Before leaving on your journey, you should enquire from the sickness insurance authorities in your own country whether your country has concluded a social security agreement with Finland that includes sickness benefit during a temporary stay and, if it has, what the procedure is for obtaining compensation. If you come from a country with which Finland has a bilateral or multilateral agreement providing for urgent medical care during a temporary stay you have to prove entitlement to treatment as required in the agreement. In this case, you will be liable for the same charges as persons resident in Finland. If you cannot produce the above documents, you will be charged the true cost of the treatment. There are numerous private practices and a few private hospitals in Helsinki.
Most dental care is provided by private practitioners.
If you use private-sector services, you have to pay the entire cost of treatment. Doctors prepared to make house calls can also be obtained from this number. For details of dental services from 9 am to 9 pm, tel. Ordinary travellers are unlikely to have any problems, though the usual care should be taken of money and belongings. The only real annoyances visitors may encounter in Helsinki are drunks, especially in the railway station or Metro stations.