Finnish Student Health Services council verified today on the 16th of December 2020 on its statutory autumn meeting its representatives on Positions of Trust for the foundations representative decision-making bodies for the period 2021–2022.
Check our opening times for the holiday season.
From the beginning of next year, the majority of FSHS customers laboratory tests will be taken by SYNLAB which operates all around Finland.
The Finnish government has verified for the first time ever the health care fee for students in higher education.
Are you wondering about something regarding the coming student health care changes? Master the facts! Join our live Facebook-live event on the 10th of December 2020 at 2pm to 3pm.
Due to the exceptionally high demand for influenza vaccines there are nationwide problems concerning the availability of the vaccine, which are also affecting the FSHS.
Our activities are changing at the end of the year in accordance to the new service model. This might show in temporary delays concerning non-urgent appointment times.
How to beat the winter darkness? Here are some tips!
The confidence of our customers, the protection of medical information as well as solutions connected to information protection are of the utmost importance at the FSHS.
As the coronavirus situation continues, more people are having a hard time coping and finding the resources to get through it all.
On 19 October 2020, FSHS oral health services in Tampere will move to Hervanta.
Have you used FSHS Oulu oral services this autumn? Answer the survey and help us improve!
Starting from 1 October 2020, the FSHS will introduce nationwide telephone numbers. This means that numbers for individual service units will no longer be used.
Appointments with online doctors are meant for the treatment of acute minor complaints which can be managed quickly online.
The two cornerstones of the new FSHS service model – the specially appointed team model and digital and remote services – will be piloted starting from 1 October. Piloting will continue until the end of the year.
From the 1st of January 2021 our service network will be divided into five service regions. Five regional directors, who are responsible of results, have been selected for these regions.
You are welcome to use our health services as a university student. Read more about our services.
We are preparing for the growing customer numbers and more extensive service production by setting up new service units and by renovating current premises and adapting them for new uses.
In accordance to the guide of student health care, the FSHS does not issue certificates and statements which are intended for voluntary exchange studies. An exception to this rule are students’ who are going for obligatory exchange studies.
SelfChat serve you with the need for treatment assessment, health counseling and service guidance.
Before you can use FSHS services or Self-service from 1 August, you have to pay the membership fee for the new membership term.
All our service units are closed on Midsummer Eve, Friday the 19th of June, and from the 6th of July to until the 2nd of August 2020.
A quarter of an hours walk around the block might be sufficient to refresh ourselves with positive effects.
The chat serves students’ again in a familiar way in treatment assessments from the 6th of May 2020.
All our service units are open on May Day eve (30th of April) from 8.00 am to 12.30 pm. The service units are closed during May Day (1st of May).
Students’ Mental Health Day is commemorated on Thursday the 23rd of April. FSHS will also participate in the day through the theme of virtual #lunchadate.
See our psychologist’s tips on how to keep up your mental well-being.
The events planned next week across campuses in connection to the FSHS-Day (18th of March) are cancelled due to the situation regarding the coronavirus.
Thank you for your feedback! We received in 2019 more than 14 610 positive and critical remarks as well as development proposals.
This year the FSHS-Day is held on Wednesday the 18th of March 2020 with the theme #LunchTogether and will be seen all across Finland at different university campuses.
FSHS service network is now approved by Kela. Accessibility and sufficient customer base form requirements for the service network.
The annual xylitol awareness week is held between the 3rd and 7th of February 2020. All our service units will participate in the xylitol week.
The service hours for SelfChat have changed. Hereafter SelfChat serves you from Monday to Friday from 12pm to 2pm.
The new FSHS website is now up and running. The new website was created with users in mind.
Please note that spring term membership starts on 1 January and your student union membership fee must be paid before an FSHS appointment.
All our units are closed on Epiphany 6 Jan 2020. FSHS services will be available again after the public holiday, on Tuesday 7th Jan 2020.
All our units are closed from 24 December 2019 to 1 January 2020. There are unit specific differences in the opening hours. Check the exact opening hours from your own unit’s page.
Katriina Ikävalko has been appointed Patient Ombudsman of the FSHS. He will take up the position on Monday, December 9, 2019.
Our health care services will be available again after the public holiday, on Monday 9th Dec 2018. We wish you a happy Independence Day!
Visits to “nerve doctors”, mental hygiene, long-term psychotherapy, preventive mental health, peer support groups, digital services.
We pilot a new service channel, InfoChat, on our webpages from 6 November to 14 February.
It’s that time of year again when influenza viruses are beginning to be active. Vaccination is a good way to protect yourself against influenza.
Repeated depressive symptoms during the dark winter months from October to January may be a sign of seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as the winter depression.