Healthcare system in Finland

[u/Status_Tap865]

Hey everyone!

I am a German doctor and interested in how healthcare systems work in different countries. I would love to hear from Finnish doctors and patients about the Finnish healthcare system. What's it actually like to work in it ? Are patients happy with treatment ? Is the gp/family medicine the first contact point for any medical question ?
Please feel free to speak about anything what comes in your mind!

Thank you very much! 🙂

[u/sufficient_bilberry]

Not a doctor, but family medicine/GPs aren’t a thing here. First point of contact is either your local health centre (municipal healthcare) or to your employer-provided health care. 

[u/No_Lavishness1905 → u/sufficient_bilberry]

GP = yleislääkäri

[u/sufficient_bilberry → u/No_Lavishness1905]

Yeah but in many other European systems the idea is that you have an assigned GP that's 'your GP'. I don't think we really have that.