Online booking for coronavirus vaccination

Book an appointment for a coronavirus vaccination at verkkoajanvarauspth.siunsote.fi 

Telephone booking for coronavirus vaccination

To book an appointment for a coronavirus vaccination by telephone, dial 013 330 2131 to leave a call back request. The call back service is in use 24/7. Calls will be returned within a week.

Observations on booking appointments for coronavirus vaccinations

• Vaccination appointments can be booked for any vaccination point regardless of your municipality of residence.
• Online bookings can be used to book appointments or to cancel appointments made online.
• The telephone booking number can be used to book, or to reschedule a vaccination appointment.
  • Cancelling an appointment can be done through the telephone service of your own health station.
  • In the telephone service it is possible to leave a call back request. Call backs are made in the ongoing week.

Your right to a vaccination is always checked at the vaccination point. Click the headings below for more detailed information by age and vaccination group. Below you can also find information on the coronavirus vaccines we use and links to frequently asked questions.

First and second coronavirus vaccinations

All persons aged 12 and above may book an appointment for the first coronavirus vaccination. You can book a vaccination appointment online at https://siunsote.eaika.fi/.

You can book an appointment for the second coronavirus vaccination through the online booking service when at least six weeks have passed from your first coronavirus vaccination. You can book an appointment for the second vaccination at any of the vaccination points in the Siun sote region. The second vaccine does not need to be administered at the same vaccination point as the first.

Having come down with coronavirus disease corresponds to one dose of the vaccine when at least 6 weeks have elapsed between the vaccine and the disease. Read about the effects of a past coronavirus infection on vaccinations and vaccination intervals on the THL website: Does a past case of coronavirus disease affect vaccination?

Check more information about coronavirus vaccinations for children under 12 under “Corona vaccinations for those under the age of 12”

Third coronavirus vaccinations

Persons over the age of 60

• The third vaccine is administered three months after the second vaccine at the earliest

Persons aged 18 to 59 who are in good health

• The third vaccine can be administered four months after the second vaccine at the earliest
• NOTE: The person getting vaccinated must have turned 18 by the day they are given the vaccination.

Persons aged 18 or over, risk groups 1 and 2

• The third vaccine is administered three months after the second vaccine at the earliest
• At-risk groups for severe coronavirus disease (THL)
• NOTE: The person getting vaccinated must have turned 18 by the day they get the vaccination.

Persons aged 12 to 17, risk groups 1 and 2

• The third vaccine can be administered six months after the second vaccine at earliest
• Persons over the age of 12 with severe immune deficiencies
• The third vaccine can be administered two months after the second vaccine at the earliest
• List of severe immune deficiencies (thl.fi)

Having come down with coronavirus disease corresponds to one dose of the vaccine when at least six weeks have elapsed between the vaccine and the disease. Read about the effects of a past coronavirus infection on vaccinations and vaccination intervals on the THL website: Does a past case of coronavirus disease affect vaccination?

Fourth coronavirus vaccinations

A fourth coronavirus vaccination is currently recommended for healthy persons aged 60-64.

• The fourth vaccine can be administered three months after the third vaccine at the earliest

Having come down with coronavirus disease corresponds to one dose of the vaccine when at least 6 weeks have elapsed between the vaccine and the disease. Read about the effects of a past coronavirus infection on vaccinations and vaccination intervals on the THL website: Does a past case of coronavirus disease affect vaccination? 

Coronavirus vaccine boosters

Coronavirus vaccine boosters are offered to

• Persons over the age of 65
• persons of 18 who are in a medical at-risk group, and
• to persons 12 years of age and older with severe immune deficiencies

The booster is recommended to all these groups regardless of the number of previous coronavirus vaccinations, or if the person has had coronavirus disease in the past. The booster vaccination can be taken when at least three months have passed from the previous vaccination or a past infection with coronavirus disease.

It is recommended that the booster vaccination should be given in connection with an influenza vaccination. You can book an influenza vaccine for the same appointment in connection with your online booking by checking the box next to the statement “I want an influenza vaccination with the same appointment”. Information on the influenza vaccination is at the end of the last page of the booking - the same page where personal data of the person making the booking is asked.

If you wish to have both vaccinations at the Rantakylä health stations, please make the booking through the online booking for health stations at the address https://verkkoajanvarauspth.siunsote.fi. Book an appointment for an influenza vaccination and ask for a coronavirus booster in connection with the vaccination. It is not possible to make an appointment at the Rantakylä health stations only for the coronavirus booster.

