TBE vaccinations in the Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a viral disease transmitted through tick bites. Vaccination provides protection. The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) designates the high-risk areas covered by the Finnish National Vaccination Programme.

A primary series of three vaccines is offered free of charge to persons aged three years and over who live in or have a permanent summer residence in a risk area defined by the THL. In Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County, the primary vaccination series is also provided free of charge to children attending early childhood education or primary education in a designated risk area. Booster vaccinations are at your own expense, even if you have received your primary vaccine series at your own expense in the past.

THL reviews the National Vaccination Programme and the designated risk areas annually, based on newly reported TBE cases recorded in the Finnish National Infectious Diseases Register.

In 2026, the national TBE vaccination programme will be expanded to include the following areas in Western Uusimaa: 

• Hanko: Lappohja 10820

• Kirkkonummi: Myllykylä, Sepänkylä and Överby. View on map:

  • Kirkkonummi, Myllykylä (pdf)(external link)
  • Kirkkonummi, Sepänkylä (pdf)(external link)
  • Kirkkonummi, Överby (pdf)(external link)

• Kirkkonummi: Jorvas 02420

• Raasepori: the archipelago within the Ekenäs (10600) postal code area. View on map:

  • Raasepori archipelago (pdf)(external link)

Areas already covered by the programme:

• Espoo: Suvisaaristo 02380

• Espoo: Kurttila and Vanttila 02780

• Kirkkonummi: Luoma 02440

• Kirkkonummi: Masala 02430

• Kirkkonummi: Upinniemi 02470

• Kirkkonummi: Postal code area 02480 (for example Porkkala)

• Lohja: Lohjanjärvi archipelago. View on map:

  • Lohjanjärvi archipelago(external link)

• Lohja: Ojamo 08200

• Lohja: Kirkniemi 08800

• Lohja: Lylyinen / Hormajärvi 08450

• Lohja: Vohloinen / Virkkala 08700

• Raasepori: Bromarv 10570

Appointment booking for free TBE vaccinations under the National Vaccination Programme will open by phone and online on Wednesday, 4 February 2026.

If vaccinations have previously been available in your area, appointments for TBE vaccinations may be offered from the beginning of the year. Vaccinations in all programme areas will begin no later than week 10.

Please cancel your appointment by 12:00 on the working day prior to your appointment. Please note that for those aged 18 and above, a fee of EUR 56.70 will be charged for unused and uncancelled appointments.

• Cancelling an appointment at a health station
• Cancelling maternity or child health clinic appointment

Children receive the vaccine at maternity and child health clinics or in the school healthcare services. Adults are vaccinated at health stations.

If you are entitled to the vaccine because you have cottage in a risk area, the vaccine will be provided by the municipality where your cottage is located in. For example, those who spend the summer in Porkkala can get the TBE vaccination in Kirkkonummi. People in military service in Upinniemi will be vaccinated in the garrison.

Book an appointment online or by phone on weekdays (Mon–Fri 8:00–15:30). Select your health station and choose “vaccinations”. Your number will be saved and we will call you back.

• Espoo: luvn.terveytesi.fi(external link) or by phone at 09 47636 400

• Kirkkonummi: eTerveys(external link) or by phone at 09 47636 430

• Lohja: eTerveys(external link) or by phone at 09 47636 440

• Raasepori: eTerveys(external link) or by phone at 09 47636 410

• Hanko: Callback service only at 019 220 3555

If you do not live or are not staying in a risk area but want to protect yourself against tick-borne encephalitis, you can obtain the TBE vaccine yourself. You can request a prescription for the TBE vaccine by calling your local health centre. Buy the vaccine from a pharmacy and book a vaccination appointment online or over the phone. TBE vaccinations are also provided by private health care companies.

To achieve effective protection, it is recommended to start the vaccination series already in winter, well before the tick season, which starts in May in areas such as Åland. You can find a map of the risk areas for tick-borne encephalitis on the THL website.(external link)