Coronavirus vaccinations in Espoo

Book an appointment through the online system at bookcovidvaccine.fi(extrernal link)

• New appointments will become available as we get new batches of vaccines. If there are no appointments available, please try again later.
• You can book both appointments through the online system.
• Guardians can book an appointment on behalf of their child under the age of 18.

If you want to book an appointment by phone, call our number 09 816 34800 (Mon–Fri 8:00–18:00) and leave a call-back request.

• Please only call us once and wait for our call. We will return calls as vaccination appointments become available. 
• Text message service for the deaf and hard of hearing, tel. 040 639 3945. 

You must book a separate vaccination appointment for each person, but the appointments may be back to back.

You can book an appointment on behalf of your child under 18 years of age through the online system at bookcovidvaccine.fi(extrernal link). This requires strong identification, for example through online banking codes.

You can book an appointment on behalf of an elderly person through the online system at bookcovidvaccine.fi(extrernal link) if you have been authorised to do so. You can authorise someone to act on your behalf via the Suomi.fi online service. Both the authoriser and the authorised person need online banking codes or a mobile ID for identification. At Suomi.fi, the authorisation in question is called ‘managing matters related to healthcare’. For more information about the Suomi.fi e-Authorisations, click on this link(extrernal link).

You will receive a confirmation message on your appointments by email or text message. The message includes instructions for changing the appointment date. The confirmation message contains the required link, appointment ID and a PIN for cancelling or rescheduling your appointment at bookcovidvaccine.fi(extrernal link). If you cancel your first vaccination appointment, your appointment for the booster dose will also be cancelled and you need to book new appointments for both.  

You can also use the appointment ID and PIN to only cancel or reschedule the second appointment. The period between the two vaccine doses must be no shorter than 6 weeks and no longer than 12 weeks and 5 days.

If you have received the first vaccine dose, but you have not yet booked an appointment for the booster dose, you can book an appointment through the online system(extrernal link). The period between the two vaccine doses must be no shorter than 6 weeks and no longer than 12 weeks and 5 days. 

There are three different coronavirus vaccines available in Espoo: The Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine, the Moderna Spikevax vaccine and the AstraZeneca Vaxzevria vaccine.

The majority of Espoo residents will receive mRNA vaccines, which include the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty and Moderna Spikevax coronavirus vaccines. 

The AstraZeneca Vaxzevria adenovirus vector vaccine can only be chosen by people born between 1952 and 1956, i.e. those who turn 65–69 this year. However, 65–69-year-olds can also choose the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine if they so wish.

You can read more about the coronavirus vaccines on the THL website.(extrernal link)

• THL recommends that 65–69-year-olds who have received the first dose of the AstraZeneca Vaxzevria vaccine also take a second dose of Vaxzevria, unless there is a medical reason for not using the vaccine. If you wish, you can also choose Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty as your booster vaccine.
• Under 65-year-olds (i.e. those born in or after 1957) who have received the first dose of the AstraZeneca Vaxzevria vaccine will get the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine as their booster dose.
• Everyone who has received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty or Moderna Spikevax vaccine will also receive the second dose of the same vaccine. If, for some reason, the same mRNA vaccine is not available, another manufacturer’s mRNA vaccine can be used for the second dose.

Booster vaccination appointments can be brought forward for people who are going abroad to work or to study. You can sign up for the waiting list if your student exchange or work assignment has been confirmed, not if it is only a possibility. The duration of your stay abroad must be at least three months, and your first and second vaccination must be at least three weeks apart. You cannot sign up for the waiting list if you are travelling for leisure.

If you want to be put on the waiting list, please fill in this form(extrernal link) (in Finnish). Professionals will go through your information and determine whether your booster vaccination appointment can be brought forward. If yes, you will be put on the waiting list for accelerated booster vaccinations and we will call you to book an appointment for you. An accelerated vaccination schedule is also offered to family members travelling abroad with you. Please note! You can bring forward your booster vaccination at the earliest to 6 weeks from the first dose online at bookcovidvaccine.fi(extrernal link).

Most people who have had the coronavirus disease are immune to the disease for at least six months. For this reason, people who have had the coronavirus disease do not need to be vaccinated so urgently. As a general rule, people who have had the coronavirus disease should get vaccinated around six months after contracting the disease. Persons who have had the coronavirus disease are offered the vaccine after at least two months have passed from the onset of symptoms or from receiving their diagnosis.

If you contract the coronavirus disease after your first dose of the vaccine, you will no longer need the second dose. Studies have shown that people who have had the disease get at least the same amount of protection from one vaccine dose as others get from two doses.

• Tapiola Health Centre (address: Ahertajantie 2(extrernal link))
• Iso Omena shopping centre, 2nd floor (address: Suomenlahdentie 1(extrernal link)). The vaccination site is located on the second floor of the shopping centre, below the Iso Omena Service Centre. The best way to find the vaccination site is to enter the shopping centre from the main entrance on the metro side of the building on Piispansilta. We recommend that people arriving by car drive to the parking garage via Suomenlahdentie. Parking is free for customers for the first two hours.
• Lintuvaara vaccination site (address: Veräjäkallionkatu 3(extrernal link)) Those arriving by car can park their car in the parking area of the Leppävaara Church across the street for the duration of the vaccination.
• Metro Areena (address: Urheilupuistontie 3(extrernal link))

If you are unable to use public transport for health reasons or if public transport is not available, you can claim reimbursement from Kela for the costs of a taxi trip to a coronavirus vaccination site. Further information: Kela provides reimbursements for the costs of travel to coronavirus vaccination sites(extrernal link). 

Pupils will have the opportunity to receive the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine at school during the school day between 27 September and 8 October 2021. The previously announced booster vaccination days that would have taken place after the autumn holiday have thus been cancelled. During the same time period, the first dose of the vaccine is also available to pupils who have not yet received it.

If for some reason, you are unable to get the second dose at school, you can get the vaccine without booking an appointment at the following locations:

• the Iso Omena walk-in vaccination site, Mon–Fri 9:30–11:30 and 12:15–15:00.
• Entresse Library on Fridays between 10:00 and 18:00
• Sello Library on Thursdays between 10:00 and 18:00.

The fastest way to get vaccinated is to visit a vaccination site. If your functional capacity is reduced and you are unable to visit a vaccination site, you can get vaccinated at home. Espoo residents of all ages whose turn it is to get vaccinated can request to be vaccinated at home by calling Nestori – Guidance and Service Counselling for Senior Citizens. The staff at Nestori will interview you or your family member and examine your patient data. Based on their findings, they will refer you to be vaccinated either at a vaccination site or at home. Underlying health conditions, use of assistive devices, age or fear are not obstacles to getting vaccinated at a vaccination site.

The European Union coronavirus certificates have been available through My Kanta Pages as of 14 July. A certificate of your most recent negative coronavirus test result is available at mycoviddata.fi. 

The EU coronavirus certificate consists of three different certificates: 

• a coronavirus vaccination certificate 
• a certificate of a coronavirus test result 
• a certificate of recovery from the coronavirus disease.

1. Log in to My Kanta Pages on the kanta.fi website using your preferred identification method, for example your online banking codes or mobile ID.
2. Select “Koronatodistus” from the menu on the left-hand side. You will also find a link to the certificate section on the front page of My Kanta Pages.
3. Open your certificate by clicking on the PDF link. If a certificate is available, it will open in a new tab.
4. Save the PDF file on your phone or other device. That way you will have the certificate when you need it. You can also print the certificate on paper.

More information in frequently asked questions