Hospital chaplains

The hospital chaplain is the person who is there to give you unhurried support

when you need someone to listen to you and wish to speak with someone
when you are scared or depressed
when you are pondering on issues related to your view of life or wish to have spiritual guidance
when you would like someone to pray for you
when you would like to receive communion
when you are bereaved after losing a relative or friend
when it’s time to say goodbye (memorial service on the ward or in the hospital chapel)

We are specialists in pastoral counselling but you can discuss any area of human life with us, not just spiritual issues. We observe the obligation to secrecy specified in law, and we respect different faiths and convictions and freedom of religion. We were invited and commissioned by and receive support from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.