Health Care

RAMK students’ health care

Student health care services are arranged by the City of Rovaniemi . University of Applied Sciences students’ health care office is located in the city, address: Kansankatu 8, second floor (map).

You can visit the health care nurse whenever you need help in matters related to your health and wellness or if you become ill. The health care nurse also conducts health examinations when needed and advises patients to visit a specialist, if necessary. Student health care also includes matters related to contraception, vaccinations and health advice related to travel. You can also visit the health care nurse to discuss mental health or substance abuse issues.

Student health care services include visits to the health care nurse, online visits and visits to the doctor. Doctor’s services are also provided by the health care centre’s health care teams. Emergency and first aid services are available at Lapland Central Hospital. Dental services are arranged by the City of Rovaniemi.

Visits to the health care nurse are free of charge. A health care centre fee is charged for visits to the doctor to treat an illness.

The goal is to view healthy habits of life as a positive resource in the everyday life of the student.

A foreign student who comes to Finland to study for at least two years is usually given a municipality of domicile in Finland and is thereby eligible to receive municipal health care services. Such a student should present proof of estimated study time to the Registry Office (certificate from RAMK).

This information is needed to determine the foreign student’s municipality of domicile. If the municipality of domicile is Rovaniemi, the same health care centre services and fees apply to the student as to other residents of the municipality:

Health care centre annual fee: €27.40
Visit to the doctor: €13.70
Emergency clinic fee, 20:00-22:00 on weekdays and 8:00-22:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: €18.80
Night time emergency clinic fee, 22:00-8:00: €27.40 per visit
Uncancelled appointment: €33.80


Visiting hours:

The office is open
Mon-Thu 8:00 -16:00
Fri 8:00-14:00 
Visiting hours: 
Appointments can be made by phone or e-mail

Telephone service at 8.00-9.00 and 11.30-12.30 

HEALTH CARE NURSE:

Online service for Student Health Services

This online service will allow students to contact a nurse via the Internet. More info... 

 DENTIST’S SERVICES

The City of Rovaniemi ’s health care centre’s dentist’s services are available  only in cases of an acute toothache. Appointments are made by phone, 016 322 2562.

DOCTOR’S SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLY IN URGENT AND FIRST AID EMERGENCY CASES  

RECEPTION OF PHYSICIANS   

Treatment teams
The city of Rovaniemi is divided in seven treatment teams: Team Ounas, Team Uitto, Team Kaira, Team Rova, Team Saaren, Team Etelä, Team Pohjois. The map of the teams you can find on our website (Health Center) http://www.rovaniemi.fi/?deptid=16350 

Every student has a treatment team, district and general practitioner (GP) of his or her own according to street address. Team is composed of 4 districts and GP’s, 2 nurses and 1-2 assistants.
A person who needs medical help must primarily ask for reception to his/her own district and GP. There are also vacant reception times for urgent cases of illness in the treatment teams during normal office hours to GP’s or nurses.
In non-urgent cases of illness the estimation of treatment is done by phone or by reception of nurse in three days after the first contact.
The service time to treatment teams is Monday to Friday from 8 am . to 4 pm . You can phone directly to your own district’s number. (Try to avoid rush hours at 8 – 10 am .)

FIRST AID - First aid station for emergency cases

Address: The Central Hospital of Lapland , Ounasrinteentie 22 (Lapin Keskussairaala)

-from 08 am to 10 pm  (08-22 o’clock), phone 016 - 328 2140

-from 10 pm  to  08 am (22-08 o’clock), phone 016 - 3282100

Open every day from 8 am  to 10 pm  (8-22 o’clock)

It is not possible to make an appointment to first aid; waiting time can last even several hours. It is very advisable that you get in touch with first aid or your own team before leaving, so we can estimate if you need urgent treatment or if your illness can be treated by phone or by your own GP’s reception

Emergency patient (reception within 24 hours):
Emergency or urgency situation ensue from acute sickness or accident, where because of seriousness of case treatment must be given in 24 hours.

Examples: chest pain, difficulties in breathing, stroke, severe dizziness, unconsciousness, sudden confusion, bleeding wound, suspected bone fracture, sudden gastric pain, risk of miscarriage, difficult ear pain (child doesn’t stop crying even though given analgesics ), high fever and lowering condition, burn, dehydration following diarrhoea or vomiting, acute back pain with numbness in lower extremities, difficult allergic reaction.

Urgent patient (reception within 1-3 working days):
In urgent situations contact must be taken to your own team by phone. There are vacant times in teams. Teams serve from 8 am to 4 pm (at 8-16 o’clock).

Examples: tonsillitis, acute and subacute viral infections, sinusitis, conjunctivitis, suspected otitis without strong symptoms (including children), allergic signs, back pain, suspected venereal disease, vaginitis, prostatitis, slight adults’ urinary infections, exanthemas etc.

FOREIGN STUDENTS’ HEALTH CARE CENTRE SERVICES AND FEES

Doctors’ services are available only in emergency cases. 

NOTE! When you visit the health care centre you must present your European Health Insurance Card or temporary certificate acquired in your home country.
If you do not have a card, the fee is €107.75 / visit.

Emergency dental care €20 - €40 / visit
Tel: 016 322 2562

• CITIZENS OF OTHER COUNTRIES:
  €107.75 / visit

Emergency dental care €77.10 / visit
Tel: 016 322 2562 

THE FEES MUST BE PAID IN CASH OR WITH A BANK CARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VISIT.

For more information, contact Raija Juopperi, tel. 016 322 4423, Sairaalakatu 1, Sairaalakatu health care station

NOTE! HEALTH CARE NURSE’S SERVICES IN STUDENT HEALTH CARE ARE FREE OF CHARGE FOR EVERYBODY.

Private doctors in Rovaniemi:

Terveystalo Rovaniemi 
Revontulikeskus, Koskikatu 27 B, 5 kerros 
Tel. 020-789 7012