Search Results for: Seeking treatment abroad
Win tickets for the Matka Nordic Travel Fair 2020 and visit our stand 6p60
9.1.2020
…how to seek treatment abroad, the rights of patients, or how the treatment is reimbursed. During the Matka Nordic Travel Fair 2020, you can meet Contact Point’s experts at stand…
Information on the selection of the place of treatment will be available in the Suomi.fi online service
2.5.2019
…abroad and in Finland. “The site offers information on the patient’s right to medical care abroad and in Finland as well as on the costs of treatment, reimbursements for treatment…
Use of health care services abroad and Kela reimbursement
7.7.2017
What’s new 7.7.2017 Listen According to Kela’s statistics on Finns who have suddenly fallen ill or sought treatment independently outside Finland, medical costs incurred abroad and reimbursements paid retrospectively to…
Right to receive an assessment of the need for treatment within a specific time
…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 cannot decide on…
Restricting the reception of patients
For health care professionals Foreign patients’ treatment in Finland For health care professionals Foreign patients’ treatment in Finland Seeking treatment in Finland independently or with a prior authorisation Restricting…
Right to medical care to remain unchanged during the Brexit transition period
31.1.2020
…during the Brexit transition period to use healthcare services there, you can find general information about seeking treatment abroad on our website. Brexit may have an impact after the transition…
Welcome to EU-healthcare.fi
On this site we have collected answers to tricky and aching questions you may stumble upon when you are travelling abroad from Finland or from abroad to Finland. We…
The Contact Point at the Matka Nordic Travel Fair 19–22 January 2023
9.1.2023
…tourists and pensioners abroad Do you know how you can receive treatment if you fall ill abroad? The Contact Point’s expert Mira Rantakeisu and the Head of Benefit Services Matias…
Country-specific pages offer important information about health care for travellers
7.12.2022
…treatment abroad, how to seek medical treatment and what you pay for treatment yourself. In addition, we have compiled information about local health care practices and authorities. This is particularly…
Country-specific information is helpful, when you are using health care services abroad
7.2.2018
…particular: Healthcare system of the country Doctors and dentists Medicines and services provided by pharmacies Hospital treatment Quality and safety of treatment Practices related to accessing treatment and payment The…