Medical care when moving abroad

…Patient information and language of treatment Medical care when moving abroad Dissatisfaction with treatment and treatment injuries Travel and hospital transports Listen I am a Finnish citizen but live permanently…

Medical records in Finland

…transferred between treatment providers if you receive treatment in Finland or if your further treatment takes place abroad. In Finland, medical records are stored in the Patient Data Repository. Listen…

Follow-up treatment for treatment received abroad

Health services abroad Using health services abroad Health services abroad Falling ill abroad What do I do in an emergency abroad? I want to go abroad for treatment Seeking

Medications and prescriptions

…Patient information and language of treatment Medical care when moving abroad Dissatisfaction with treatment and treatment injuries Travel and hospital transports Listen Can I buy medicines from a Finnish pharmacy…

Holiday in Europe

abroad for more than three months. Useful links Health care services in Spain and the Canary Islands Rehabilitation abroad? Pension abroad during temporary residence (kela.fi) Do you live abroad for…

European Health Insurance Card

…Patient information and language of treatment Medical care when moving abroad Dissatisfaction with treatment and treatment injuries Travel and hospital transports Listen What is the European Health Insurance Card, and…

Quality of treatment in Finland

Healthcare in Finland Healthcare system in Finland Healthcare in Finland Falling ill when travelling in Finland I want to seek treatment in Finland Seeking treatment in Finland with a…

Possible to receive treatment abroad with the European Health Insurance Card also during the coronavirus epidemic – however, avoid all recreational travel

26.3.2020

…Health Insurance Card issued by Kela to the caregiver. Medically necessary treatment means treatment that cannot wait until you return home. The need of treatment is assessed by the doctor…

Access to free treatment for COVID-19 in Finland: Changes to eligibility

19.5.2020

…to the new policy, treatment is free of charge if you have a municipality of residence in Finland, a certificate of entitlement to treatment granted by another country or if…

If you are unhappy with the treatment you received

…the need for treatment within a specific time Right to emergency treatment Treatment plan Treatment practices Follow-up treatment Patient rights Language rights Status of an underage patient If the patient…