Free mental-health help in Finland right now

In an emergency

Call 112 if someone’s life or safety is threatened¹. It is free from any phone. Operators must answer in Finnish and Swedish; one who does not speak English can transfer your call, and an interpreter can be brought in².

Call 116117, the Medical Helpline, if there is no danger to life but the situation is serious or needs urgent care¹. It is open 24/7, calling costs nothing, and it covers all of Finland except Åland³.

Talk to someone now

MIELI does not charge for the conversations; you pay only your operator’s normal call rate⁴⁵. You can call anonymously⁴.

In English: MIELI’s English phone line closed on 23 March 2026. Instead MIELI offers booked crisis chat, remote appointments by video or phone, and crisis email, free and without a referral⁶. You need an anonymous Tukinet account and must book at least 30 minutes ahead; email replies can take up to two weeks⁷.

Chat

• MIELI crisis chat, in Finnish: Monday to Thursday, 15 to 21⁸.
• Sekasin-chat for 12 to 29-year-olds: anonymous and free, every day of the year, weekdays 9 to 24 and weekends 15 to 24⁹.

Face to face

MIELI’s Crisis Centre Helsinki serves residents of the Helsinki metropolitan area and Eastern Uusimaa. Booking by phone on 09 4135 0510, Monday to Thursday 9 to 12 and 13 to 15, Friday 9 to 12¹⁰.

In Helsinki, the Mieppi unit serves residents over 13 free of charge, with an interpreter if your mother tongue is not Finnish or Swedish¹¹.

For students

The Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) has a chat for general and mental health. Its hours change, so check them on the FSHS site¹². It serves Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students¹³.

Self-help, any time

Mielenterveystalo’s self-help programmes are free, anonymous and need no login, with English programmes for anxiety, depression, insomnia and concentration difficulties¹⁴.