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Family planning clinic

  • Service
  • 13 municipalities
  • Public service

The family planning clinic provides instructions for planning and preventing pregnancy.  The aim is to find a suitable method of birth control.

Before starting birth control, the patient's health information is checked, as it may affect the safety of the planned method of contraception.

Family planning clinic services include

  • planning birth control and starting it
  • monitoring contraceptiv ...

Do the following

Book an appointment at the maternity and child health clinic telephone service.

To whom and on what terms

The services are intended for the inhabitants of the Siun sote area and for students living in the area.

Background information

Young people and adults can receive family planning and birth control counselling to support their own plans for their family. The counselling is provided mainly in health and social services centres and hospitals, maternity clinics, and school and student health care.

Family planning and birth control counselling also provide other sexual and reproductive health services. These include counselling related to childlessness, promoting sexual health, combating sexually transmitted diseases, preventing sexually violence, sexual orientation, gender experiences, and relationships.

The service is provided by

Wellbeing services county of North Karelia – Siun sote

Responsible for the service

Wellbeing services county of North Karelia – Siun sote
Text edited by: Wellbeing services county of North Karelia – Siun sote
Updated: 15/1/2024