The EU-healthcare.fi website provides reliable information on using healthcare services – this is how we ensure that the content is up to date

16.4.2021

…information up to date and make the service as easy as possible to use. In this news item, we have compiled recent changes to this online service that make the…

People arriving in Finland from Ukraine usually receive health services through the reception centre

31.3.2022

Read the news item in Ukrainian. Read the news item in Russian. In Finland, the right to use health services is usually based on your municipality of residence. If…

Choosehealthcare.fi homepage has a new look

22.3.2017

news by our partners (Related news). Search or navigate You can use the website’s powerful search function to find information. Through the navigation features at the top of the page…

Rajis is now on Facebook!

3.12.2018

The Contact Point for Cross-Border Healthcare expands in social media – we are now also on Facebook! Remember to follow our site www.facebook.com/rajayhteyspiste and also share the good news

Hungary

…can recognise this type of doctor by the following description in Hungarian: “a társadalombiztosítás egészségügyi szolgáltatásaira szerződött szolgáltató” (service provider under contract). In Hungary, the first place of treatment is…

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

21.3.2023

…management of the patient’s medication overall. Further information Purchasing medicines abroad Purchasing medicines with a foreign prescription in Finland Kanta Services customer service: asiakaspalvelu@kanta.fi   Source: Kanta.fi News item updated:…

Buying medicines online

…insurance. The classification of medicines can differ between countries. For example, a natural product or other item, such as a nutritional supplement, may be classified as a medicine in Finland….

Cyprus

…European Health Insurance Card and ID. Emergency clinic patients all pay a small standard fee, regardless of the type of treatment they have been given. Patients over the age of…

Private healthcare

You can search for private service providers with the help of search engines, such as Google. Type in the medical service you are looking for together with the name…

Patient’s rights to treatment

…a doctor, decides on the type of treatment that the person requires. The assessment for the need for treatment will take into account the duration of the person’s stay in…