FSHS News

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• Healthcare fee for higher education students set at EUR 73.60 for 2023
• Students from other EU or EEA countries must provide a European Health Insurance Card starting 1.1.2023
• Model for ability to study updated to meet current needs
• First-year student, have you already answered the HealthStart questionnaire?

• Information about influenza vaccinations at the FSHS

Healthcare fee for higher education students set at EUR 73.60 for 2023

The healthcare fee charged from higher education students for using student healthcare services will be EUR 73.60, or EUR 36.80 per term, in 2023. The students in higher education must pay the health care fee on their own initiative to Kela for both the spring and autumn semesters. Read more about the Healthcare fee for higher education students

Students from other EU or EEA countries must provide a European Health Insurance Card starting 1.1.2023

The FSHS will be required by law to ask to see a European Health Insurance Card to identify students who are covered by state-provided health insurance from a country other than Finland. The card must be obtained before coming to Finland. Students from Britain and Northern Ireland may provide a Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC). Read more at FSHS website

Model for ability to study updated to meet current needs

The model for ability to study created by the FSHS and the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health describes a variety of factors affecting students’ ability to study and how the different parties in higher education communities can promote it. Read more about the Model for ability to study

First-year student, have you already answered the HealthStart questionnaire

The HealthStart 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. Read more about the HealthStart

Influenza vaccinations at the FSHS

Medical students and health and welfare students in higher education, as well as students belonging to a risk group can receive their influenza vaccinations from the FSHS free of charge. Read more at FSHS website Information about influenza vaccinations at the FSHS