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Moving to Finland in retirement
…EEA countries or Switzerland, you will need a valid residence permit. You will receive all needed medical care within the Finnish public health care system. You will also be reimbursed…
Medical care of refugees and asylum-seekers in Finland
…Once a place of residence has been granted, the refugee has the right to use all public health care services in the same manner as other Finnish residents for the…
Medical care for undocumented persons in Finland
…the terminology is not standardised. Generally speaking, undocumented persons refer to all or some of the below groups of people: a person who is staying in Finland for a longer…
Medical records in Finland
…Kanta service. The service also allows you to allow or deny the use of your patient data in different health care units and to record advance health care directives and…
Information on the selection of the place of treatment will be available in the Suomi.fi online service
2.5.2019
…and healthcare in different countries. We instruct people who leave Finland to go abroad as well as those moving to Finland from abroad in all matters related to medical care,”…
Electronic prescriptions now also valid in Croatia
28.6.2019
…or to all countries covered by the service. The permission is valid until further notice, and you can also cancel it in the My Kanta service. You can purchase medicines…
Follow the effects of Brexit on medical care on the Kela website
12.12.2019
…transition period, i.e. until 31 December 2020. You will be able to use your Kela-issued European Health Insurance Card in the UK – for example, if you suddenly fall ill…
Access to free treatment for COVID-19 in Finland: Changes to eligibility
19.5.2020
…subject to a charge For others, the treatment of the disease caused by coronavirus is subject to a charge, as is all other treatment within the public health care system…
Kanta.fi: Estonian citizens can now purchase medicines in Finland with an e-prescription issued in their own country
1.6.2020
…possible in several other European countries. Listen Estonian e-prescriptions are accepted in all pharmacies in Finland. In order to purchase the medicines, the customer must visit the pharmacy in person…
Country where Finns most often sought treatment in 2019 was Estonia – cross-border health care statistics
9.6.2020
…given in Estonia decreased to €283,000 (2019) from €371,000 in the previous year (2018). When interpreting the statistics, it must be remembered that it is difficult to allocate the costs…