Assessing your need for treatment and service guidance
Phone
Mon–Thu 8 am–3 pm, Fri 8 am–2 pm
General and mental health services 046 710 1073
Oral health services 046 710 1085
SelfChat
General and mental health
Mon–Fri at 9 am–11 am
Oral health
Mon–Fri at 9 am–11 am
Log in to the Self online service
Service forms in the online service Self
The Self online service contains various service forms that you can use to contact the FSHS, whenever or wherever you choose. Log in to the Self online service
Check more detailed instructions: Contact the assessment of the need for treatment team
Patient ombudsperson
See the contact information for the patient ombudsperson of your wellbeing services county.
Patient Office
Mon–Fri from 8.00 am to 10.00 am
Checking, rescheduling or cancelling appointments
FSHS´s own service unit: in the Self online service
A partner service unit: according to the service provider’s instructions
Laboratory examinations
The service is produced by SYNLAB Suomi Oy
Check the nearest location (synlab.fi)
For laboratory examinations you will always need a referral from FSHS. Once you have obtained a referral you can book an appointment via Synlab´s online service or by phone 010 326 3260. *Mobile phone rates to 010 business numbers depends on the contract between the caller and the telephone operator. When calling with a landline phone the charge is the local network rate.
Booking instructions for SYNLAB’s online service (synlab.fi)
Imaging examinations
The service is produced by SYNLAB Suomi Oy
Savonkatu 17, 70110 Kuopio
Location on map
Appointments to imaging examinations require a referral from the FSHS. You can book an appointment from the service provider once you have received a referral.
Imaging examinations for oral health are conducted at the service unit which produces oral health services for this location.
Exceptional opening hours
FSHS´s own service units are open on New Year’s Eve, Maundy Thursday and 30 April from 8.00 am to 12:30 pm, if these days fall on a weekday.
Local health care providers
- Pohjois-Savon hyvinvointialue: Terveys- ja sairaanhoitopalvelut – Pohjois-Savon hyvinvointialue – Pohjois-Savo (pshyvinvointialue.fi)
- Setlementti Puijola
- Seri-akuuttikeskus: Seksuaalirikoksen uhrien tuki – Pohjois-Savo (psshp.fi)
- Perheasian neuvottelukeskus: Perheasiain neuvottelukeskus – Kuopion seurakunnat
All sites above are in Finnish.
The Management Team, FSHS East (click to open)
- Regional Director Anu Väänänen
- Regional Medical Director Mirka Rönkkö
- Regional Medical Director for Mental Health Raija Aittakumpu-Hydén
- Regional Medical Director for Dentistry Pirkko Koskela
- Head Nurse, FSHS East (Jyväskylä and Mikkeli) Arja Makkonen
- Head Nurse, FSHS (Joensuu and Kuopio) Mervi Toivanen
- Head Nurse for Oral Health, FSHS East Kirsi Hotta
- Chief Psychologist Marika Niskanen, study community work representative for FSHS East