Coronavirus vaccinations for children under the age of 12

Siun sote offers coronavirus vaccinations for children under 12 in accordance with the revised recommendations issued by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on 23 November 2022.

Coronavirus vaccines are offered to children aged 5–11 who have an underlying condition that makes them susceptible to severe coronavirus disease. Illnesses that could make a person more vulnerable to severe coronavirus disease include, for example, severe cardiac and pulmonary illnesses as well as certain neurological diseases. In addition, persons with severe immune deficiencies are at a higher risk. THL will give more detailed information on the at-risk groups for children under 12 later.

THL has also recommended coronavirus vaccinations for children between the ages of six months and four years who have an illness making them susceptible to severe coronavirus disease. Launching the vaccinations still requires a change to the relevant decree. Siun sote will give more information on vaccinations for small children later.

Please note: Coronavirus vaccines are no longer being offered to healthy children under the age of 12 because there is no medical basis for vaccination. If a child in the age group has already received one coronavirus vaccination dose, that child can still be given the second vaccine dose that is part of the series.

New series of vaccinations are no longer being given to children who do not have a disease that exposes them to severe coronavirus disease. Siun sote is in contact with persons who have booked a first vaccination for children under the age of 12 to make sure that the right to a vaccination can be checked, and to cancel the appointment, if necessary.

Book an appointment online

Appointments for coronavirus vaccinations for children under 12 are booked through the online reservation system of the Siun sote health care centres at the address https://verkkoajanvarauspth.siunsote.fi/

• select municipality
• class of service: school and student health care
• service: coronavirus vaccinations for children aged 5–11, child health clinic and school nurses
• search for appointment times
• select and book a suitable time using the child's data, separate appointments should be booked for each child.

Please note that vaccination times also for children of child health clinic age can be found under school and student health care. An appointment can be cancelled using a link given in connection with online booking, and a booking identification code if the appointment that was made is no longer suitable.

Customers are asked to avoid making contact by telephone to avoid congestion at the child health clinic service. Vaccination points and available times can be seen in connection with making the appointment.

In central Joensuu, children's coronavirus vaccinations are organised centrally from April 2022 onward at intervals of about six weeks at the Suvikatu clinic (Suvikatu 18). The vaccination points of Eno, Pyhäselkä, Vaarat, and other municipalities in the area can be seen separately when making an appointment online. Available vaccination points can be found under the web appointment location menu.

Guardian's consent for vaccinating an underage child

Children aged 5-11 – those of child health clinic and elementary school age – mainly get their coronavirus vaccines in the company of their parents.

If the guardian is unable to be present, the child must have a consent form signed by their guardians. The guardians decide together on the vaccination of the child, and the vaccination of the child requires the consent of both guardians. A guardian accompanying a child to a vaccination ensures that the possible second guardian has also given consent.

However, written consent is not needed. The consent form may be printed from this link: Guardian's consent for a coronavirus vaccination (thl.fi)

The vaccinations are voluntary and free of charge. Without a booking the child will not be vaccinated.

The appointment for the second coronavirus vaccination is given in connection with the first vaccination. The second vaccine dose is given about six weeks later, primarily at the same location as the first, unless stated otherwise.

Instructions for guardians for preparing for the vaccination situation

• prepare the child for the vaccination in an age-appropriate manner early, and at home. The point of vaccination is the upper part of the upper arm, or with a small child, the thigh muscle.
• we recommend that adults wear a mask when arriving in at the vaccination location, and that they take care of hand hygiene
• arrive at the vaccination location in time to make sure you have time to remove your child's outer clothing and take out the child's Kela card (to establish identity)
• also, with children of school age, the presence of a guardian is expected – if this is not possible, the child must bring a consent form signed by both guardians
• prepare to be with your child for an observation period of about 15 minutes after the vaccination

Coronavirus vaccines used by Siun sote

Siun sote currently uses the following coronavirus vaccines:

• Comirnaty BA.4–5 15/15 mcg/dose (Biontech-Pfizer) coronavirus vaccine for those 12 years of age and older
• Comirnaty 10 mcg/dose (Biontech-Pfizer) coronavirus vaccine for those 5-11 years of age
• Spikevax BA.1 (Moderna) coronavirus vaccine for those 12 years of age and older (booster doses)
• Janssen coronavirus vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) for those over 65
• Nuvaxovid-koronavirusrokote (Novavax) for those 12 years of age and older

According to THL it is possible to take vaccines from different manufacturers at different times.

Moderna and Novavax vaccines are currently not given to men under the age of 30.