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Advice Services

You can chat with a specialist cancer nurse - or call or send a message. The counseling service of cancer organizations is intended for you who are affected by cancer.

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You can chat with the nurse between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. You will see a chat icon on the site in the lower right corner.

Free phone consultation

The helpline is available at 0800 19414. The nurse answers the phone on Mondays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The service is free of charge.

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Peer support

You can get peer support both one-on-one with a support person and in a peer group. Peer support is available both face-to-face and remotely.

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Cancer Society sites
Cancer Society ↗Opens in a new window Cancer registery ↗Opens in a new window Cancer foundation ↗Opens in a new window
Health Promotion
Without cancer ↗Opens in a new window Fressis.fi ↗Opens in a new window Fressisedu.fi ↗Opens in a new window Tobaccobody ↗Opens in a new window
Regional Cancer Associations
Cancer Society of Southern Finland ↗Opens in a new window Cancer Society of Central Finland ↗Opens in a new window Cancer Society of Kymenlaakso ↗Opens in a new window Cancer Society of South-West Finland ↗Opens in a new window Cancer Society of Pirkanmaa ↗Opens in a new window Cancer Society of Pohjanmaa ↗Opens in a new window Cancer Society of North Karelia ↗Opens in a new window Cancer Society of North Savo ↗Opens in a new window Cancer Society of Northern Finland ↗Opens in a new window Cancer Society of Saimaa ↗Opens in a new window Cancer Society of Satakunta ↗Opens in a new window Cancer Society of Åland ↗Opens in a new window
National Patient Organisations
Finnish Colorectal Cancer Association, Colores ↗Opens in a new window Breast Cancer Association, Europa Donna Finland ↗Opens in a new window Finnish Prostate Cancer Association PROPO (in Finnish) ↗Opens in a new window Association of Cancer Patients in Finland ↗Opens in a new window Finnish association for children and young people with cancer SYLVA (in Finnish) ↗Opens in a new window