National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health
Organisation
Valvira is a national agency operating under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, charged with the supervision of the social and health care, early childhood education and care, alcohol and environmental health sectors. We provide licensing for social and health care providers and offer guidance to the Regional State Administrative Agencies to achieve harmonised licensing, guidance and supervisory practices throughout Finland.
What services can I get?
Advance notification of temporary or occasional practice of a health care profession in Finland.
Permit or other obligationNationwidePublic serviceIf you practice your health care profession in Finland temporarily or occasionally, submit an advance notification about it to Valvira.Import, manufacture and wholesale licences for spirits
Permit or other obligationNationwidePublic serviceThe manufacture, import and wholesale of spirits are licensed trades, for which a licence must be applied for from Valvira.Licence for industrial and kitchen alcohol
Permit or other obligationNationwidePublic serviceSpirits or tax-free alcoholic beverages may only be purchased and used by an operator who is licensed to use the products in question.Licence for the manufacture and wholesale of alcoholic beverages
Permit or other obligationNationwidePublic serviceManufacture and wholesale of alcoholic beverages require a licence. The manufacture licence includes the right to wholesale the manufactured products.Licences, notifications and changes related to serving alcoholic beverages and the approval of premi
Permit or other obligationNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceLicences, notifications and changes related to serving alcoholic beverages and the approval of premises for serving alcoholic beverages.Licences, notifications and changes related to the retail sales of alcoholic beverages
Permit or other obligationNationwide except the Åland IslandsPublic serviceLicences, notifications and changes related to the retail sales of alcoholic beverages.Licensing a physiotherapist (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession of physiotherapist is a licensed profession. Practise of the profession is restricted to licensed professionals.Licensing a physiotherapist (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession of physiotherapist is a licensed profession. Practise of the profession is restricted to licensed professionals.Licensing a physiotherapist (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic servicePhysiotherapist is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question.Licensing of a dental hygienist (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceDental hygienist is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a dental hygienist (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceDental hygienist is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a dental hygienist (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceDental hygienist is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practice the profession in question.Licensing of a dental specialist (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession dental specialist is a licensed profession. Practise of the profession is restricted to licensed professionals.Licensing of a dental specialist (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession dental specialist is a licensed profession. Practise of the profession is restricted to licensed professionals.Licensing of a dental specialist (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession dental specialist is a licensed profession. Practise of the profession is restricted to licensed professionals.Licensing of a dental technician (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceDental technician is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a dental technician (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceDental technician is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a dental technician (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceDental technician is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a dentist (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession of dentist is a licensed profession. Practise of the profession is restricted to licensed professionals.Licensing of a dentist (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession of dentist is a licensed profession. Practise of the profession is restricted to licensed professionals.Licensing of a dentist (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession of dentist is a licensed profession. Practise of the profession is restricted to licensed professionals.Licensing of a dietician (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceDietician is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question.Licensing of a dietician (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceDietician is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a dietician (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceDietician is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question.Licensing of a doctor (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession of doctor is a licensed profession.Licensing of a doctor (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession of doctor is a licensed profession.Licensing of a doctor (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession of physician is a licensed profession.Licensing of a medical laboratory technologist (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceMedical laboratory technologist is a licensed profession in Finland.Licensing of a medical laboratory technologist (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceMedical laboratory technologist is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practice the profession in question.Licensing of a medical laboratory technologist (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceMedical laboratory technologist is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a medical specialist (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession of medical specialist is a licensed profession. Practise of the profession is restricted to licensed professionals.Licensing of a medical specialist (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession of medical specialist is a licensed profession. Practise of the profession is restricted to licensed professionals.Licensing of a medical specialist (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession of medical specialist is a licensed profession. Practise of the profession is restricted to licensed professionals.Licensing of a midwife (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceMidwife is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a midwife (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceMidwife is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a midwife (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceMidwife is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a nurse (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceNurse is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question.Licensing of a nurse (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceNurse is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a nurse (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceNurse is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question.Licensing of a pharmaceutical dispenser (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession of pharmaceutical dispenser is a licensed profession.Licensing of a pharmaceutical dispenser (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession of pharmaceutical dispenser is a licensed profession.Licensing of a pharmaceutical dispenser (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession of pharmaceutical dispenser is a licensed profession.Licensing of a pharmacist (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic servicePharmacist is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question.Licensing of a pharmacist (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic servicePharmacist is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a pharmacist (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic servicePharmacist is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question.Licensing of a psychologist (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic servicePsychologist is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a psychologist (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic servicePsychologist is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question.Licensing of a public health nurse (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic servicePublic health nurse is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a public health nurse (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic servicePublic health nurse is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practice the profession in question.Licensing of a radiographer (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceRadiographer is a licensed profession in Finland.Licensing of a radiographer (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceRadiographer is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question.Licensing of a radiographer (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceRadiographer is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practice the profession in question.Licensing of a rehabilitation counsellor (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceRehabilitation counsellor is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practice the profession in question.Licensing of a rehabilitation counsellor (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceRehabilitation counsellor is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question.Licensing of a rehabilitation counsellor (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceRehabilitation counsellor is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practise the profession in question.Licensing of a social service professional (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceSocial service professional is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a social service professional (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceSocial service professional is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a social service professional (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceSocial service professional is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question.Licensing of a social worker (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceSocial worker is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a social worker (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceSocial worker is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a social worker (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceSocial worker is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a speech therapist (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceSpeech therapist is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question.Licensing of a speech therapist (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceSpeech therapist is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of