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Using health services abroad
All healthcare service providers in EU and EEA countries must treat clients from EU countries equally based on the treatment needs. Access to treatment cannot be accelerated or restricted on the basis of the country in which a client resides or is covered under health insurance or on the basis of their nationality. An EU […]
Contact Point customer panel
The Contact Point for Cross-Border Healthcare has a customer panel with the task of helping to make the EU-healthcare.fi online service and operations of the Contact Point better. The customer panel includes volunteers who are interested in using health services abroad. Signing up for the customer panel does not require any commitment and contact information […]
Switzerland
Accessing care You can obtain medically necessary treatment by presenting the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), when you are temporarily staying in Switzerland. Medically necessary treatment refers to treatment that cannot wait for your return home. You may need such treatment in case of acute illness or accident. You can also receive treatment related to […]
Things to consider when travelling abroad to give birth
16.3.2026Have you considered giving birth abroad for family reasons or because you want to use the health services of a particular country? Preparing for childbirth in another country takes planning, but with the right information it is possible. Prepare for your trip and utilise advice from the Cross-border Health Contact Point.
Healthcare system in Finland
Public health care In Finland, the wellbeing services counties, the City of Helsinki and HUS Group are responsible for the provision of healthcare. Each wellbeing services county also belongs to one of the five collaborative areas, each of which has one university hospital. The wellbeing services counties belonging to the same collaborative area conclude a […]
10 years of EU-healthcare.fi – a website built with our customers
16.10.2025EU-healthcare.fi will turn ten years old in October 2025. Over the last decade, the site has evolved and developed–always with the customer in mind. To mark the anniversary, let’s take a look at the history and development of the site.
Privacy Notice
Privacy notice for contact forms at EU-healthcare.fi.
Foreign patients’ treatment in Finland
Every customer is always entitled to receive the emergency treatment they need in Finnish public health care, regardless of their country of origin and reason for staying in Finland. If the customer coming from abroad has a municipality of residence in Finland, they are entitled to public health care services and non-emergency treatment in the […]
What kind of service needs do people seeking treatment abroad have?
8.10.2024Our article series explains how the Contact Point for Cross-Border Healthcare collects information about people seeking treatment abroad and how the results influence the development of our services. You can read the first part of the series in the What's new section. The second part of the article series gives you an insight into the information we received from benefits officers and customer service staff at Kela’s Centre for International Affairs about people seeking treatment abroad and their service needs.
Bulgaria
Accessing care You can obtain medically necessary treatment by presenting the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), when you are temporarily staying in Bulgaria. Medically necessary treatment refers to treatment that cannot wait for your return home. You may need such treatment in case of acute illness or accident. You can also receive treatment related to […]