Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) provides general, mental and oral health service and works with issues concerning well-being in the study communities. 

We recommend that you familiarize yourself with FSHS´s Self online service and start using Self right at the start of your studies. In Self you can, for example, update your contact information, manage health-related matters easily with service forms, use chat services and manage your appointments.

FSHS services can be used by students studying towards a bachelor's or master's degree in a higher education institution in Finland who have registered as an attending student for the semester.

You can contact FSHS services by:

• Self online service in SelfChat

• Online forms in the Self online service

• The national phone service (includes a call back service)

Please note that the FSHS doesn’t offer emergency services or services during evenings, nights or weekends. Our service units are open in the daytime on weekdays. If you need urgent care, contact an emergency healthcare clinic in your own wellbeing services county.

Service units:

• FSHS Lahti: (external site, link opens a new tab)Niemenkatu 73, 15140 Lahti 

• FSHS Lappeenranta: (external site, link opens a new tab)Yliopistonkatu 34, 53850 Lappeenranta 

Before you can be referred to any FSHS service or partner service unit, your need for treatment will be assessed by the FSHS.

Which students are entitled to use FSHS services?

• University students (Bachelor’s and Master’s degree)
• Students at Universities of Applied Sciences (Bachelor’s and Master’s degree)
• Police University College students (Bachelor’s degree) and Civilian students at the National Defence University

Which students are not entitled to use FSHS services?

• International exchange students
• Students at open colleges
• Postgraduate students (e.g. students studying for a PhD)

Find more information The right to use FSHS services.

The healthcare fee for students in higher education

• The healthcare fee for students in higher education is paid to Kela. FSHS or universities do not handle fees. Questions about healthcare fees can be addressed directly to Kela.

• The fee must be paid for each term. 

• The fee can be paid via Kela e-service OmaKela. Please notice: Kela doesn’t send bills, students must pay the fee unprompted.

If you are not sure whether you must pay the healthcare fee, you can check it at the link to Kela(external site, link opens a new tab).

Degree or attending students will have to provide a European Health Insurance Card when using FSHS services if their healthcare costs are covered by EU or EEA country (other than Finland). Students from Great Britain or Northern Ireland can provide a Global Health Insurance Card.

Students must obtain a valid EHIC card before arriving to Finland and will have to provide it every time they use FSHS services. Students will have to provide their card information to the FSHS before each appointment, whether remote or in person. 

Please find instructions and how to provide proof of EHIC card using FSHS services. 

Students who have social coverage from another EU or EEA country (other than Finland) don’t have to pay the student healthcare fee. They must provide copy of valid European Health Insurance Card to Kela.