a speech therapist (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceSpeech therapist is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question.Licensing of an occupational therapist (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession of occupational therapist is a licensed profession.Licensing of an occupational therapist (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, the profession of occupational therapist is a licensed profession.Licensing of an occupational therapist (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOccupational therapist is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question.Licensing of an optician (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOptician is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question.Licensing of an optician (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOptician is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of an optician (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOptician is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question.Licensing of elderly care professionals (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceElderly care professional is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of elderly care professionals (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceElderly care professional is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of elderly care professionals (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceElderly care professional is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals are allowed to practise the profession in question.Licensing of public health nurse (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic servicePublic health nurse is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question.NIS notification of an information security incident
Permit or other obligationNationwidePublic serviceIn accordance with the EU NIS Directive, key service providers must report information security incidents to the authorities.Notification of sales of alcoholic beverages in international traffic
Permit or other obligationNationwidePublic serviceA Finnish ship, train or aircraft selling alcohol and operating between Finland and abroad is reported to Valvira.Notification of sales of slightly denatured spirits
Permit or other obligationNationwidePublic serviceThe sale of slightly denatured spirits is subject to notification.Recognition of professional qualification of a paramedic (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceParamedics qualified in an EU/EEA Member State other than Finland can only work as paramedics after the recognition of the professional qualification.Registering the protected occupational title of a chiropractor (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, chiropractor is a protected occupational title.Registering the protected occupational title of a chiropractor (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, chiropractor is a protected occupational title.Registering the protected occupational title of a disability support worker (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceDisability support worker is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a disability support worker (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceDisability support worker is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a disability support worker (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceDisability support worker is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a home support worker (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHome support worker is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a home support worker (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHome support worker is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a home support worker (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHome support worker is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a hospital cell biologist (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHospital cell biologist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a hospital cell biologist (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHospital cell biologist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a hospital cell biologist (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHospital cell biologist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a hospital chemist (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHospital chemist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a hospital chemist (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHospital chemist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a hospital chemist (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHospital chemist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a hospital geneticist (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHospital geneticist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a hospital geneticist (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHospital geneticist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a hospital geneticist (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHospital geneticist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a hospital microbiologist (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHospital microbiologist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a hospital microbiologist (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHospital microbiologist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a hospital microbiologist (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHospital microbiologist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a hospital physicist (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHospital physicist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a hospital physicist (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHospital physicist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a hospital physicist (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceHospital physicist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a naprapath (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceNaprapath is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a naprapath (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, naprapath is a protected occupational title.Registering the protected occupational title of a naprapath (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, naprapath is a protected occupational title.Registering the protected occupational title of a podiatrist (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, podiatrist is a protected occupational title.Registering the protected occupational title of a podiatrist (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, podiatrist is a protected occupational title.Registering the protected occupational title of a podiatrist (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic servicePodiatrist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a practical nurse (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic servicePractical nurse is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a practical nurse (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic servicePractical nurse is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a practical nurse (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic servicePractical nurse is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of a trained masseur (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceTrained masseur is a protected occupational title in FinlandRegistering the protected occupational title of a trained masseur (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, trained masseur is a protected occupational title.Registering the protected occupational title of a trained masseur (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceTrained masseur is a protected occupational title in FinlandRegistering the protected occupational title of an orthopaedic technician (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOrthopaedic technician is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of an orthopaedic technician (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOrthopaedic technician is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of an orthopaedic technician (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOrthopaedic technician is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of osteopath (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOsteopath is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of osteopath (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, osteopath is a protected occupational title.Registering the protected occupational title of osteopath (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOsteopath is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of psychotherapist (trained in EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic servicePsychotherapist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Registering the protected occupational title of psychotherapist (trained in Finland)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceIn Finland, psychotherapist is a protected occupational title.Registering the protected occupational title of psychotherapist (trained outside EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic servicePsychotherapist is a protected occupational title in Finland.Reporting related to alcohol trade
Permit or other obligationNationwidePublic serviceManufacturers, wholesalers and importers are obliged to report to Valvira the quantities of alcohol they manufacture, sell and/or import.Serving and retail licence holder's notification of import
Permit or other obligationNationwidePublic serviceThe licence holder may import alcoholic beverages that they are entitled to serve or sell, for their own alcohol serving or retail sale.Supervision of organ activity
Permit or other obligationNationwidePublic serviceOrgan transplant activity is supervised in Finland by Fimea, Valvira and the Regional State Administrative Agencies.
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Electronic services of alcohol trade
E-serviceNationwideElectronic services of alcohol trade for licences, notifications and reporting.Open 24 hours a day.JulkiTerhikki / JulkiSuosikki
E-serviceNationwideJulkiTerhikki and JulkiSuosikki: Information about the registered social welfare and healthcare professionals on the public online service.
Professional practice rights of social and healthcare professionals
Telephone serviceNationwidePhone service for matters concerning the application of professional practise rights of social and healthcare professionals.Monday-Tuesday 10.00–11.00Thursday-Friday 10.00–11.00Telephone:+358 295209550(local/mobile network fee)Valvira’s switchboard
Telephone serviceNationwideValvira’s specialists can be contacted via Valvira’s switchboardMonday-Friday 8.00–16.15Telephone:+358 295209111(local/mobile network fee)
Registry Office
kirjaamo@valvira.fi
Address
Ratapihantie 9
00520 Helsinki
Address
Koskenranta 3
96100 Rovaniemi
Organisation identification data
Business ID: 1567057-6
Telephone number
Telephone Exchange
+358 0295209111 (local/mobile network fee)
Website
Home page
www.valvira.fiOpens in a new window.
Postal address
P.O. Box 43
00521 Helsinki