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Kanta.fi: You can now purchase medicines in Spain using a Finnish electronic prescription

21.3.2023

With a Finnish electronic prescription, you can now buy medicines from almost all pharmacies in Spain (sanidad.gob.es, in Spanish). Correspondingly, it is now also possible to buy medicines in Finland using a Spanish electronic prescription. In addition to Spain, Finnish prescriptions are accepted in Estonia, Portugal, Croatia, and Poland. Checklist for purchasing prescription medicines abroad […]

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 […]

Contact information

If you are calling from abroad, dial the country code +358 in front of the telephone number and omit the first zero. Contact point for cross-border health care The contact point distributes information about using health care services in Finland and abroad, the right to medical care in different situations, reimbursement of costs and the […]

Proving your right to treatment in Finland

There are several different certificates and their purposes vary. Present the certificate of entitlement to medical care and your identity card to the treatment provider upon arrival to treatment. The certificate must be valid at the time when the treatment is given. If you do not have a certificate of entitlement to treatment or one […]

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 […]

Slovakia

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

I want to seek treatment in Finland

What sort of treatment can I seek? If you are covered by health insurance in another EU country, you can freely seek treatment in Finland’s public or private health care. Seeking treatment means that you arrive in Finland for the purpose of using health care services. You can seek services of both primary health care […]

Special treatment situations abroad

This section provides information about special treatment situations abroad, including pregnancy and childbirth, treatment of chronic diseases, rehabilitation, assistive devices, and reference networks for rare diseases.

Medical records abroad

Find out before you leave what medical records you need to take with you If you are seeking treatment abroad, find out from the treatment provider what medical records are required. Necessary records usually consists of a referral or a medical certificate, a medical report and laboratory and imaging results. Medical records in Finnish are […]