Emergencies and accidents

• You will find clinics even from the smallest villages in Russia. In the cities there are modern hospitals. The biggest hotels have also their own medical services.
• Medical services are usually paid with cash. Receipts should be preserved for possible insurance claims.
• Most medicines can be bought from pharmacy stores without recipe.
• In case of accidents, it is best to deal matters without authorities if it is possible, as official proceedings may become very arduous and difficult. In serious cases, however, you should contact the local police and other authorities. Small incidents can often be dealt with by cash.
• Important phone numbers:
• Local police serving foreigners in St. Petersburg: +7812 278 3014
• Emergency number (everywhere in Russia) 02, Fire department 01, Ambulance 03
• Finland represenation in Russia:
  St. Petersburg +7812 273 7321 office times
  St. Petersburg +7812 967 3782 after office times, weekends until 22.30
  Petroskoi +7814 926 0874 emergencies (Fri 17.00 - Sun 23.00)
  Murmansk +7815 2543 275, +7815 2545 312
  St. Petersburg on-call doctor +7812 327 0301
• MedFlight Finland's traveller's medical serviceMedFlight Finland +358 400 463 875 (24h)