Check FSHS´s opening hours during the summer season 2024

We at the FSHS will serve students in higher education institutions throughout the summer. The service offering is scaled to the estimated lower demand during the summer season.

FSHS’s digital and remote services will operate on all weekdays and there are several service units in our service areas that are open throughout the summer. Possible exceptions in local services have been listed on this page.

If necessary, you will be directed from the assessment of the need for treatment to either a remote appointment or to a local appointment to another open service unit.

Summer flowers and a butterfly.

Assessing your need for treatment and service guidance

The nationwide telephone services for the need for treatment assessments and service guidance are available throughout the summer Mon-Thurs from 8.00 am to 3.00 pm and Fri from 8.00 am to 2.00 pm (excluding public holidays).

SelfChat is open on weekdays

  • in matters related to general and mental health Mon–Fri 9 am to 11 am
  • in matters related to oral health Mon–Fri 9 am to 11 am.
  • the chat line for hearing-impaired custormers is open Mon–Thu 8 am–3 pm and Fri 8 am–2 pm.

Opening hours of FSHS’s own service units during the summer season

FSHS Central

  • FSHS´s service units in Tulli and Hervanta in Tampere are open on weekdays throughout the summer.
  • There are no local appointments at FSHS Hämeenlinna from 15 July to 19 July 2024 (the patient office will also be closed during this period).
  • There are no local appointments at FSHS Seinäjoki from 1 July to 26 July 2024 (the patient office will also be closed during this period).

If necessary, you will be directed from the assessment of the need for treatment to either a remote appointment or to a local appointment to another open service unit.

FSHS East

  • The general and mental health services at FSHS Jyväskylä, FSHS Joensuu and FSHS Kuopio, are open throughout the summer.
  • There are no local appointments for oral health services at FSHS Jyväskylä, FSHS Joensuu and FSHS Kuopio from 15 July to 26 July 2024.
  • The patient office at FSHS Joensuu will be open between 1 June and 31 August 2024 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 13:00 to 14:00.
  • There are no local appointments for general and mental health at FSHS Mikkeli from 22 July to 2 August 2024.

If necessary, you will be directed from the assessment of the need for treatment to either a remote appointment or to a local appointment to another open service unit.

FSHS North

If necessary, you will be directed from the assessment of the need for treatment to either a remote appointment or to a local appointment to another open service unit.

FSHS South

  • FSHS´s service unit in Helsinki, Tölö is open on weekdays throughout the summer.
  • There are no local appointments for general and mental health at FSHS Helsinki, Malmi from 15 July to 26 July 2024.
  • There are no local appointments for general and mental health at FSHS Espoo from 15 July to 26 July 2024. The patient office stays closed from 15 July to 6 August 2024 (if necessary, you can visit the info point at FSHS Helsinki, Töölö according to its service times).
  • There are no local appointments for oral health from 1 July to 12 July 2024 at FSHS Lahti and no local appointments for general and mental health from 15 July to 26 July 2024 at FSHS Lahti (even the patient office at FSHS Lahti will be closed from 15 July to 26 July 2024).
  • There are no local appointments for general and mental health at FSHS Kouvola from 5 July to 2 August 2024.
  • There are no local appointments for oral health from 15 July to 26 July 2024 at FSHS Lappeenranta and no local appointments for general and mental health from 1 July to 14 July 2024 at FSHS Lappeenranta. The patient office at FSHS Lappeenranta will be closed from 1 July to 23 August 2024.

If necessary, you will be directed from the assessment of the need for treatment to either a remote appointment or to a local appointment to another open service unit.

FSHS West

  • FSHS´s service units in Turku and Vaasa, as well as the general and mental health services in Pori, are open on weekdays throughout the summer.
  • There are no local appointments for oral health at FSHS Pori from 8 July to 12 July 2024.
  • There are no local appointments for general and mental health at FSHS Rauma from 24 June to 16 August 2024.

If necessary, you will be directed from the assessment of the need for treatment to either a remote appointment or to a local appointment to another open service unit.

Our partners service units

Our partners service units serve during the summer according to their own opening hours.

Ascension Day

All our own service units, SelfChat and our nationwide telephone services are closed on Ascension Day, Thursday 9 May 2024. Our partners service units serve according to their own opening hours.

Midsummer eve

All our own service units, SelfChat and our nationwide telephone services are closed on Midsummer Eve, Friday 21 June 2024. Our partners service units serve according to their own opening hours.

The services can only be used when registered as present for the semester

In order to use FSHS services, including the Self online service and remote services, you must be registered as an attending student. Please note, that the transfer of the information regarding your enrollment comes with a small delay to us.

If you have registered as an attending student for the spring semester 2024, the right to use FSHS´s services will continue until 31 July 2024. You must register as an attending student for the autumn semester 2024 in order to use our services also in August 2024. The autumn semester starts on 1 August 2024.

The news will be updated if necessary.