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Finland was due to introduce a new prior authorisation procedure under the EU’s Patient Directive at the beginning of 2024 for patients seeking medical treatment in an EU or EEA country, Switzerland, Great Britain or Northern Ireland. However, Finland will not introduce the prior authorisation procedure for the time being, as there are currently no […]

In order to ensuring the continuity of care, it is important that healthcare professionals abroad have access to their Finnish patients’ up-to-date health data. As of early 2024, Finns can give their consent to the sharing of their patient data with Estonian healthcare providers for the purpose of their treatment. If the consent has been […]

The Contact Point for Cross-Border Healthcare collects information about clients seeking treatment abroad. Seeking treatment means that you travel abroad for the express purpose of receiving treatment. If you have received treatment abroad on account of a sudden illness or accident, this is not counted as seeking treatment. The purpose of the information collection is […]

Collecting information to improve service We are developing the operations of the Contact Point for Cross-Border Healthcare to be able to serve our customers and partners even better. The Contact Point distributes information on using health services in Finland and abroad. Our primary service channels are EU-healthcare.fi and our email customer service (yhteyspiste@kela.fi). We wanted […]

The statistics on cross-border healthcare contain information, for example, on which countries people from Finland sought treatment in and how Kela reimbursed for treatment provided abroad. The statistics compiled by the Contact Point for Cross-Border Healthcare and Kela can be found on the Contact Point’s Slideshare account. There are separate statistics on seeking dental care. […]

Читать новость на украинском языке В Финляндии право на получение услуг здравоохранения, как правило, основывается на наличии местожительства (kotikunta). Если вы прожили в Финляндии больше года и зарегистрировали свое местожительство в Агентстве цифровой информации и учета населения (Digi- ja väestötietovirasto)., это также влияет на доступные вам услуги здравоохранения. Если вы зарегистрировали свое местожительство, вы можете […]

Читайте новини російською У Фінляндії право на медичне обслуговування зазвичай залежить від муніципалітету проживання. Якщо ви прожили у Фінляндії більше року та подали заявку на посвідку на проживання в муніципалітеті в Агентство цифрової інформації та обліку населення, отримання місця проживання також вплине на ваші медичні послуги. Після того, як вам надано посвідку на проживання в […]

Contrary to what has been reported in this article, prior authorisation under the directive will not be introduced from 2024, as there are currently no measures in the service choices in health care that would qualify for it. For more information, see the Kela press release. Customers can seek treatment in another EU or EEA […]

Read the article in Ukrainian — Read the article in Russian In Finland, the right to use health care services is usually based on your municipality of residence. If you have lived in Finland for over a year and have applied for a municipality of residence from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency, being […]

Contrary to what has been reported in this article, prior authorisation under the directive will not be introduced from 2024, as there are currently no measures in the service choices in health care that would qualify for it. For more information, see the Kela press release. The President of the Republic of Finland has ratified […]