New contracts for six Finnish HEMS bases

FinnHEMS Oy, the Finnish national medical helicopter operations management unit, has chosen air service providers for six bases between 2012-2022. The unit has selected Skärgårdshavets Helikoptertjänst AB and Scandinavian MediCopter AB for the operations.

FinnHEMS’s Board of Directors made the decision during a meeting on 25 September 2011. The southern region, which covers the Vantaa, Tampere and Turku bases, was appointed to Skärgårdshavets Helikoptertjänst. The northern region, which covers the Joroinen, Oulu and Lapland bases, was appointed to Scandinavian MediCopter. The contracts are valid for ten years (3+7).