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Medic's Guide to Work and Electives Around the World - Electives, hospitals, medical schools, medicine, nursing, travel, work, NGOs, voluntary work, UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Mark Wilson
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Population: 5 million
Languages: Finnish and Swedish
Capital: Helsinki
Currency: Euro
Int Code: +358

Useful Addresses:

Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, PO Box 267, 4-6 Snellmaninkatu, Helsinki 0017
Finnish Medical Association: Suomen Lääkäriliitto PL 49, FIN 00501 Helsink Tel: +358 90 393091 Fax: 90 3930794
Finnish Nurses Federation: Tervetden-ja sosiaalihuoltoalan ammattijärjestä They ry, Asemamiehenkatu 4 FIN 00520 Helsinki Tel +358 90 2290020 Fax: 90 1481840
Finnish Dental Association: Suomen Hammaslääkäriliitto, Fabianinkatu 9B, FIN 00130 Helsinki Tel: +358 9 622 0250 Fax: 09 622 3050 www.hammasll.fi 
Finnish Association of Physiotherpists: Asemamiehenkatu 4 FIN 00520 Helsinki Tel:+358 90 149 6817 Fax: 90 148 3054
Finnish Association of Occupational Therapists: Suomen Toimintaterapeuttiliitto ry, Pautatielaisenkatu 6 FIN 00520 Helsinki Tel: +358 9 144360

MEDICAL SCHOOLS AND THE MAIN HOSPITALS:

There are five universities with medical schools that tend to deal with the more specialized treatments:

University of Helsinki, PO Box 33 (Yliopistonkatu 4), FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland Tel: +358 9 1912 2177 Fax: 9 1912 2176 www.helsinki.fi This uses: Helsinki University Central Hospital, Stenbackinpratu 9, Helsinki 
University of Kuopio, PO Box 1627, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland Tel: 17 16 2042 Fax: 17 16 3496 www.uku.fi This uses: Kuopio University Hospital, Puijon Laaksontie 2, Kuopio 70210 Tel: +358 71 173311 Fax: +358 71 172611This is one of the largest providers of healthcare in Finland having 1000 beds. It has specialist burns, heart and hand surgery units.
University of Oulu, PO Box 191 (Kirkkokatu 11A), FIN-90101 Oulu, Finland Tel: +358 8 553 1011
Fax: 8 553 4040 www.oulu.fi/ This uses Oulu Hospital, 50 Kajaaintie, Oulu 9220 Tel: +358 81 315 2011 Fax: 81 3154499
University of Tampere, PO Box 607. FIN-33101 Tampere, Finland Tel: +358 3 215 6549 Fax: 3 215 6503 www.uta.fi This uses Tampere Univeristy Hospital, PI 2000, 35 Teiskontie, Tampere 335 Tel: +358 31 247 5111 Fax: +358 31 2475314
University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland Tel: +358 2 333 6582 Fax: 2 333 6370 www.utu.fi This uses Turku University Hospital, Kinamyllynkatu 4-6, Turku 20520 Tel: +358 21 261 1611 Fax: 21 2611164

 

 

 
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