Health care services
From this webpage you may find information about:
- Finnish Student Health Services (FSHS)
- How to book appointment to FSHS
- Public Health care
- Emergency care in campus towns
- National emergency number
- Information for new students
- HealthStart
- Social and health care students
- FSHS Health care fee
Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS)
FSHS provides student health services, for students who are studying for a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at the University of Applied Sciences. To be able to use the services you need to register as attending for the current term. Also, remember to pay the student healthcare fee. Get more information about the FSHS from here
Using FSHS services (youtube.com)
Student healthcare services includes the following:
- health checks according to individual needs
- provision of health and medical care services
- mental health and substance abuse services
- promotion of sexual health
- oral health care
- early identification of any special needs and tests required by students, support, and, if necessary, referral for further tests or treatment
Also, FSHS checks on health and safety aspects of the study environment in educational institutions. They have responsibility to welfare promotion among learning communities.
Please note that the FSHS does not offer emergency services. If you need urgent care, contact a health centre emergency clinic in your home locality. You may find the contact information from below.
How to book appointment to FSHS
Please note that the FSHS does not offer services during evenings, nights or weekends.
Before booking an appointment the FSHS will assess your need for treatment. Contact to the assessment for treatment team:
by phone
Nationwide callback service numbers are available Mon–Thu 8 am–3 pm and Fri 8 am–2 pm.
- General and mental health services 046 710 1073
- Oral health services 046 710 1085
via SelfChat
Online chat with the nursing staff is available in the student’s Self-online service during the following service hours:
General and mental health Mon–Thu 8 am–3 pm, Fri 8 am–2 pm
Oral health Mon–Thu 12 am–3 pm, Fri 12 am–2 pm
by the self-online service
The Self online service provides a quick and easy way to take care of health-related issues. After registering as a Self-user, you can easily manage several matters online. Read more about the self-online services
The Self online service (youtube.com)
Public health services in Finland
You are entitled to use public health services in Finland if you have a municipality of residence in Finland. Read more from Info Finland- webpages
Using the Public Health Services are not free of charge; however, the costs are usually reasonable and less expensive than in private clinics.
Information for new students
HealthStart questionnaire for the first-year students
The aim of the HealthStart questionnaire is to help you and healthcare professionals check your health status and refer you for the appropriate services as early as possible at the beginning of your studies. The questionnaire examines your physical, mental and social health, as well as the key aspects of your health behavior, as well as factors affecting your health, health behavior and ability to study.
If your answers indicate a need for an appointment, you will be referred for an in-person or remote consultation. You’ll be informed about a possible appointment or receive instructions on how to book an appointment within four weeks after completing the questionnaire. At the same time, you’ll also receive a booking permission that you can use if you need to reschedule the appointment for a more suitable date.
If you are a social or healthcare student and your studies includes practical training, you need get to know about vaccinations, tuberculosis, salmonella and instructions for needle-stick injuries.
Read more about infectious diseases and vaccinations
Healthcare fee
Students attending university of applied sciences must pay a healthcare fee to Kela. The fee must be paid for each academic term. Kela does not send a bill for the fee, so students must make sure to pay it on their own initiative.
Students from EU or EEA countries
You do not have to pay the healthcare fee if you have social security coverage from another EU/EEA country, Switzerland, Great Britain or Northern Ireland.
But you have to provide a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) when accessing FSHS services. The card must be obtained before coming to Finland. Students from Britain and Northern Ireland may provide a Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC).
From the FSHS- webpages you can find useful health information and tips on how you can increase your well-being. Check the tips from here
WELL-BEING AND SPORT SERVICES
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