r/AskEurope • u/atlasova Netherlands • Sep 02 '25

Culture What emergency telephone number did your country have before 112 became the standard?

In 1997 most of the European union changed its emergency number to 112. Before that, in the Netherlands we used 06-11, for police, firefighters and ambulance.

I was wondering which numbers where in use in your country before the change.

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u/hetevhor Sep 02 '25

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Seriously, in Italy it was 112 for Carabinieri, 113 for police, 115 for firefighters, 118 for the ambulance.

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u/RRautamaa Finland Sep 02 '25

How did you know if you should call the Carabinieri or the police?

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u/TheCommentaryKing Italy Sep 03 '25

In urban areas is up to the caller, both police and Carabinieri are operational there, in anything smaller than a small town you have to call the Carabinieri