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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 […]

Moving to Finland as an employee or self-employed person

When you arrive in Finland for the purposes of employment, the following factors affect your right to use Finnish public health care services and to receive reimbursement for the costs of medical care: You may be entitled to use public health care services in Finland and to receive reimbursement for medical care from Kela, even if […]

Using health services in Finland

Your entitlement to medically necessary treatment or to use all of the public health care services is based, among other things, on the country where you are covered by health insurance and on what grounds you are residing in Finland. Private health care services are available to all. Public health care services in Finland You […]

Cookie policies and visitor statistics

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Health services for persons arriving in Finland from Ukraine: health services transferred from reception centres to wellbeing services counties according to municipality of residence

2.5.2023

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Czech Republic

Accessing care You can obtain medically necessary treatment by presenting the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), when you are temporarily staying in the Czech Republic. 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 […]

Italy

Accessing care You can obtain medically necessary treatment by presenting the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), when you are temporarily staying in Italy. 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 […]

Lithuania

Accessing care You can obtain medically necessary treatment by presenting the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), when you are temporarily staying in Lithuania. 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 […]