The bedrock shelters in Helsinki are public civil defence shelters, shared civil defence shelters or a combination thereof. The public civil defence shelters are bedrock shelters built by the city, and they are intended for people living, working, or staying in Helsinki and people on the move. Shared civil defence shelters are bedrock shelters built for several properties and intended for use by people working or living in these properties.
Under normal conditions, bedrock shelters are in use, for example, as sports and recreation premises and as parking facilities. Metro stations from Sörnäinen to Ruoholahti are also equipped with civil defence equipment, meaning that they can be used as public civil defence shelters if necessary.
The Rescue Department cooperates with several third sector actors, and hundreds of trained volunteers work in civil defence duties.
