Degree student: remember to pay the student healthcare fee by March 15, 2025

Undergraduate and graduate students who have registered as attending pay a healthcare fee every term to the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela). The healthcare fee covers all services of the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS).

Please remember to pay the spring term healthcare fee to Kela on your own initiative by March 15, 2025. Kela will not send you an invoice.

The healthcare fee is paid once a term. When paying the fee for the spring term, you can also pay the fee for the upcoming autumn term, if you wish.

More information and instructions on how to pay the fee are available on the Kela website. Please note that several exceptions apply to international students, so read the instructions carefully before paying the fee.

If you have questions about paying the fee, please contact Kela’s customer service. The University does not receive any information on paid fees from Kela.

If you are a doctoral student or an exchange student at the University of Helsinki, you do not have to pay the healthcare fee, since unfortunately you are not covered by the FSHS services. 

Photo: Linda Tammisto (University of Helsinki)

(First published on January 21, 2025)