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A person is taking a throat swap from another person. With "Checkpoint is expanding" logo.
27.2.2024

Hivpoint’s weekly STI testing service Checkpoint will open in March!

In addition to HIV, we will start testing for other sexually transmitted infections on a weekly basis. The service is intended for gay, bi and other men who have sex with men. The first...

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A man staring at the camera. In front of him on the table is a bottle of prep-pills.
18.4.2023

Why is STI testing during prep treatment important?

Based on the results of surveys conducted in Hivpoint's Prevent– Test– Treat – Enjoy campaign in 2021 and 2022, some of the basics related to prep were well known: prep, when used corre...

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Two men close to each other.
25.1.2023

Research: PrEP increases sexual pleasure and closeness 

This text is a summary based on an article "PrEP increases sexual pleasure, intimacy, and closeness" by Andy Carstens, published on 11.3.2022 on the British AIDSMAP website by NAM.  ...

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20.6.2022

HIV infections among PrEP users are extremely rare 

On 22 May 2022, the British website Aidsmap published an international research review of HIV infections diagnosed while on PrEP. This article summarizes the key research results presen...

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Kaksi henkilöä istuu vihreallä sohvalla ja lukee yhdessä esitettä prep-lääkityksestä
21.12.2021

Did you know that PrEP treatment includes regular monitoring?

The awareness of the preventive medication for HIV called PrEP has grown rapidly since The Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) published a recommendation on the use of PrEP in...

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Ihminen pitää kädessään prep-tablettia ja näyttää sitä kameralle
1.7.2021

PrEP is now free in Finland!

Free prep is finally here! According to the new Act on social and health care client fees PrEP treatment will be free of charge starting at 1st of July 2021. With this change, thos...

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Prevent, Test, Treat and Enjoy Campaign begins!
30.6.2021

PREVENT – TEST – TREAT – ENJOY!

Hivpoint’s new campaign Prevent – Test – Treat – Enjoy introduces three ways to take care of your sexual health and enjoy sex more. Campaign is aimed for gay, bisexual and other men who...

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27.6.2021

Helsinki Pride 28.6.-4.7. – Milestones towards an equal world

The Helsinki Pride Week is here! The largest human rights and culture event in Finland, Helsinki Pride will be celebrated from 28 June to 4 July. As Helsinki Pride's official community ...

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Answer the survey about sex between men, HIV and other STIs
17.6.2021

A questionnaire about sex between men, HIV and other STIs

Answer the survey and win the Pumpkin!  Hivpoint conducts a short, anonymous survey aimed at gay, bi, and other men who have sex with men. It only ...

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Kuvassa henkilön kasvot. Hän pitää suutaan auki ja hänen kielellään on sininen lääketabletti.
12.1.2021

Free PrEP treatment is available in Finland starting at 1st of July 2021

Great news! Free PrEP treatment is finally coming to Finland! The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health informed 30th of December 2020 that according to the new Act on social and health...

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26.6.2020

Tom doesn’t worry about what others think about his sex life

Tom Hurd has been an advocate for better sexual health and sex positivity for many years now. He refused to accept that sexual health was something people look at shamefully, and so he ...

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23.6.2020

Prep became available in Finland with help from a role model

Sami Tuunainen works as a Sexual counselor at Hivpoint and is coordinator for the Checkpoint Express STI clinic project. Sami has been an active advocate for making PrEP accessible, ava...

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