How can you access PrEP care?

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Page last reviewed 8.1.2026

In public healthcare, PrEP care is offered in all wellbeing services counties. However, there is no single national practice for starting PrEP care in Finland. Most commonly, PrEP care is provided at public infectious diseases clinics or STI clinics. In some locations, care may also be arranged at health centres. In some areas, a doctor’s referral is required, while in others you can access a PrEP assessment without a referral by contacting the service yourself.

In public healthcare, PrEP care is free of charge for users. In private healthcare, the client pays for the care themselves.

How can you access free PrEP care?

If you are interested in starting PrEP care to prevent HIV infection, you should contact your own wellbeing services county directly and ask how to access a PrEP assessment in your area. You can find county-specific contact details further down this page.

Practices for accessing PrEP care vary between counties: some wellbeing services counties require a doctor’s referral for a PrEP assessment, while others do not. The most up-to-date information is always available directly from your own wellbeing services county.

If a referral is required in your area, you can request one, for example, from your local health center or occupational health services. A referral can be written by any doctor who has sufficient knowledge of PrEP. If you encounter challenges in getting a referral or accessing PrEP care, you can ask for advice from Hivpoint’s PrEP counselling service.

Are you interested in starting PrEP care? Contact your own wellbeing services county

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling your local health center:

  • Hälsocentral Mariehamn +358 18 538 500 Mon–Fri 8:00–15:30
  • Hälsocentral Godby +358 18 535 819 Mon–Thu 8:00–16:00 and Fri 8:00–14:00

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling infectious disease nurses:

  • +358 40 527 7880 or
  • +358 40 182 4603.

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by contacting your local health center.

Mikkeli

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling the infectious diseases clinic at +358 40 359 6693 Mon–Fri 7:00–16:00.

Savonlinna

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling a nurse at +358 44 417 3325 Mon–Fri 9:00–11:30.

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling the HUS Genital Diseases Clinic at +358 9 471 86220 Mon–Fri 8:00–10:00.

If you would like PrEP care, you can call the clinic directly yourself. You can also bring up the need for PrEP when visiting the clinic for STI testing. Currently, the waiting time for a PrEP assessment and starting PrEP is about three months.

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling the infectious diseases nurse at the internal medicine outpatient clinic of Kainuu Central Hospital: +358 44 747 7920

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling an infectious disease nurse at +358 3 629 6626.

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling a nurse at the infectious diseases clinic of Central Ostrobothnia Central Hospital: +358 6 826 4560

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling the infectious diseases clinic at Sairaala Nova at +358 14 269 1730 Mon–Fri 8:00–12:00.

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by booking an appointment with an infectious disease nurse. You can book an appointment via the Oma Kymenlaakso online service, the Oma Kymenlaakso chat, or by calling +358 5 220 2000.

Lapland Central Hospital

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling the infectious disease nurse at the internal medicine outpatient clinic at +358 40 663 4944 Mon–Thu 10:00–11:00.

Länsi-Pohja Central Hospital

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling the infectious disease nurse at the internal medicine outpatient clinic at +358 40 149 1212 Mon–Fri 9:00–11:00 and 12:00–13:00.

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling the Tampere STI clinic at +358 3 384 5150 Mon–Thu 8:30–11:00 and Fri 9:00–11:00.

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling the Vaasa STI clinic at +358 40 485 7011 Mon 15:00–16:00 and Wed 14:00–16:00.

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling the infectious diseases clinic at North Karelia Central Hospital at +358 13 330 2106 Mon–Fri 8:00–15:00. During the call, press 1 for the infectious diseases clinic.

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling the internal medicine outpatient clinic at Oulu University Hospital at +358 8 315 8000 and asking to be connected to the infectious diseases nurse.

Northern area (Iisalmi, Keitele, Kiuruvesi, Lapinlahti, Pielavesi, Rautavaara, Siilinjärvi, Sonkajärvi, Varpaisjärvi, Vieremä)

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling the centralised phone service for doctors’ and nurses’ appointments at +358 17 273 4600 Mon–Thu 8:00–16:00 and Fri 8:00–15:30 and asking to be connected to an infectious disease nurse.

Central area (Juankoski, Kaavi, Karttula, Kuopio, Maaninka, Nilsiä, Tuusniemi, Vehmersalmi)

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling the centralised phone service for doctors’ and nurses’ appointments at +358 17 273 4700 Mon–Thu 8:00–16:00 and Fri 8:00–15:30 and asking to be connected to the infectious diseases clinic.

Southern area (Joroinen, Kangaslampi, Leppävirta, Rautalampi, Suonenjoki, Tervo, Varkaus, Vesanto)

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling the centralised phone service for doctors’ and nurses’ appointments at +358 17 273 4800 Mon–Thu 8:00–16:00 and Fri 8:00–15:30 and asking to be connected to an infectious disease nurse. You can also contact an infectious disease nurse directly at +358 44 743 6287.

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling the infectious diseases and travel vaccinations line of the Lahti social and health centre at +358 3 818 4570 Mon–Thu 9:00–14:00 and Fri 9:00–13:00.

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling the infectious disease nurse at the internal medicine outpatient clinic of Satasairaala at +358 44 707 7969.

You can ask for more information about PrEP care by calling the TYKS STI clinic at +358 2 313 2635 Mon–Thu 13:00–15:00 and Fri 13:00–14:00.

PrEP care through private healthcare

PrEP medication can also be prescribed by any private healthcare doctor who has sufficient knowledge of PrEP care and HIV. In private healthcare, the client pays for the prescribed PrEP medication, doctor’s visits, and laboratory tests themselves. PrEP care is free of charge only in public healthcare.

Accessing PrEP care through a private doctor may be an option, for example, if:

  • you are not entitled to public healthcare in Finland
  • you are already on a waiting list for a PrEP assessment in public healthcare, but you have an urgent need for PrEP during the waiting period
  • you otherwise need PrEP urgently and are willing to pay for your care, for example before travelling abroad where unprotected sex is expected.

If you access PrEP care through a private doctor, the doctor will write you a digital prescription. When collecting the medication from a pharmacy, be prepared for a delivery time of a few days. Because people receiving PrEP through public healthcare usually collect their medication directly from hospital pharmacies, PrEP medicines are immediately available in only a few pharmacies. You can check availability and current prices of PrEP medication through the pharmacy medicine search, or on the University Pharmacy website (Yliopiston Apteekki) by entering the name of the product.

Prices of PrEP medicines in Finland, 30-tablet pack (updated August 2025):

  • Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Stada 200/245 mg – 56.13 €
  • Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Krka 200/245 mg – 56.16 €
  • Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Mylan 200/245 mg – 72.59 €
  • Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Accordpharma 200/245 mg – 79.27 €

All PrEP medicines sold in Finland have been assessed by Fimea as biologically equivalent, meaning they are equally effective. If your prescription has been written for a specific brand, a Finnish pharmacy can substitute it with a less expensive equivalent if you wish.

Who can I talk to about PrEP?

Hivpoint’s specialists offer support and counselling related to PrEP by appointment. Face-to-face appointments take place at our office in Kalasatama, Helsinki. Learn more about our PrEP counselling and book an appointment here.

You can also email us with PrEP-related questions at prep(at)hivpoint.fi. By email, you can also ask for a remote counselling appointment if you live further away from Helsinki. Emails are answered within approximately one week.

You can also discuss PrEP questions through our chat or phone counselling services.

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