The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health recommends that municipalities also provide COVID-19 vaccination to people who do not have a municipality of residence in Finland

25.3.2021

…you are staying in Finland for a short period of time, for example as a traveller, you do not have the right to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Vaccinations are also…

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…

International summer event with tips for cosmopolitan pensioners

10.9.2018

…gave a comprehensive presentation on the things that pensioners must report to the pension insurance institution when moving or living abroad. Jonna Salmela introduced the audience to Kela’s pension practices…

Accessibility of the EU-healthcare.fi online service is at a good level

24.9.2020

…as possible can access online services as easily as possible. What makes for an accessible online service? An accessible online service is easy and convenient to use in terms of…

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

31.3.2022

…arrived in Finland from Ukraine, your right to health services can also be based on temporary protection, asylum or employment, for example. All persons residing in Finland are always entitled…

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

21.3.2023

…addition to Spain, Finnish prescriptions are accepted in Estonia, Portugal, Croatia, and Poland. Checklist for purchasing prescription medicines abroad using a Finnish electronic prescription Please consider the following before taking…

Health and Social Services Reform and Act on Cross-Border Health Care

18.5.2017

…is based on the updates necessitated by the Act on Organising Health and Social Services, the Act on Freedom of Choice and the Act on Provision of Social and Health…

Almost 1,8 million Finns already have the European Health Insurance Card

13.7.2017

What’s new 13.7.2017 Listen Kela has already provided almost 1,8 million Finns with the European Health Insurance Card, or EHIC. According to Kela’s statistics, the number of cards has…

Quality of treatment in Finland

…prior authorisation Moving to Finland Moving to Finland for study or research Moving to Finland as an employee or self-employed person Moving to Finland in retirement Medical care of refugees…

Taking medication with you on long trips โ€“ what to remember?

30.10.2017

…in Finland. The Medicines section of the Choosehealthcare.fi online service also includes information on importing and exporting medication as well as information applicable to Finland on pharmacies and medicinal treatment….