

Rescue Helsinki
The series follows the operations of the Helsinki Rescue Department up close. In the spotlight are the rescuers whose everyday lives are shaped by challenging and diverse emergency assignments. Viewers get an inside look at the demanding and fast-paced work of paramedics, emergency physicians, and fire chiefs.
Seasons

E1Rescuing a Worker from a platform
Mar 20, 2024
A worker is trapped in an elevated work platform, while a large loose windowpane above threatens to fall on him. An emergency physician is dispatched to help a young man at risk of cardiac arrhythmia.

E2Fierce fire
Mar 20, 2024
A fire at five construction site barracks keeps several rescue units busy. A medical unit responds to a tram and passenger car collision. A small child suffers an allergic reaction to nuts.

E3Man Stabbed in a Life-Threatening Situation
Mar 27, 2024
A man has been critically stabbed in the chest, and the emergency doctor must act quickly to save his life. Rescue workers also deal with dangerous ice hanging from a roof and help an aggressive intoxicated man.

E4Fire on an Apartment Building Roof
Mar 27, 2024
Following an apartment fire, flames threaten to spread through the roof to the rest of the building. Firefighters work to prevent the spread. Paramedics assist a feverish child and a man collapsed in his car.

E5Rescue Operation at 60 Meters
Apr 3, 2024
Rescuers climb over 60 meters up a construction crane after an outsider climbs it for unknown reasons. Emergency crews also respond to a childbirth and hotel guest with chest pains.

E6Resuscitation Call
Apr 3, 2024
A medical unit responds to a man who collapsed while shoveling snow. Slippery roads lead to a collision between two buses.

E7Helicopter Operations
Apr 10, 2024
The MIRG rescue team trains with the Border Guard helicopter on hoisting operations. Emergency crews also respond to a childbirth and a woman with severe abdominal pain.

E8Basement Fire
Apr 10, 2024
A fire in an apartment building basement requires several rescue units. The emergency field commander handles multiple seizure-related calls during the day.

E9Careless Cooking
Apr 17, 2024
Paramedics respond to a man violently shaking at a bus stop. A fire chief reprimands a man whose careless cooking caused a major alarm.

E10Poisonings Caused by Solvent Abuse
Apr 17, 2024
Rescue workers handle a traffic accident during rush hour. A man collapses while eating, and suspected solvent poisonings keep emergency doctors busy.

E11The Mystery of the Missing Patient
Apr 24, 2024
Paramedics help a child with severe breathing difficulties. Emergency staff investigate the mystery of a missing patient while firefighters practice rope descents.

E12Premature Baby with Breathing Problems
Apr 24, 2024
A premature infant suffers breathing difficulties. Firefighters also deal with a fire and traffic accident, while paramedics confirm that nothing more can be done for a deceased person found at home.

E13Patient with Severe Pain
May 1, 2024
A man suffering intense pain requires medication from the emergency field commander. Firefighters remove a large branch broken by the wind.

E14Collapsed Woman
May 1, 2024
A woman collapses outside a restaurant for unknown reasons. Firefighters train in new lifting techniques at the station.

E15Collision with a Tunnel Wall
May 8, 2024
A passenger car crashes into a tunnel wall. Emergency staff investigate the mystery of a missing patient suffering seizures.

E16Beeping Fire Alarm
May 8, 2024
Electrical wiring complications trouble firefighters at a fire scene. Later at night, crews search an apartment building for a constantly beeping fire alarm.

E17A Dementia Patient Wandering in the Yard
May 15, 2024
At Kallio central rescue station, a new rescue air cushion is tested. Firefighters clean up leaked gasoline from a car. Police call paramedics after an elderly memory-impaired man is found wandering outside in little clothing.

E18Elderly Person Fallen at Home
May 15, 2024
An elderly woman falls at home and badly injures her hand. A resuscitation call turns out to involve a patient with a do-not-resuscitate order.

E19Water Rescue Mission
May 22, 2024
A person jumps into the icy sea, prompting a major rescue response. Tight elevators complicate helping patients who have fallen at home.

E20Person Climbing on a Roof
May 22, 2024
An emergency doctor responds to reports of two unconscious children. Rescue workers are also occupied with a person climbing on a roof and a fire alarm.
Storyline
The series follows the operations of the Helsinki Rescue Department up close. In the spotlight are the rescuers whose everyday lives are shaped by challenging and diverse emergency assignments. Viewers get an inside look at the demanding and fast-paced work of paramedics, emergency physicians, and fire chiefs.
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