Student health care [City of Tampere

Who is entitled to student health care services?

You can use student health care services in Tampere

if you study at a secondary vocational school or upper secondary school in Tampere for at least two months, or
if you are in preparatory education for vocational training (VALMA) or in preparatory education for work and independent living (TELMA).

The services are also available under certain conditions to exchange students in higher education. If you are an exchange student at a university of applied sciences or university, check our page about health care services for exchange students.

In addition to student health care services, you can use the health care services provided by your municipality of residence.

When can you contact student health care?

You can contact us whenever there is something on your mind. You can come to us when you have questions about mental health and substance abuse or sexual health and contraception, for example.

Our services include periodic health check-ups, health counselling and primary health care services and referrals to further treatment. You will have access to public health nurses, doctors and nutritional therapists. A public health nurse will first assess your need for treatment and, if necessary, book an appointment for you. Doctor’s appointments are also booked through a public health nurse.

Tuberkulosis screening: Finland conducts tuberculosis screening. If you come from a country categorised in a risk group where the occurrence of tuberculosis is high, you may have the disease and infect those around you without knowing. In this way tuberculosis can be detected in time, and its spread can be prevented. Diagnosis of possible tuberculosis does not affect the right to study or stay in the country.

Guidelines for students and educational institutions on tuberculosis screening (pdf) (231.55 KB)

Questionnaires

Preliminary information questionnaire for student health care

How can you contact student health care?

You can contact student health care in different ways.

You can call student health care and ask for advice or book an appointment for a public health nurse or doctor. You can find the appointment and guidance phone numbers of your educational institution by selecting the institution and then the local provider. Select educational institution:

Contact information

If you are a student in one of the following schools, contact Tullinkulma student health care center when needed:

Tredu, Ajokinkuja
Tredu, Sammonkatu
Ahlmannin ammattiopisto
Siltavalmennus (Taika, Takova, Autoala, Catering, Rakennus, Pintakäsittely)
Ammattiopisto Luovi
STEP -koulutus
Voionmaan opisto
Kankaanpään opisto
Tampereen konservatorio
TAKK, Tampereen valtatie
Koulutuskeskus Lumova
Tampereen urheiluhierojakoulu
Pirkanmaan urheiluhierojakoulu
Tampereen palvelualan ammattiopisto / Sasky
Varalan urheiluopisto
Carl Wilhelm Akatemia
Steinerkoulun lukio
Hatanpään lukio
Tampereen yliopiston normaalikoulun lukio
Kiipulan ammattiopisto

Address: Hammareninkatu 5 B (3rd floor), 33100 Tampere

Telephone: 040 806 2454, Mon - Fri 8.15 - 12

Walk in counseling without an appointment Tue and Thu 10 - 11

If you are a student at Tredu Santalahdentie or Mediapolis, contact student health care at Tredu Santalahdentie when needed.

Address: Santalahdentie 10 (3rd floor, wing D), 33230 Tampere

Telephone: 040 639 7963, Mon - Fri 8.30 - 11

Walk in counseling without an appointment Tue and Thu 10 - 11

If you are a student at Tredu Hepolamminkatu or Aitoon koulutuskeskus, contact student health care at Tredu Hepolamminkatu when needed.

Address: Hepolamminkatu 10 (1st floor, L-building), 33720 Tampere

Telephone: 041 730 0272, Mon - Fri 8.30 - 10

Walk in counseling without an appointment Tue and Thu 10 - 11

If you are a student at TAKK Nirva, contact student health at Nirva when needed.

Address: Kurssikeskuksenkatu 11 (B-building), 33821 Tampere

Telephone: 040 806 2451 and 040 806 2247, Wed - Fri 10 - 11. On Monday and Tuesday you can call the Tullinkulma student health care centre.

Walk in counseling without an appointment Thu 10 - 11

Cancelling an appointment

You can change or cancel an appointment by calling your care team number or by calling the public health nurse at your educational institution. You can also cancel a booked appointment by sending a text message to 0400 267 715. The message must include your name, date of birth and the appointment you are cancelling.

Online booking for student health care

You can book non-urgent appointments for a public health nurse online. These appointments can for example concern mental health, contraception, vaccinations or, at the suggestion of a public health nurse, a health check-up. The service is only available in Finnish.

Online booking (Finnish language website)

Student health care contact form

You can use the electronic contact form to request a public health nurse to contact you for a non-urgent matter. You will be contacted within three working days.

You can fill the form (Opiskeluterveydenhuollon sähköinen yhteydenottolomake) in your information in Finnish or in English.

Student health care contact form

Chat

The chat service is available for general guidance and advice. You cannot book or cancel appointments in the chat.

Omaolo online service

In the Omaolo online service, you can find several symptom assessments. You can use the service by using e-identification with your online banking ID or a mobile certificate, and you can send the results of the symptom check-up to a student health care professional for assessment.

Assess your symptoms

Fees for health centres

Services by public health nurses and psychiatric nurses are free of charge. Doctor’s appointments for people over 18 years old are subject to a fee in accordance with the Act on Client Charges in Healthcare and Social Welfare. The fee is EUR 20,90 per first three doctor's appointments a year.

Please note! Persons aged 18 and over will be charged a fee of EUR 51,50 for not arriving at a booked appointment that has not been cancelled. The fee is charged if the appointment is not cancelled at least 24 hours before.

Fees for health centres

Oral health

Tampere student health care does not have its own oral health care unit. In matters related to oral and dental care, contact the oral health care of the City of Tampere directly. When you are covered by the student health care organised by the City of Tampere, you have the right to one oral health check-up during your studies. The purpose of the examination is to find out your need for oral health guidance and services. The oral health check-up is subject to a fee.

Emergency services and first aid

Student health care does not provide emergency services. Treatment for accidents is also not part of student health care. Read more about urgent care and emergency services

Always call 112 in urgent emergency situations, such as in case of a sudden attack of illness, or if someone’s life is in danger.

Updated 9.8.2022