# Health care services for international students - Savonia AMK

> Health care services for the Savonia degree students are offered by the Finnish Student Health Care system.

## Finnish Student Health Care (FSHS / YTHS)
Savonia degree students in Kuopio can get basic health care services from the Finnish Student Health Care system (FSHS / YTHS). The services of the FSHS include e.g. health appointments and examinations, laboratory examinations, imaging examinations, birth control and sexual health guidance and the prevention of infectious diseases (e.g. vaccinations), as well as oral health. FSHS’s services are available for all degree students on Savonia’s campuses, including Iisalmi and Varkaus.

It’s recommended that you bring your vaccination certificate to Finland with you.

## Information for New Students
*   Pay the FSHS fee
*   Book an appointment

All present degree students from outside EU/EEA, Switzerland and UK (Bachelor and Master) must pay the FSHS healthcare fee.

## Healthcare Fee
The healthcare fee in 2025 is 71,20 € per study year. The fee must be paid in two installments of 35,60 € each.

### Due Dates
The due date is determined based on your enrollment as present. In Savonia the due date is:
*   **30.9.** for autumn semester
*   **31.1.** for spring semester

### Payment Instructions
NB! You will not be sent an invoice, but you have to make the payment yourself. Exchange students do not need to pay this fee and they are not eligible to utilize the services of FSHS.

You do not have to pay the healthcare fee if you have social security coverage from another EU/EEA country or from Switzerland or the United Kingdom.

## FSHS Service Locations
### FSHS Kuopio
General, mental and oral health care services
Address: Niiralankatu 23, Kuopio

### FSHS Varkaus
General and mental health care
Address: Pihlajalinna, Pirnankatu 4, Varkaus
Oral health: Oral Varkaus, Ahlströminkatu 22

## Eligibility
FSHS is not aimed at:
*   Incoming international exchange students
*   Open university students
*   Further education students
*   Tailor-made education students

## Health Care for Exchange Students
Health care and oral health care services for exchange students are provided by the cities of Kuopio, Iisalmi and Varkaus. Visits to the nurse at city health care centers are free of charge, as well as preventive services such as birth control guidance and health examinations. Other services, such as visits to the doctor, are subject to a fee.

*   [Kuopio city health care](https://www.kuopio.fi/)
*   [Iisalmi city health care](https://www.iisalmi.fi/)
*   [Varkaus city health care](https://www.varkaus.fi/)

Read more about health care to students moving to Finland from the [EU-healthcare.fi Contact Point in Finland](https://www.eu-healthcare.fi/).