Appointment booking for seasonal vaccinations to start on 23 September for over 75-year-olds and individuals with immunodeficiency – vaccinations begin in October

Over 75-year-olds and individuals with immunodeficiency can start booking their appointments for seasonal vaccinations on Wednesday 23 September 2026. Vaccinations begin in October. Appointment booking for other groups starts on Wednesday 7 October 2026, and the vaccinations begin on 21 October 2026. Influenza vaccines will arrive at our vaccination sites right before the start date, which means that vaccinations cannot be conducted in September.

Vaccination sites include health stations and maternity and child health clinics. We cannot address other concerns during a vaccination appointment.

Elderly nursing home residents receive the seasonal vaccines at the nursing home and home care clients during a home care visit. If you live in a round-the-clock service housing unit in Disability Services, you will receive the vaccine at your unit. School nurses will send Wilma messages to inform parents and students about the specific influenza vaccination dates for each school.

You can find more information, such as vaccination target groups and municipality-specific booking instructions at https://www.luvn.fi/en/seasonal-vaccinations

COVID-19 vaccination target groups 

Currently, COVID-19 causes in increasingly fewer cases a severe variant of the disease or need for hospital treatment. However, the vaccine is still important for the elderly, persons with multiple illnesses and individuals with immunodeficiency.

THL recommends a booster dose to following target groups:

• elderly people in nursing homes or receiving regular organised home care, as well as elderly people receiving informal care
• everyone aged 75 or older
• persons of all ages with severe immunodeficiency
• over 18-year-olds with two or more conditions that increase the risk of severe COVID-19.

You can read more about the guidelines on the THL website(external link)