Health
Before
you can access the public health care as a resident and if you are an EU
citizen, you can use the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), which covers
acute healthcare under the same conditions and at the same cost as for Finns.
You need to apply for this card in your own country before you leave.
Otherwise, you will have to use private medical services until you have a municipality of residence (kotikunta) in Finland.
In Kauhava, health care services are available at the health centre and private medical centres.
Etelä-Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialue is the joint authority for basic health care and social services in Kauhava.
Private medical centres that operate in Kauhava are:
Härmämedi
Terveystalo