Free entry to about 50 museums and other sights in Helsinki. News in English is broadcast every evening on Finnish radio and on the TV Channel 1. Some pharmacies have late opening hours. All hospitals have doctors on duty round the clock. There are numerous private practices and a few private hospitals in Finland, the majority of them in the south.
Most dental care is provided by private practitioners.
Patients who use private-sector services pay the entire cost of treatment. The Institution, which has branches in all fair-sized municipalities, will also reimburse part of the cost of medication prescribed for the treatment of illness. All other nationalitiesrequire a valid passport. Holders of a Laissez Passer of the United Nations and the EC require no visa. All foreigners who wish to stay in Finland more than three months need a residence permit, except citizens of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and EEA countries.