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Opening hours Monday - Friday 8.00 – 16.15.

Please call and make an appointment to meet with a staff member before visiting our office.

Telephone

Telephone Exchange +358 295 209 111

Professional practice rights of social welfare and healthcare professionals tel. +358 295 209 550 on weekdays 10-11 a.m. and 14-15 p.m.
Health care supervision tel. +358 295 209 444 on weekdays 9-11 a.m. and 13-15 p.m.
Social welfare supervision tel. +358 295 209 299 on weekdays 9-11 a.m. and 13-15 p.m.

The price for calls to the 0295 numbers is the local network fee or the mobile call fee charged by the caller's operator. When calling from abroad, the price is determined by the local operator.

If you are unsatisfied with the medical care or want to file a complaint

Telefax

Fax +358 295 209 700

Mail

National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health, P.O. Box 210, FI-00281 Helsinki

E-mail

Official e-mail (Registry Office): kirjaamo(at)valvira.fi
Staff: firstname.lastname@valvira.fi

Please send any official mail intended for Valvira to our Registry. Do not send any sensitive information by e-mail.

Inquiries regarding professional practice rights of social welfare professionals preferably by email: 
suosikki(at)valvira.fi 

Inquiries regarding professional practice rights of healthcare professionals preferably by email: 
terhikki(at)valvira.fi

Supervision of healthcare:
kirjaamo(at)valvira.fi

Supervision of social welfare:
kirjaamo(at)valvira.fi

Register of private social and health care providers (Valveri):
valveri(at)valvira.fi

Alcohol:
alkoholi(at)valvira.fi

Tobacco:
tupakka(at)valvira.fi

Health protection:
tesu(at)valvira.fi

Supervision of gene techonology:
gmovalvonta(at)valvira.fi

Adoption:
adoption(at)valvira.fi

Valviras data protection officer:
tietosuoja(at)valvira.fi

Helsinki

Tel: +358 295 209 111
Postal address: P.O. Box 210, FI-00281 Helsinki
Street address: Mannerheimintie 103b, 00280 Helsinki
Telefax +358 295 209 700

Rovaniemi

Department for Private Licenses and Supervision of Social Welfare

Tel: +358 295 209 111
Address: Koskenranta 3, FI-96100 Rovaniemi
Telefax +358 295 209 704

Visiting Valvira

Our Helsinki office is in the district of Ruskeasuo. You can get to the office e.g. by bus or by tram No. 10 from the centre of Helsinki or by bus No. 23 from Pasila Station. If driving, the street address is Nauvontie 4. Limited street parking is available.

Our Rovaniemi office is at Koskenranta 3, about 10 km from the airport and 2 km from the railway station.

Mannerheimintie 103b, 00280 Helsinki
Avaa kartta
Koskenranta 3, FI-96100 Rovaniemi
Avaa kartta

Management

Director General Markus Henriksson
Director Jussi Holmalahti (Department for Health, Legal Rights and Technologies)
Director Tarja Holi (Department for Healthcare Supervision)
Director Esa Koukkari (Department for Private Sector Licencing and Social Welfare Supervision)
Administrative Director Ritva Kujala (Administration Department)
Development Manager Petri Huovinen
Executive Assistant Anne Aapro

Communications

For the media

Communications’ email address is viestinta(at)valvira.fi

Communications Officer
Ms. Eija Kenttäkumpu, tel + 358 295 209 303

Communications Assistant

Ms. Soili Heinonen, tel. +358 295 209 304

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Electronic invoicing address

Valvira
EDI code: 003715670576
OpusCapita Solutions' operator code: E204503
Valvira's Business ID: FI15670576

Inquiries about invoicing by e-mail: taha(at)valvira.fi

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