Travel and transport

…In general, patients pay the travel costs themselves in cross-border situations and apply to Kela for reimbursement retrospectively. Further information on travel allowances paid by Kela can be found on

Healthcare authorities and other actors

…FI-00530 Helsinki kirjaamo(at)samu.fi www.samu.fi Administrative Courts oikeus.fi/tuomioistuimet/en Finnish Motor Insurers’ Centre www.lvk.fi/en Workers’ Compensation Center (TVK) www.tvk.fi/en Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities www.localfinland.fi Ministry of Social Affairs and…

Treatment of Finnish patients in Estonia will become easier โ€“ Estonian healthcare will soon be able to utilise Finnish patient data

17.11.2023

…be able to communicate to each other via, for example, medical images and laboratory results. Kela estimates that Kanta will be able to transfer patient data from other EU countries…

New Border Act progresses to Parliament

13.6.2017

…involuntary treatment following a mental examination, necessary care for pregnant women, certain examinations relating to child protection services as well as isolation, care and medication under the Communicable Diseases Act….

Contact Pointโ€™s Christmas calendar visited 24 international Christmas tables

31.12.2021

…Twitter. If you forgot to follow the journey on social media, don’t worry: you can still explore the atmosphere at Christmas tables worldwide. Also, remember to check out country-specific information…

Choosehealthcare.fi also providing information in sign language

9.2.2017

…is to offer information about the freedom of choice of healthcare easily and understandably to all users of health services. We are aiming to expand the language selection on the…

Finnish prescriptions

for drugs that affect the central nervous system (CNS agents), for biological medicines or medicines, which are classified as narcotics are only valid for one year. Viewing prescription information and…

The Contact Point for Cross-Border Healthcare serves customers online. The e-mail/telephone service ended on 31 December 2016.

30.12.2016

…Finland it is within Kela. We are responsible for the Choosehealthcare.fi website, which provides information on seeking treatment abroad or for foreigners to seek treatment in Finland, and on the…

Patientโ€™s rights to treatment

Know your rights Know your rights Legislation Information on Finnish social security Patient’s rights to treatment Right to receive an assessment of the need for treatment within a specific…

Language rights

…Danish or Icelandic) within Finnish public healthcare. If necessary, public healthcare must arrange for the necessary interpretation and translation when a patient arrives from another Nordic country. Interpretation costs are…