Client fees within public healthcare

Know your rights Patient’s means of legal protection and appeals Know your rights Legislation Information on Finnish social security Patient’s rights to treatment Right to receive an assessment of…

Kela: Henceforth, students in higher education who have social security coverage in another EU/EEA country or in Switzerland or the United Kingdom do not have to pay the student healthcare fee

1.8.2022

…35.80 per term. The services of YTHS are available to students who study for a lower or higher degree of higher education at a Finnish higher education institution. Source: Kela.fi…

Kanta.fi: Finnish electronic prescriptions can now be used to purchase medicines in Poland

10.1.2023

…in Estonia, Portugal and Croatia. Checklist for purchasing prescription medicines abroad with a Finnish electronic prescription Before taking a Finnish prescription to a pharmacy abroad, please note the points below:…

Kanta.fi: You can now obtain medicines in Portugal on a Finnish electronic prescription โ€“ medicines are available in Finland on Portuguese and Croatian prescriptions

31.8.2020

obtain medicines on a Finnish prescription initially from one pharmacy, with the service set to be extended to other pharmacies later. Listen Medicines can be bought abroad on a Finnish…

Health services abroad

…destination, and the purpose and duration of your residence. You can request Kela to determine your right to treatment in Finland in connection with a move to an EU or…

Interest in the European Health Insurance Card at a travel fair

23.1.2017

…most popular holiday destinations are in Europe, but pins also accumulated at further locations ranging from Australia to Spitzbergen. This year, the Nordic Travel Fair attracted a total of more…

Are you familiar with the following international Christmas traditions? Merry Christmas!

24.12.2017

…“Snow Maiden” (ะกะฝะตะณัƒั€ะพั‡ะบะฐ) arrive on a traditional horse-drawn troika. According to an old Croatian tradition, men give their girlfriends a decorated apple for Christmas. Merry Christmas, Sretan Boลพiฤ‡! (Photos: Pixabay)…

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…

Right to medical care to remain unchanged during the Brexit transition period

31.1.2020

…may still change. Kela will also provide information on the effects after the transition period, when additional information is available. Read more about the effects of Brexit on Kela benefits….

Undocumented persons have the right to receive necessary healthcare services

29.12.2022

…patient’s individual situation, taking into account the patient’s health and duration of stay in Finland. Necessary care includes, for example, services related to pregnancy and childbirth, certain services related to