Pharmacist is a licensed profession in Finland. Only licensed professionals may practice the profession in question. Upon application, the Finnish Supervisory Agency grants licences to practice the profession in question to both those healthcare professionals who obtained their degree in Finland as well as those who obtained it abroad, and registers the granted professional practice rights to the ...
Apply for the right to practise in social welfare or health care via the website of the same name, which can be found in the service channels.
Fill in the security form. The service requires identification. The security form is a specific format of a secure email to the registry of the Finnish Supervisory Agency.
You can send the application and attachments using the security form, as an email attachment or by post. The application processing time begins when all necessary documents have arrived at the Finnish Supervisory Agency.
If necessary, you can ask for more information from the customer service by email at ammattioikedus@lvv.fi.
In order to be granted the right, you must be a qualified pharmacist.
If you do not have a Finnish personal identity code at the time of applying, you must notify the Finnish Supervisory Agency as soon as you receive it.
Apply for the licensing well in advance before starting to practise the profession in Finland. You have no right to work in Finland before the licencing issued by the Finnish Supervisory Agency.
The target processing time is 3–4 months after the application has been received. The processing time is delayed if the application is incomplete.
The licencing is valid until further notice.
Act on Health Care Professionals
Decree on Health Care Professionals
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