What is good to know about HIV testing?
You cannot know if a person has HIV, based on their looks or based on symptoms. HIV testing is the only way to know for sure. In Finland everyone has the right to be tested for HIV in public health care, where HIV testing and treatment is free and confidential.
Read more about HIV testing!
Opening hours of our services this week
Monday
12.30-15.00 Counselling chat
Tuesday
14.00-18.00 STI testing service with an appointment
Wednesday
9.00-11.30 Phone helpline (+358 207 465 705)
Thursday
12.30-15.00 Counselling chat
12.00-16.00 Rapid HIV testing service without an appointment
Hivpoint – HIV and STI testing services confidentially and with expertise
Now it is possible to get tested for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV on a weekly basis at Hivpoint’s office in Kalasatama. The Checkpoint testing service is free of charge.
Testing is mainly available by appointment but once a month it is possible to just walk-in without an appointment.
Check the exceptional opening hours of services here.
Frequently asked questions about living with HIV
When you first find out about your HIV infection, you may have many questions.
Who should I tell about my HIV status? Am I going to live as long as everyone else? What is HIV treatment like? What can I do if I face discrimination? Can I still have sex?
Prevent, Test, Treat and Enjoy!
STIs are infectious diseases which are transmitted through sexual contact. There are many ways to protect yourself from HIV and other STIs. You decide which one is best for you!
Hivpoint’s services
Checkpoint services
HIV and STI testing for free in Helsinki, Kalasatama at Checkpoint STI testing service.
Counselling services
We answer your questions about HIV and other STIs by phone and via chat.
For people living with HIV
Support and crisis discussions, wellbeing courses and sexual counselling in Helsinki and remotely.
Information about HIV
Read more about HIV, how it’s transmitted, how to protect yourself from it and how it’s treated.
Treating HIV
Hiv medication has revolutionized HIV treatment in the past decades. The lifelong medication helps keep a person living with HIV healthy and stops HIV from transmitting, even during sex without a condom.
