Child health clinic services

In the Varha app, you can book, cancel and reschedule appointments at the clinic. The app also includes a contact form through which you can register for your first maternity clinic visit.

You can also contact the clinic via the chat in the Varha app or by phone.

Appointments with maternity clinic psychologists can be cancelled directly with the professional by phone, either by calling or sending a text message.

You will receive the phone number in connection with the appointment booking.

All children under school age and their parents are entitled to use the child welfare clinic services.

Children under school age are entitled to child welfare clinic services. The child welfare clinic monitors the child’s health, growth and development. The child welfare clinic supports the parents in bringing up the child and looking after the child’s health and wellbeing. The child welfare clinic provides children with the vaccinations specified in the national vaccination programme.

For babies under the age of one, the average number of child welfare clinic visits is once a month, and annually after that, or whenever necessary. All children are provided with at least 15 health examinations. The oral health of children is monitored at least every two years.

The child welfare clinic aims to identify the child’s and family’s need for support at the earliest possible stage. The child and family are offered the necessary support in collaboration with, for example, early childhood education and care, social and substance abuse services, and child welfare services. If a child or family requires special support or the child’s development warrants closer examination, the child welfare clinic will refer them to the right service.