We provide COVID-19 testing based on the nurse’s assessment.

Oulunkaari

Simo coronavirus website

Contact details for coronavirus-related matters: Reception of the Simo Health Care Centre, tel. +358 8 5875 6900

Sodankylä coronavirus website

The Sodankylä Infection Reception and Coronavirus Hotline is open daily Monday–Sunday 8:00–12:00, tel. +358 40 128 5295. If you need to contact the clinic for acute cases at weekends, please contact us by calling +358 20 692 881. You can also book an appointment for a COVID-19 test through the online service:

Using the online services

The coronavirus hotline uses a callback service, if they were unable to answer. All you have to do is leave your callback request and you will get a call back later. Calls are returned every day through to 21:00.

Tervola coronavirus testing

A COVID-19 home test is sufficient, there is no need to apply for an official COVID-19 test if you are only experiencing mild symptoms.

If you feel you require a professional assessment, please call the Tervola Health Centre on-call department at 8:00–9:00 on weekdays: +358 40 151 9700 or +358 40 151 9701. For the acute clinic emergency service, outside of opening hours: +358 40 149 1340

Tornio coronavirus website

Omaolo test

Mehiläinen Digital Clinic

The coronavirus testing point for Tornio is located at Pakkahuonekatu 1 (the parking area at the end of the Greenline Customs). Coronavirus testing is only available by appointment and is intended for local residents only. At weekends, residents of other municipalities in Länsi-Pohja can also use the Tornio coronavirus testing point.

Coronavirus testing in Tornio

No treatment assessment is performed before COVID-19 testing. You can evaluate your own health condition using the Omaolo test. If you feel that you need expert assessment and treatment, please contact the Mehiläinen Digital Clinic, or call the Tornio Coronavirus Advice service on weekdays, tel. +358 40 614 9797. The telephone number operates Monday to Thursday at 8:00–15:00 and Friday at 8:00–14:00.

Utsjoki coronavirus website

If you suspect you have been infected with COVID-19, please take a COVID-19 home test and, having obtained a positive result, remain isolated for a period of five days.

If you need a COVID-19 test carried out by healthcare authorities (you belong to a group of people eligible for testing), please contact:

Utsjoki Health Centre +358 40 181 0285

Karigasniemi healthcare nurse, tel. +358 40 758 2076

Evenings, weekends, and weekday public holidays: Utsjoki Health Care Centre ward section tel. +358 40 181 0281

Ylitornio coronavirus website

How to get a COVID-19 test

On weekdays at 8:00–16:00 the coronavirus test is available by contacting the local nurse in your area who will make an assessment. The COVID-19 test is carried out in a blue container in the courtyard of the Ylitornio Health Centre, so please do not enter the health centre for the test!

1st Region doctor – nurse, asthma nurse Elina Alaniemi tel. +358 16 571 710

2nd Region doctor – nurse, service manager Sirpa Uusimaa tel. +358 16 571 720

3rd Region doctor – nurse Sanna Rautio tel. +358 16 571 730

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