Last updated 14.2.2023. The webpage will be updated as the situation evolves.

At the moment in Oulu, vaccinations are offered to residents aged 5 or older by making an appointment.

Book an appointment for vaccination

 

Contents:

• Book a vaccination appointment
• Vaccination sites
• Instructions for persons arriving at the vaccination site
• COVID-19 Certificate
• More information about corona vaccinations

The vaccination is free of charge. Vaccination is voluntary. Notifications about booking schedule for various groups will be posted on this webpage.  We comply with the national schedule for vaccination in stages. 

All coronavirus vaccines used in Finland can be given at the same time as other vaccines.

Check to whom COVID-19 vaccine is recommended (Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare)

 

Book a vaccination appointment

Book a vaccination appointment

• booking for appointments on the phone, tel.  08 558 41415 Mondays to Thursdays between 8:00 and 16:00, Fridays between 8:00 and 15:00.

If you can´t communicate in Finnish, English or Swedish, you can have language assistance from the multilingual counselling of the City of Oulu.

If you book a vaccination appointment on the phone, we recommend you to leave a message to be called back. Do not wait on the line or call the number several times.

Booking an appointment for another person can be made only on the phone.

 

Vaccination site

Hallituskatu Vaccination site

Hallituskatu 19

You can get vaccinations (Hallituskatu 19) by booking an appointment for vaccination by phone tel. 08 558 41415 Mon–Thu 8–16, Fri 8–15. 

Available are Moderna and Biontech-Pfizer vaccines. If you are 18 years of age or older, you may also receive Novavax (Nuvaxovid) vaccine if you wish (booking only by phone, tel.  08 558 41415 Mondays to Thursdays between 8:00 and 16:00, Fridays between 8:00 and 15:00).

 

See other vaccination sites online (oulu.terveytesi.fi)

 

 

Instructions for those coming to get their vaccination

• Come only if you are healthy, wear a mask.
• Wear a blouse or shirt of elastic material with short sleeves. 
  If you wish, you can get the vaccine in a separate room to ensure privacy.
• Have an ID card or driving licence ready to prove your identity.
• If you are an informal carer, bring the decision on informal care with you.
• After the vaccination, you may be asked to wait for 15 minutes.
• You need to have 2 doses of the vaccine. Biontech-Pfizer and Moderna vaccine have a dose interval of 6 weeks. The dose interval for AstraZeneca vaccine is also 6 weeks. The dose interval (6 weeks) can only be reduced for justified reasons.

• Persons coming from countries outside the European Union will be charged a €74.95 fee for an appointment with a nurse (vaccination is free of charge). The fee is also charged for persons coming from EU countries or the Nordic countries if they do not have a certificate of entitlement to medical care with them (for example European Health Insurance Card issued by another country, an official identity card or a passport).

 

 

COVID-19 Certificate and COVID-19 Passport

EU COVID-19 certificate consists of three different certificates:

• a COVID-19 vaccination certificate,
• a certificate of a negative COVID-19 test result,
• a certificate of recovery from COVID-19.

All three certificates also serve as a COVID passport. The EU COVID-19 certificate is available in My Kanta Pages. Read more: www.kanta.fi/en/covid-19-certificate

Please note that the City of Oulu's testing points do not generally test persons who only need a certificate of a negative corona test result for a COVID passport. The corona test must then be obtained elsewhere at your own expense. However, City of Oulu offers corona tests for people aged 16-17 and people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons.

You can download and print a COVID-19 certificate from Omakanta. If you do not use My Kanta Pages, you can get a printed COVID certificate at a library and for example at Oulu10 office.

If the COVID certificate is not shown in My Kanta Pages or there is an error in the certificate details, please contact your own Health care center (see below). Please note that there is a delay of approximately two weeks in the processing of the certificate at the Health care centers. When you receive a printout, you should make several copies of it.

If you have received a corona vaccine abroad, contact your Health care center (see below). A copy of the passport photo page and copies of the original vaccination certificates are required to add the vaccination information. Please note that there is a delay of approximately two weeks in the processing of the certificate at the Health care centers.

If you are unable to use the Omakanta service

If you are unable to use the Omakanta service, you can obtain a paper certificate by contacting your health care center (see below) or authorizing another person to download the certificate from Omakanta on your behalf (read more: www.kanta.fi/en/covid-19-certificate).

 

Health care centers

Haukipudas
Tel. 08 558 54600

Kaakkuri
Tel. 08 558 44510

Kiiminki
Tel. 08 8193 311

Kontinkangas
Tel. 08 558 44333

Tuira
Tel. 08 558 44477

 

More information about corona vaccinations

Vaccines and coronavirus (THL)

Vaccination schedule (THL)

Efficacy of vaccines against COVID-19 (THL)

 

The page Coronavirus information in different languages (THL) has a collection of links that can help you find information on the coronavirus in different languages. The links will help you find, for example, directions on how to avoid infection and information on vaccines, the vaccination process, and travel. 

Seasonal influenza vaccinations are available. See more information in Finnish.