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Questions about student healthcare (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by BuckenBerry@lemmy.world to c/finland@sopuli.xyz

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I've been studying in Finland for about a year and haven't had to deal with any medical issues but wanted to get more familiar with it

From my understanding if I have a non emergency I can contact my health center using omaolo and set up an appointment from there.

I'm from a non EU country so my health insurance will pay for most of the medical expenses as long as I pay the Kela health care fee.

Is all of this correct?

I was also wondering if it's the same for dental issues

I also wanted to ask if there's a way I can get an appointment for a general check up. I have a bunch of minor issues that I want to get checked but from what I've heard, that's not really a thing here.

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[–] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 months ago

I haven't been in Finland for quite some time and just wanted to bump this thread to give it visibility, but I can also add that general check-ups are indeed a thing and you should be able to do them by going to your local clinic and saying you would like one (checking your blood for values for sure, not sure about the other stuff though).

I hope someone here can give you more relevant and recent info.