HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES

The Wellbeing services county Oma Häme is responsible for health and social services such as:

The official website of the Wellbeing services county of Kanta-Häme.

Ambulance.

HEALTH CARE IN FORSSA

Emergencies:
In case of an emergency, call the Emergency number 112

Emergency Care:
Forssa Hospital, open 8-21
Urheilukentänkatu 9, 30100 Forssa
Tel. 03 4191 3000 (int. +358 3 4191 3000)

Dentist on duty:
Forssa Hospital, Urheilukentänkatu 9, Forssa, Monday - Friday 08.00 – 14.00, tel. 03 4191 2511 (int. + 358 3 4191 2511).
Evenings (15-21), weekends and midweek holidays (8-21) Kanta-Häme Hospital  District, Ahvenistontie 20, 13530 Hämeenlinna, tel. 040 620 5664 (int. +358 40 620 5664)

When you fall ill, but do not need emergency care, if possible, call the health nurse at the health center for phone counseling before arriving at the emergency unit.

Health Centers

Primary Health Care (open Mon-Thu 08.00 -15.30, Fri 08.00-15.00)

Central Health Centre Forssa, Urheilukentänkatu 2, tel. 03 4191 2010 (int. +358 3 4191 2010)

 Please listen to the recorded instructions closely and answer the questions about the nature of your call. A nurse will then call you back as soon as possible.

Patient fees

The Finnish Healthcare system is primarily funded by public tax revenue, apart from the patient fees defined in the Act and Decree on Social and Health Care Client Fees (734/1992, Finlex, In Finnish). You need a municipality of residence in Finland to be eligible to use public health services. Emergency services are always available to everyone.

Those living in EU/EEA countries must prove their entitlement to immediate medical care. This can be proved by means of the European health insurance card or the E-form (with E111 being the most usual). However, with those living in the United Kingdom and in the Nordic countries, it is sufficient to present a passport or identity card. Those seeking non-immediate care must present the E112 form, or otherwise they are charged the actual costs.

Finland has an agreement with Québec, Canada, with the agreement compensating medical care for those working in Finland on an assignment, for students, and their family members during their temporary stay in Finland. The agreement signed between Finland and Australiacompensates immediate medical care to those living in Finland on a temporary basis, but this does not apply to students. The customer fees for patients coming from these countries are the same as for those living in Finland permanently. The right is obtained by presenting a passport or identity card.

Persons coming from countries other than EU countries or countries with which Finland has signed an agreement must pay the actual costs for both immediate and non-immediate care.

Those coming from other countries and seeking non-immediate care must agree with the chief physician of the speciality in question on access to care and on the care arrangements. The costs of the care must be paid prior to access to care.

Foreigners, who have a municipality of residence in Finland, are charged the same fees as residents living in Finland permanently.

Forssa Hospital.

Private health care services

You can also purchase health care services from private actors: 

Suomen Terveystalo Forssa offers general practice, specialty doctor, laboratory, X-ray and occupational health care services and dental care.
Additional information: Suomen Terveystalo Forssa, Kutomonkuja 2 A 2, tel. +358 (0)3 424 9200. Additional information also in English available at www.terveystalo.com

Lääkärikeskus Mehiläinen Forssa provides the following services: occupational health care, doctor centre services, doctors’ house calls, psychologists’ services, laboratory and imaging services, physiotherapy. Additional information: Asemanpuiston Lääkärikeskus Oy, Rajakatu 2, 30420 Forssa Telephone contact center (0)10 414 00. www.mehilainen.fi

Pharmacies

Kutomon Apteekki
Kutomo shopping centre K-Citymarket Forssa
Yhtiönkatu
tel. +358 (0)3 435 5250
www.kutomonapteekki.fi

Forssan Vanha Apteekki
Prisma shopping centre
Tapulikuja 6
tel. +358 (0)3 435 5001, +358 (0)3 435 5002
www.forssanvanhaapteekki.fi

Forssan Keskusapteekki
Prisma shopping centre
Tapulikuja 6
tel. +358 (0)3 422 2835
www.forssankeskusapteekki.fi