Autumn 2025 influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations

Appointment booking for influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations opens for people aged 65 and over on 16 September in Maisa and on 17 September by phone. For those under 65, appointment booking opens on 8 October in both Maisa and by phone.

Read more about vaccination target groups, schedules and how to book an appointment:

hel.fi/influenzavaccinations 
hel.fi/covid-19-vaccinations 

Multicultural activities at service centres

Service centres offer the opportunity to participate in multicultural discussion or exercise groups.

The service centres have multicultural groups where you can meet new people and learn Finnish. For example, you can choose between discussion, exercise and crafts groups and Finnish language courses.

Multicultural activities are offered at several service centres. Please ask the service centres' social instructors about the groups. Let's find the activities that suit you best together!

Participation is free of charge. You need a service centre card to access the service. You can get a card free of charge from the service centres' information desk.

To browse the upcoming groups, please visit the Finnish version of this website. Go to the Finnish version. 

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Photo: Kaisa Sunimento

Do you already have a service centre card?

You can get a free service centre card from the service centres' information desk if you are retired or unemployed living in Helsinki. 

When applying for the service centre card, you can prove your retirement with an earnings-related pension card or a pension or benefit decision. If you are currently not working and you are registered as an unemployed job seeker, you can apply for a service centre card on the basis of unemployment. You can print a certificate of the validity of your job search by logging into Job Market and taking a screenshot of the front page. Log into Job Market .

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