Vaccinations and communicable diseases

Pupils and students receive basic vaccinations in accordance with the national vaccination programme in school health care and student health care: THL: National vaccination programme(external link).

If your vaccination cover needs to be supplemented due to travelling abroad, contact your local health centre.

Vaccinations are administered during health examinations in both school health care and student health care, by booking an appointment or by coming during walk-in hours. You can get guidance and advice by telephone, on site during walk-in hours or through a non-urgent message sent in the Lunna service to the public health nurse at your educational institution. The administered vaccinations are listed at www.kanta.fi(external link).

Students under upper secondary student health care must ensure their vaccination cover during internships and studies: Vaccinations for students(external link) (in Finnish). Each student can assess whether they need more vaccinations to supplement their health or to complete a communicable disease questionnaire to assess this, which contains instructions for the survey. You can complete the Salmonella survey in the Lunna service, under "Forms".