Rescue service professionals

The wellbeing services county of Vantaa and Kerava provides social and health services to around 280,000 residents. Rescue services are provided also to the Central Uusimaa wellbeing services county, raising the total to around 470,000 residents.

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The Central Uusimaa Rescue Department operates in eight municipalities near major transport routes and an international airport. We employ around 500 safety professionals, including fire fighters, fire chiefs, paramedics, medical supervisors, situation centre duty officers, fitters, fire inspectors, fire protection engineers, safety trainers as well as civil protection and preparedness experts.

Our work centres around accident prevention, rescue operations and emergency care. We are also in charge of preparedness and civil protection tasks. 

With us, you get to work for the security of our society.