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Ukrainian flag with dove of peace. Hivpoint logo on it and the text says we stand with Ukraine.
1.6.2022

Hivpoint provides services to people living with HIV fleeing the war in Ukraine and offers them support in the challenging situation

Hivpoint consults and helps people living with HIV fleeing the war in Ukraine, who arrive or reside in Finland, access HIV treatment options. Besides, other free of charge support servi...

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Kirjainkuutioista muodostunut sana monkeypox, lääkepullo, ruiskuja, neula
27.5.2022

Monkeypox cases found in Europe – related to sexual contact and sex between men   

During spring 2022 monkeypox infections have been found in Europe. The first case of monkeypox has also been found in Finland this week.  Most of the infections found this year are rela...

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Kolme nuorta mieshenkilöä halaa keskenään. Yläreunassa on U= U logo, joka tarkoittaa, että lääkehoidolla oleva hiv-positiivinen ei tartuta hiviä eteenpäin.
27.1.2022

Sex with an HIV-positive partner without a worry of getting infected

Taking HIV treatment keeps a person living with HIV healthy, and the person with undetectable viral load can’t pass HIV on through sex. At the beginning of the campaign Prevent - Tes...

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A health care professional is taking a throat swab from another person´s mouth.
5.1.2022

You should tell what kind of sex you have had when testing for STIs

Hivpoint conducted the survey in June 2021 on men who have sex with men. The survey tested knowledge related to testing for sexually transmitted infections. Not everyone is well enou...

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Musta tausta, kuvan alareunassa käsi, jonka kämmenellä punainen nauha.
27.12.2021

Hivpoint’s office and all services in Oulu are closed

The Funding Centre for Social Welfare and Health Organisations (STEA) has significantly cut funding for Hivpoint. As a result of the funding cuts, the number of Hivpoint’s employees are...

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Hivpointin joulutervehdys, jossa punainen nauha ja jouluisia oksia. Christmas card from Hivpoint with red ribbon and twigs and berries.
22.12.2021

Hivpoint´s services are closed over the Christmas and New Year´s holidays

Hivpoint rapid HIV testing and counselling services will be closed during Christmas break from 23rd of December 2021 After a Christmas break we are open as normal: Our counsellin...

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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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A person points a finger at a text that reads rapid HIV testing at Checkpoint
8.10.2021

Checkpoint is Hivpoint’s new rapid HIV testing service – easy access to walk-in HIV testing!

Since October, Hivpoint offers rapid HIV testing two days a week. The new Checkpoint service has easy access to walk-in HIV testing. Checkpoint combines two separate testing services pr...

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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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matkailuauto ja kolme Hivpointin työntekijää
30.6.2021

HIV rapid testing in mobile unit 2.7.-7.7. during the Helsinki Pride Week

Hivpoint’s mobile unit is here again - anonymous, free of charge HIV rapid testing in a camper van! The testing van will stop at cruising areas and Helsinki Pride venues. You will recog...

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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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