Health care

Moving to Spain

MOVING TO SPAIN

How to get the Spanish public health card

The Nomad Today 9/28/21

It all starts by obtaining the document that recognizes the right to health care, which is issued by the Spanish Social Security institution (INSS)

Finland

HIGHER EDUCATION

Kela to refer unpaid student healthcare fees to enforcement authority

The Nomad Today 4/7/21

8,150 students have not paid the health fees even after receiving a reminder and it has not been possible to deduct the amounts from their study grant payments.

World

US

Biden signs executive orders to expand access to health care

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/29/21

The US President will also issue a Presidential Memorandum to expand women's access to reproductive health care.

Finland

HIGHER EDUCATION

Kela warns of surcharges to 164,000 students who didn't pay health care fee

The Nomad Today 1/15/21

Students registered as attending for the spring term must pay the fee by 31 January 2021, the Social Security agency says.

Finland

HEALTH

Higher education students now must pay a healthcare fee to Kela

The Nomad Today 12/1/20

 In 2021, the student healthcare fee in higher education will be 35.80 euros per term.

Finland

INNOVATION

Finland and Estonia to strengthen digitalisation in health sector

The Nomad Today 8/22/20

Estonians became in June the first Europeans to be able to buy medicine in Finland with an electronic prescription issued in their home country.

Coronavirus

13.5% of coronavirus-infected patients are healthcare workers

The Nomad Today 6/9/20

The figure varies worldwide: 20% of infections in Spain, 10% in Italy or 3.8% in China have been diagnosed among healthcare workers.

Finland

Finland, second EU country with the most health workers

The Nomad Today 5/5/20

Sweden has the highest share of health workers (12% of the people employed and 7% of the total population). In contrast, the lowest shares were recorded in Cyprus and Poland. The vast majority of…

Finland

Also during the epidemic

Rules for using the EU health card and obtaining medical care abroad

The Nomad Today 3/28/20

The Social Security Institution (Kela) reminds that, according to the instructions from the Government, travel should be avoided.

Coronavirus

Healthcare professionals to meet returning tourists at Helsinki Airport

The Nomad Today 3/25/20

Passengers arriving on international flights and people placed under quarantine must refrain from using public transport, says the Government.

Opinion

Dear Finland, it’s time to talk about mental health and inclusion - #IamSuomiToo

Paola Elefante 3/6/20

Finland

#IAmSuomiToo, a cry for foreigners better access to mental health care

The Nomad Today 3/4/20

A team of volunteers of foreign background is launching a petition addressed to the Finnish Government to guarantee "equitable access to mental health care in Finland for everyone."

Finland

Why are foreigners less likely to visit a doctor than Finns?

The Nomad Today 2/11/20

Experts point to the lack of confidence in the system as one of the elements that discourage people of foreign origin when they need to seek help in the face of a disease.

Coronavirus

Finnish airports preparing to face coronavirus

The Nomad Today 1/23/20

Altogether there are nine direct flights from China to Helsinki Airport operated by Finnair, Juneyao Airlines, Sichuan Airlines and Tibet Airlines.

Coronavirus

Health authorities consider "possible" that coronavirus arrives in Finland

The Nomad Today 1/22/20

The virus can be transmitted from one person to another, but the level of contagiousness is not yet well understood. Read here about the symptoms and how to prevent infection.

Finland

Why did the length of hospitalizations decrease so quickly in Finland?

The Nomad Today 1/14/20

In 2015 a patient stayed on average 9.2 days hospitalized. In 2016 it was 8.6 days and 7.8 days in 2017. That means a reduction of more than 15% in just two years. Only Croatia and Malta show…

Finland

Finland reduced hospital beds for psychiatric care by 51% in 8 years

The Nomad Today 10/9/19

It is now the fifth country in the European Union (EU) with the lowest number of beds for psychiatric treatment per 100,000 inhabitants.

Finland

Technology, service industries and health attract most vocational education students

The Nomad Today 9/27/19

The fluctuation in the shares of men and women by areas of education is large. In the field of health and welfare, the share of women was 83% while in the field of information and communication…

Finland

Immigrants more reluctant than Finns to use psychiatric services

The Nomad Today 9/25/19

Specially people with foreign background who have lived in Finland for a short period of time had a particularly low use of mental health services, according to a study by the Finnish Institute for…

World

World Health Organization warns on measles boom in Europe

The Nomad Today 8/29/19

Four countries (Albania, Czechia, Greece and the United Kingdom) have lost their measles elimination status. The surge in cases continue in 2019, with approximately 90,000 cases reported from January…