School health care

Each student who attends school is entitled to free school health care services.

School health care is primarily provided by the school nurse and school doctor. Other health centre employees - such as psychologists, physical therapists and speech therapists - are also used. In large schools, the school nurse is available every day, while smaller schools offer school nurse services weekly or monthly depending on the number of students.

The school nurse arranges physical examinations and health meetings in accordance with an annually accepted programme and performs student welfare work. The nurse’s duties also include implementation of student care and vaccination programmes

The school doctor meets with fifth-grade students and their parents and prepares a youth health certificate for ninth-graders. Medical treatment of students is the responsibility of the personal physician determined on the basis of residential address.

Updated: 27.10.2005