Healthcare in Kainuu

Daily services for residents in Kainuu are local services. Services that are needed less frequently and require special expertise are centralized services operating in Kainuu central hospital in Kajaani.

Wellbeing services county of Kainuu meets the requirements of the ISO 9001:2015 standard and we have been granted a certificate. The certificate covers management and administration, emergency services, rehabilitation services, ward care services (somatic specialist care, surgery and anesthesia), reception and outpatient clinic services (outpatient clinic operations), diagnostic and treatment support services (imaging and pathology).

Medical Helpline gives advice and guidance in matters regarding healthcare and social services.

Please call Medical Helpline 116117 before you go to an emergency clinic. In an urgent or life threatening emergency, call the emergency number 112 instead.

Central Hospital Accident and Emergency clinic deals with emergencies, acute illnesses and accidents, treating patients:

who require care within 24 hours of the incident
to whom delayed access to care may cause permanent damage to health
whose life is threatened

Call at night time (i.e. between 22:00 and 7:00) only in a case of such medical emergency that cannot wait till the morning.

Healthcare in Kainuu

Me­di­cal help­li­ne 116 117