A sample collection device, comprising: (a) a body, containing a collection channel (322a, 322b), the collection channel comprising a first opening (323a, 323b) and a second opening (325a, 325b), and being configured to draw a bodily fluid via capillary action from the first opening towards the second opening; (b) a base, containing a sample container (346a, 346b) for receiving the bodily fluid sample, the sample container being engageable with the collection channel, having an interior with a vacuum therein, and having a cap (348a, 348b) configured to receive a channel; and (c) a support, characterized in that: the body and the base are connected to opposite ends of the support, and are configured to be movable relative to each other, such that sample collection device is configured to have a compressed state and an extended state, wherein at least a portion of the base is closer to the body in the compressed state of the device than in the extended state, the second opening of the collection channel is configured to penetrate the cap of the sample container, in the compressed state of the device, the second opening of the collection channel is not in contact with the interior of the sample container, and in the extended state of the device, the second opening of the collection channel extends into the interior of the sample container through the cap of the container, thereby providing fluidic communication between the collection channel and the sample container. (a) a body, containing a collection channel (322a, 322b), the collection channel comprising a first opening (323a, 323b) and a second opening (325a, 325b), and being configured to draw a bodily fluid via capillary action from the first opening towards the second opening; (b) a base, containing a sample container (346a, 346b) for receiving the bodily fluid sample, the sample container being engageable with the collection channel, having an interior with a vacuum therein, and having a cap (348a, 348b) configured to receive a channel; and (c) a support, characterized in that: the body and the base are connected to opposite ends of the support, and are configured to be movable relative to each other, such that sample collection device is configured to have a compressed state and an extended state, wherein at least a portion of the base is closer to the body in the compressed state of the device than in the extended state, the second opening of the collection channel is configured to penetrate the cap of the sample container, in the compressed state of the device, the second opening of the collection channel is not in contact with the interior of the sample container, and in the extended state of the device, the second opening of the collection channel extends into the interior of the sample container through the cap of the container, thereby providing fluidic communication between the collection channel and the sample container. the body and the base are connected to opposite ends of the support, and are configured to be movable relative to each other, such that sample collection device is configured to have a compressed state and an extended state, wherein at least a portion of the base is closer to the body in the compressed state of the device than in the extended state, the second opening of the collection channel is configured to penetrate the cap of the sample container, in the compressed state of the device, the second opening of the collection channel is not in contact with the interior of the sample container, and in the extended state of the device, the second opening of the collection channel extends into the interior of the sample container through the cap of the container, thereby providing fluidic communication between the collection channel and the sample container.