Student! Please remember to pay the healthcare fee by the end of January

Students in universities of applied sciences and universities who are entitled to use the services of the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS, Finnish abbreviation YTHS) must pay a healthcare fee to Kela. It is paid to Kela once per term (spring and autumn), i.e., twice a year. The due date for the spring term is 31 January 2022.
Published
17.1.2022

In 2022, the student healthcare fee in higher education will be EUR 35.80 per term. For the spring term, the due date is 31 January provided that you have registered as attending by then. You can pay the healthcare fee via the OmaKela e-service.

No bill will be sent on the healthcare fee, and thus you have to pay the fee on your own initiative. If you do not pay the healthcare fee by the due date, Kela will send you a reminder. If you pay the fee after the due date, Kela will charge a fixed late-payment fee of EUR 5.

The 2022 rate of the student healthcare fee is 35.80 euros per term

The fee is paid to Kela for both the spring and the autumn term. For the autumn term, the due date is 30 September provided that you have registered as attending by then. Students can pay the fee for both the spring and autumn term 2022 at the same time. The amount of the healthcare fee for students in higher education is adjusted annually. In 2022, the fee is EUR 35.80 per term.

If you have come as an exchange student to Finland from another country and you are not completing a degree or qualification at a Finnish higher education institution, you do not have to pay the healthcare fee. If you are not sure whether you have to pay the fee, see Who must pay the healthcare fee for students in higher education.

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