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Exceptions to Opening Hours

This page provides information on exceptions to the regular opening hours of our services during holidays and other special occasions.

Please note that most of our social and health centres and service points are typically open on weekdays only and are closed on public holidays such as Finnish Independence Day, Christmas, New Year’s Day, and Epiphany. During these times, emergency care is available at the joint emergency clinic of the North Karelia Central Hospital.

Exceptions to opening hours during summer holidays 2025

Social and Health Centres and Service Points

When your local social and health centre or service point is closed, you can use any of the centres or service points of Siun sote. You can also book an appointment online (in Finnish) at verkkoajanvarauspth.siunsote.fi.

The following social and health centres and service points will be closed on the specified dates. During these periods, no nurse, doctor or physiotherapist appointments will be available at these locations. The location of the nearest social and health centre or service point is in parentheses.

Hammaslahti 14 July – 10 August 2025 (Kiihtelysvaara)

Heinävesi, closed on Fridays 6 June – 29 August 2025 (Liperi)

Kesälahti 2 June – 29 June 2025 (Kitee)

Kiihtelysvaara 16 June – 13 July 2025 (Hammaslahti)

Lehmo 2 June – 17 August 2025 (Kontiolahti)

Polvijärvi 30 June – 3 August 2025 (Outokumpu)

Rääkkylä 30 June – 13 July 2025 (Kitee)

Tohmajärvi 14 July – 27 July 2025 (Kitee)

Tuupovaara 30 June – 27 July 2025 (Ilomantsi)

Valtimo 23 June – 3 August 2025 (Nurmes)

Note! Please call before visiting.

Contact details for social and health centres and service points:
Appointment with a doctor or a nurse

Contact details for Emergency care: Emergency care

The nurse at the social and health centre will answer the phone and assess the need for treatment. The nurse will give the required care instructions and tell you what to do. The range of services available in the online appointment booking service varies by location, so if you cannot find the appointment you need, make an appointment by phone by calling the social and health centre.

Mobility Aid services

Contact the Joensuu city, Pyhäselkä and Kiihtelysvaara area by calling +358 (0)13 330 2979. Other regions can call +358 (0)13 330 2601.

Physiotherapy

The centralised telephone service for physiotherapy is available at +358 (0)13 330 2601. You can also book an appointment online (in Finnish) at verkkoajanvarauspth.siunsote.fi.

Islab and Siun sote sampling points

You can book an appointment for open offices via the electronic appointment booking service at www.islab.fi or by phone at the appointment number +358 (0)44 717 8888 on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., a call-back service is available between 8 a.m. and 12 noon. The operator charges a normal telephone charge for the call.

The following Islab sampling points are closed on the specified dates:

Hammaslahti 14 July – 8 August 2025

Heinävesi 30 June – 18 July 2025, and on Fridays from 6 June to 29 August

Lehmo 19 June – 15 August 2025

Polvijärvi 30 June – 1 August 2025

Rääkkylä 30 June – 11 July 2025

Tohmajärvi 14 July – 25 July 2025

The following Siun sote sampling points are closed on the specified dates:

Kesälahti 2 June – 29 June 2025

Kiihtelysvaara 16 June – 13 July 2025

Tuupovaara 30 June – 27 July 2025

Valtimo 23 June – 3 August 2025

Dental clinics

When your local dental clinic is closed, you can use any of the dental clinics of Siun sote.

The following dental clinics are closed on the specified dates. The nearest dental clinic is in parentheses:

Pyhäselkä 14 July – 10 August 2025 (Siilainen, Rantakylä ja Niinivaara)

Polvijärvi 30 June – 3 August 2025 (Outokumpu, Liperi)

Contact information of Oral and dental care: Oral and dental care

Maternity and Child Health Clinics

Between 23 June and 3 August 2025, maternity and child health clinics will primarily serve pregnant women, mothers who have recently given birth, and children aged 0 to 1.5 years. Other child health check-ups and women’s screening appointments will be carried out when possible. You can also book an appointment online (in Finnish) at verkkoajanvarauspth.siunsote.fi.

The centralized telephone service for maternity and child health clinics is available from 30 June to 8 August, Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 13:00, at +358 (0)13 330 2841.

The following maternal and child health clinics are closed on the specified dates. The nearest clinic is in parentheses:

Hammaslahti 28 July – 8 August (services available in Reijola, Joensuu)

Heinävaara 21 July – 8 August, a substitute will be available on 30 July and 6 August (Suvikatu, Joensuu)

Heinävesi 30 June – 27 July (Liperi and Outokumpu)

Ilomantsi 28 July – 3 August (Eno and Suvikatu, Joensuu)

Kesälahti 2 June – 3 August (Kitee)

Polvijärvi 30 June – 3 August (Outokumpu and Liperi)

Rääkkylä 2 June – 3 August (Kitee)

Tohmajärvi 14 July – 27 July (Kitee)

Valtimo 23 June – 31 August (Nurmes)

Mental Health and Substance use Services

Scheduled appointments will take place as planned, but otherwise, mental health and substance use services will operate remotely or remain closed while the health station is closed. The centralised call service at +358 (0)13 330 2145 is open on weekdays from 8:00 to 15:30.

Child Guidance and Family Counselling Clinics

For urgent matters related to child guidance and family counselling, you can contact the service needs assessment for family and child welfare services, available at +358 (0)13 330 2806 on Monday–Tuesday and Thursday–Friday from 9:00 to 12:00, and on Wednesday from 12:00 to 15:00.

The Northern region (Juuka, Lieksa, and Nurmes) child guidance and family counselling clinics will be closed from 30 June to 25 July 2025.

The Western region (Heinävesi, Liperi, Outokumpu, and Polvijärvi) clinics will be closed from 7 July to 1 August 2025.

The Central region (Joensuu and Kontiolahti) clinics will be closed from 30 June to 11 July 2025.

The Southern region (Ilomantsi, Kitee, Rääkkylä, and Tohmajärvi) clinics will be closed from 1 July to 31 July 2025.

Family Law Services

Family law services will be closed from 14 July to 1 August 2025.

Memory Clinics and Senior Health Services

Services will be closed from 14 July to 3 August 2025.

Veterinary Care

The veterinary care in Juuka will be closed from 2 to 15 June 2025.

Hospital Services

The following services are closed on the specified dates:

Rheumatology Centre, Ward 4A: 3–4 July and 18 July 2025

Cancer Centre: 30 May 2025

Pain Clinic: 7 July – 3 August 2025

Ward 15: 30 June – 3 August 2025

Services are open unless otherwise stated. Sudden changes in opening hours are possible.

Artikkeli Exceptions to Opening Hours julkaistiin ensimmäisen kerran Siun sote.