Read the following instructions well in advance before you arrive in Finland. The student health care of Siun sote requests international students to send a health information inquiry: health information inquiry. Please send your health information inquiry at least two months before you arrive in Finland.

Your personal and health data will be processed in accordance with data protection regulations. The information will be processed confidentially and will only be used by student health care services of Siun sote. You can read the detailed privacy statement of the process here: Privacy policy statement: Health information inquiry for international students. For more information on processing of data at Siun sote: Customer and patient information - English (siunsote.fi).

Before you arrive in Finland

Read the requirements in your field of study from the customer guide you got from your educational institution or from the health information inquiry.

Notice that the health information inquiry is being updated during the spring of 2024. At the moment the old health information inquiry doesn´t indicate the requirements as clearly as the customer guide. Some of the requirements has changed, for example corona vaccines are no longer mandatory and if you would need a thorax x-ray, it would be taken in Finland instead of your home country. We will update the new inquiry here as soon as possible. Until then you can fill the old inquiry and your school nurse will guide you if you have any questions.

• If possible, fill your vaccine protection in your home country to meet the requirements.
• Request an English-language certificate signed by a health care professional on your vaccinations.
• Open and fill out the form Health information inquiry for international students: health information inquiry. Save it to your computer or other device.
• Send your personal information, the completed health information form and its attachments through a secure email service, either by using electronic identification or by responding to a secure email. See detailed instruction below.

Remember to make sure you have a valid health insurance covering medical expenses and accidents. The insurance must be valid throughout your studies. If you have a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) or UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC), you do not need a separate insurance. You can find more information about the insurances from the website at Finnish Immigration Services (migri.fi).

Take the necessary insurance documents with you when arriving in Finland. We also recommend you to either save your vaccine certificates on your device or to bring them with you when arriving in Finland.

Sending the form by replying to a secure email

If electronic identification is not possible, send the form by replying to a secure email. You must identify yourself after you have received the secure email link. For that you will need a valid passport or other official identity card. Do not send any personal data before you have received the secure link.

1. First, send a regular email to internationalstudent.healthcare(at)siunsote.fi. In the subject field, enter the name of the educational institution at which and the field of study in which you will study in Finland.
2. You will receive an automatic reply that your message has arrived. A health care professional will manually send you a secure email link as soon as possible. Please do not send any personal data before you receive the secure email link. The secure email link looks like the example below:
   
   
    

3. Reply to the protected email: attach a picture of your passport or identity card and the completed health information form as well as electronic copies of your vaccination information and possible health insurance cards. Remember to attach copies of both sides of the cards.

A health care professional will check the information you have sent and you will be contacted through the secure email. The nurse may ask you to provide additional health information if it is necessary.

Sending the form by using electronic identification

You can identify yourself electronically in some European countries. You can check whether you can use identification on the page Suomi.fi by selecting identification and identification methods for foreigners at the bottom of the page that opens.

1. If identification is successful, open the link for secure email: student health care for international students
2. Enter your email address in the sender field and select "Jatka" to continue.
3. Select "Tunnista" for authentication and the system will transfer you to authentication. Identify yourself in the system with your personal banking ID, mobile ID or identity card.
4. Choose "Ulkomaalaisen tunnistustavat" for foreigners' dentification methods at the end of the page. Choose your country and identify yourself.
5. You will be notified of successful authentication. Select "Jatka palveluun" to continue to the secure e-mail service.
6. In the subject field "Aihe", enter the name of the educational institution at which and the field of study in which you will study in Finland. By doing this, your email will be directed to the public health nurse in your field of study.
7. Enter a message in the message field "Viesti", for example your name or contact information, and attach the needed documents under "Liitetiedostot". Select the completed health information form from your device and attach it by selecting "Liitä". In addition to the health information form, attach electronic copies of your vaccination information and an electronic copy of your health insurance cards. Remember to attach copies of both sides of the cards.
8. Finally, select "Lähetä" to send the message.
9. You will be notified that the message was sent successfully. Click "Lopeta" to close the secure mail service.

After arriving in Finland

Once your studies have begun, you will receive an invitation to a health meeting if it is necessary. For more detailed instructions on booking an appointment, see this page: Student health care.