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Bases<\/h1>
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Bases<\/h1>
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FinnHEMS has seven bases in Finland, located in Vantaa, Turku, Tampere, Sein\u00e4joki, Kuopio, Oulu, and Rovaniemi. At each base, the on-call crew has access to a helicopter and a rapid response emergency vehicle with medical equipment. <\/p>\n

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In Vantaa, Turku, Tampere, Sein\u00e4joki, Kuopio, and Oulu, the crew always includes an on-call emergency physician, a pilot, and a HEMS paramedic or HEMS rescuer. At the Rovaniemi base, the crew consists of two pilots and two paramedics. In addition, FinnHEMS medical and flight operations experts are constantly working to maintain and develop a high-quality and safe medical helicopter service.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Vantaa FH10<\/h2>
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FinnHEMS’s Vantaa base is located at Helsinki Airport. The medical helicopter at the Vantaa base serves the entire Uusimaa region from Hanko to Hyvink\u00e4\u00e4. This base handles the highest number of emergency calls in Finland. <\/p>\n

The fleet consists of Airbus EC135 helicopters. <\/p>\n

Address<\/strong>
\nVesikuja 9,
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    \n<\/strong>The FinnHEMS 10 base in Vantaa is staffed by emergency physicians, pilots, and HEMS paramedics and rescuers. The unit’s emergency medical services are provided by the HUS Group.<\/li>\n
  • Base Manager
    \n<\/strong>Jonne Lundberg<\/li>\n
  • Physician-in-charge
    \n<\/strong>Susanne \u00c5ngerman<\/li>\n
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    Turku FH 20<\/h2>
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    FinnHEMS’s Turku base is located in the Turku Airport area. The Turku base is the first permanent base designed and built by FinnHEMS to meet the needs of 24-hour emergency services. The base was completed in 2015. The medical helicopter at the Turku base serves the whole of Southwest Finland, and can also reach some areas of Satakunta and Uusimaa within 30 minutes of an emergency call. <\/p>\n

    The fleet consists of Airbus EC135 helicopters. <\/p>\n

    Address<\/strong>
    \nKerosiinitie 61,
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      \n<\/strong>The Turku FinnHEMS 20 base is staffed by emergency physicians, pilots, and HEMS paramedics and rescuers. The unit’s emergency medical services are provided by the Southwest Finland Wellbeing Services County.<\/li>\n
    • Base Manager
      \n<\/strong>Toni Yli-Hirvel\u00e4<\/li>\n
    • Physician-in charge
      \n<\/strong>Petri Aaltonen<\/li>\n
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      Tampere FH30<\/h2>
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      FinnHEMS’s Tampere base is located at Pirkkala Airport. Medical helicopter operations in Tampere started in September 2012. From the Tampere base, the medical helicopter can reach the entire Pirkanmaa region, parts of Kanta-H\u00e4me and Central Finland, plus Satakunta and Southwest Finland within 30 minutes of an emergency call. <\/p>\n

      The fleet consists of Airbus EC135 helicopters. <\/p>\n

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      \n33960 Pirkkala<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n

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