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Professional practice rights of social and healthcare professionals
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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.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 EU/EEA)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic servicePsychologist 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.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.
Text edited by: National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health
Updated: 14/4/2023