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Foreign patients’ treatment in Finland
…a municipality of residence in Finland, they will receive all public health care services for the municipal resident’s client fee. If they do not have a municipality of residence in…
Contact information
…minimum pensions. Kela is also responsible for disability benefits, conscript’s allowance and benefits for immigrants. Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of FinlandPostal address www.kela.fi/mail-addresses Tel. www.kela.fi/call-kela www.kela.fi Kela’s centre for…
Health and Social Services Reform and Act on Cross-Border Health Care
18.5.2017
…states regarding the health care costs. Kela sees it appropriate that all the mentioned tasks continue to be tasks ensured by Kela. All statements (in finnish) that were submitted for…
Medical records abroad
…official language of the country providing the treatment. Find out before you leave what documents you need to take with you. After receiving treatment, remember to request all documents relating…
Special treatment situations abroad
…insurance, contact your insurance company to find out about possible reimbursements. If you travel abroad to give birth outside the EU countries, you will be responsible for all costs yourself…
I want to seek treatment in Finland
…in Finland. A prior authorisation is a payment commitment that allows you to receive treatment for the same client fee as the resident of Finland. Read more about the prior…
Proving your right to treatment in Finland
…certificate of entitlement to medical care is not necessarily needed. In that case, you will, however, have to pay all treatment costs yourself. You can possibly apply for reimbursement retrospectively…
Kanta.fi: EU Digital COVID Certificate available in Finland as of 22 June
17.6.2021
…All these certificate types will be free for people, and they will available in Finnish, Swedish and English. If you do not use the My Kanta Pages, you can ask…
Kanta.fi: You can now purchase medicines in Spain using a Finnish electronic prescription
21.3.2023
…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…
What kind of service needs do people seeking treatment abroad have?
8.10.2024
…email at yhteyspiste(at)kela.fi. Kela’s Centre for International Affairs, in turn, serves all people moving to Finland and abroad and customers finding themselves in other international circumstances. The Centre is staffed…