Dear new student
congratulations on your new place of study!
A healthy lifestyle and good interpersonal relationships affect your health, physical condition and coping. An important aspect of taking care of your wellbeing is to seek help from health care professionals early enough. During your studies you can turn to the FSHS in issues related to health and ill health.
Have you remembered
to fill in the health inquiry as part of your health examination?
All those whose studies began on or after 1 September 2005 get their first check-up visit to an FSHS dentist free of charge, regardless of the current stage of their undergraduate studies. Read more.
Visit the Health information section of our website for an extensive collection of articles about issues related to health, illnesses, mental health and oral health of student-aged adults.
You can also send questions to health care professionals via our online health advice service.
For answers to travel-related questions contact the FSHS travel vaccinations advice helpline.
Helping you cope with your studies
Study-related advice and support is available from tutors, student advisers and study psychologists.
You can also contact a public health nurse or a general practitioner for help with coping.
Students who contact FSHS mental health services are offered access to an expert assessment of their situation and need for treatment (advisory period consisting of 1 to 5 appointments) and, if necessary on the basis of the assessment conducted, to psychiatric consultation and appropriate treatment (courses of psychotherapy in its various types within the scope allowed by resources, medication). Do not hesitate to make an appointment for an advisory session to discuss your situation and get an assessment of your possible further treatment.
Our professional appointment reservations staff will be happy to help you find the correct service.
Once you have paid your student union membership fee you have the right to use all of our service. Students of universities of applied sciences in Lappeenranta and Seinäjoki have the right to use FSHS services during the 2011−2014 pilot period once they have paid the annual health care fee of €42.
Please also make sure you arrive in time for your appointment. If you cannot make it to your appointment, remember to cancel it on the previous business day (mon-Fri) by 12.00 noon.
Enjoy your studies!