Cancer screening

The invitation letter to the screening of colon and rectal cancer contains equipment for taking the sample and a pre-paid cardboard return envelope. When screening for colon and rectal cancer, the sample is taken at home as per the instructions. The sample is then sent in the return envelope to the laboratory.

In Finland, mass examinations are performed to screen for breast cancer, cervical cancer as well as colon and rectal cancer:

All women aged 50-69 are invited to breast cancer screening every 20-26 months.

All women aged 25-65 are invited to cervical cancer screening every five years.

In the HUS region, all men and women aged 60-72 are invited to colon and rectal cancer screening every two years.

Screening can reveal cancer or its early stage early on, making treatment easier and the prognosis better. The screenings are free of charge and voluntary. Those belonging to the target group will receive a screening invitation home. The invitations to breast and cervical cancer screenings will specify the time and place of the examination, if the time cannot be changed. The place of the examination can be, for example, a health centre, clinic or maternity clinic.

Conditions for receiving the Service

Cancer screenings are intended for specific target groups, which are determined by age and gender.

The service is free of charge.

Breast cancer screening

All Finnish women aged 50 to 69 years are invited around every 24 months to breast cancer screening, carried out at a screening location designated by the wellbeing services county. The time and place for the screening are specified in the invitation letter. If need be, you can change your appointment. In Western Uusimaa, mammography screenings are conducted by

Synlab (external link)- for residents in Espoo and Kauniainen
- If you have a non-disclosure of personal data (such as a non-disclosure for personal safety), please contact the customer service at Synlab.
Terveysatalo(external link) - for residents in Kirkkonummi, Siuntio, Ingå, Hanko, Lohja, Karkkila, Raseborg and Vihti. The service provider was formerly known as Suomen Radiologikeskus. The screening locations are Terveystalo in Lohja and a mobile unit in Raseborg. Residents of Kirkkonummi, Lohja, Vihti, Karkkila and Siuntio are invited to the screening location in Lohja and residents of Raseborg, Hanko and Ingå to the mobile unit in Raseborg. Screenings in Raseborg are carried out in the autumn, whereas screenings in Lohja can be conducted all year round.
- If you have a non-disclosure of personal data (such as a non-disclosure for personal safety) or your municipality of residence has changed in 2025, you can contact the service provider at 045 7734 9975 (on weekdays from 8.00 to 20.00).

Persons to be invited in 2025 for breast cancer screening are born in: 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973 and 1975.

Cervical cancer screening

All women aged 25 to 65 years are invited to cervical cancer screening every five years. The time and place for the test are specified in the invitation letter. If need be, you can change your appointment. The test can be carried out, for instance, at a health station or a maternity and child health clinic. Persons to be invited in 2025 for cervical cancer screening are born in 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995 and 2000.

For more information on cervical cancer screening, please visit the web(external link)site of the HUS Group.

Colorectal cancer screening

In colorectal cancer screening, the sample is taken at home as per the instructions. If you are invited to screening, you will receive with the invitation letter the equipment for taking the sample. The sample is sent to the laboratory in a prepaid return envelope.

For more information on colorectal cancer screening, please visit the web(external link)site of the HUS Group.