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Childbirth

We provide treatment for people arriving for labour, pregnant people who need urgent care and gynaecological emergency care patients at all hours.

You will need a referral from your maternity and child health clinic for an appointment with a doctor or nurse. You do not need a referral when you are arriving for labour.

The service is subject to a fee. We will send you an invoice for hospital fees afterwards.

When you go into labour, call the delivery room, tel. +358 13 330 1122.

Bring your maternity card and photo ID with you.

Check-in for pregnant people arriving for labour

  • Check in at the emergency clinic located in building J2 of the Central Hospital.
  • The emergency clinic secretary will direct you to the elevators and on to the third floor.
  • Ring the doorbell at the delivery room door. The delivery room staff will guide you from there on.

Come to the hospital immediately if

  • you experience heavy bleeding or constant severe abdominal pain
  • your waters break, your baby is in breech presentation, it is a multiple pregnancy, or the amniotic fluid is green
  • you are less than 36 weeks pregnant and you are having regular painful contractions.

When should you go to the hospital?

  • Regular contractions that have lasted for several hours or pain that you can no longer withstand at home.
  • Your waters break: you can take your time and prepare at home for leaving to the hospital, but do still call the delivery room.

If you are unsure whether you should come to the hospital, it is always a good idea to call us.

Childbirth classes

Childbirth classes are organised in Finnish. They are primarily intended for first-time parents: the pregnant person and their accompanying support person.

Fear of childbirth outpatient clinic

Our services include an outpatient clinic that specialises in fears related to childbirth.

Breast feeding clinic

The breast feeding clinic provides support for breast feeding mothers.

Contact information

North Karelia Central Hospital

The North Karelia Central Hospital is located in Joensuu. The North Karelia Central Hospital provides extensive emergency care, and it has for long been one of Finland's most profitable central hospitals. In national comparisons, the quality of hospital care and patient safety are some of the highest.


The Central Hospital has all of the most important specialities except open heart surgery and neurosurgery.


The main lobby has a waiting area, a registration point and a caretaker's information desk.


Customer parking

The indoors car park is located directly to the left of the hospital entrance.


There are also a few parking spaces outdoors in the hospital area. In front of the main entrance and emergency clinic there are 30 minute parking spaces for escorting and pickup traffic.


Parking in the hospital area is mainly subject to a fee. There are only a few parking disc spaces with no fee, and the entire area is subject to parking supervision. There are disabled parking spaces next to the main entrance and on the 2nd floor of the indoors car park, for example.

Available languages: Finnish, English.

Childbirth
Arriving for labour check in at the emergency clinic located in building J2 of the Central Hospital. Maternity outpatient clinic, building A, wing C, 3rd floor. Open on weekdays 7:30—15:30. Gynaecology and obstetrics inpatient ward, building A, wing G, 1st floor.

Visiting information

Delivery room

Delivery room

Tel. +358 13 330 1122

enquiries 24 hours a day

North Karelia Central Hospital
Tikkamäentie 16, 80210 Joensuu
Google map link

Childbirth linkit

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