Certificates and statements at the health station

We write various statutory certificates and statements at the health station.

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We treat patients in the order of medical urgency. The issuance of a certificate is usually not an urgent matter, except in the event of a sudden onset of an illness.

Certificates and statements are only issued in Finnish or Swedish. We do not issue certificates for hobbies, competitions, student exchange years or travel.

The majority of statements and certificates not related to the treatment of an illness are subject to a fee. An exception to this are doctor's medical opinions required for the provision of treatment or rehabilitation, for which no fee is charged.

You can find the contact information of health stations at hel.fi/healthstations.

Need a certificate or statement?

Contact your health station by calling or sending a message via Maisa.

  • Read about how you can obtain a sick leave certificate
  • Please note! As of 1 April 2025, a doctor’s medical opinion for a driving licence should be primarily requested from a private service provider. If your upper secondary education studies require you to obtain a driving licence and you need a medical certificate and a doctor’s medical opinion for it, please contact your student health care nurse.  

If you would like to book an appointment, please contact your team via the Maisa service and state in your message what kind of a statement you need.

Go to Maisa(Link leads to external service)

Logging in to Maisa requires strong identification (online bank credentials, mobile certificate, electronic ID card). People over the age of 10 can use Maisa with their own credentials. 

Every health station has its own telephone number, which you can find on the health station’s website.

Find your health station

Telephone service hours: 

  • Mon–Thu 8.00–16.00
  • Fri and the day before national holidays 8.00–15.00

If the lines are busy, you can submit a callback request. We will aim to call you back within the same day between 8.00 and 16.00. If we are unable to reach you the first time, we will try to call you a second time. We may also call you back during the weekend between 8.00 and 16.00.

Please note! You can act on behalf of your child by phone. You can also act on behalf of an adult relative if you have been authorised to do so in writing. Read more about acting on behalf of your child or relative at health stations

The Communicable Diseases Act states that the employer must require a reliable statement from the employee that the employee is not infected with salmonella when they work in duties with a high risk of spreading salmonella.

See the list of duties on the Finnish Food Authority’s website (PDF, in Finnish) (Link leads to external service)

The certificate is required:

  • immediately at the start of employment if the duration of the employment is at least one month
  • any time there is a reason to suspect a salmonella infection.

The health check-up is carried out by the occupational health care provider, at a health centre or in student health care as an interview with a doctor or nurse.

A laboratory examination is required if:

  • the employee currently has or has had diarrhoea with a fever (at least 38 °C) in the past month
  • a member of the employee’s family has been diagnosed with a salmonella infection.

Please note: Asymptomatic employees are not required to undergo a laboratory examination after travel. 

Certificate/statement Price €
Extended sick leave certificates, medical statement B for extended periods of sick leave and rehabilitation 0,00

Special reimbursement for medication after meeting the criteria – B-statement(Link leads to external service)

 

0,00
Reimbursement for clinical nutritional supplements after meeting the criteria – B-statement (in Finnish)(Link leads to external service) 0,00
Intensive medical rehabilitation – B-statement(Link leads to external service) 0,00
Discretionary rehabilitation – B-statement (in Finnish)(Link leads to external service) 0,00
Taxi certificate (for visits due to illness) 0,00
Call-up health examination – statement for those liable for military service 0,00

Certificate/Statement Price €
Disability, pension statement and rehabilitation subsidy 56,70
Vehicle tax refund on the basis of disability 56,70
Transport support certificate (for services other than health care) 56,70
Public transport (HSL) travel card 56,70
T-certificate of health status – extensive certificate fee 56,70
E-certificate for insurance companies in matters relating to accidents 56,70
C-statement 56,70
Parking permit for people with reduced mobility – statement 56,70