Employer resources in Finland
Start with your first employee, compare a provider offer or prepare a switch in Finland. Guides separate official requirements, service scope and what an offer must confirm.
20 guides
- Comparing and switching
Choosing an occupational health provider in Finland
Use minimum requirements, comparable gross budgets and a written evaluation matrix to choose occupational healthcare for a growing Finnish team.
Read guide - Budgeting and Kela
Kela occupational health reimbursement: costs and caps
Kela's 2025 eligible-cost ceilings for employers with up to nine or at least ten employees, prevention priority and conditional 60%/50% reimbursement.
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Occupational health action plan: annual preparation
Prepare work changes, assessment references, priorities, responsible roles and review checkpoints for your Finnish occupational health action plan.
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Occupational health contract in Finland: review checklist
Review coverage, exclusions, recurring and setup charges, headcount changes and ending terms before signing an occupational health contract.
Read guide - Starting as an employer
Self-employed occupational healthcare in Finland
Separate voluntary founder coverage, employee obligations, gross pricing and entrepreneur Kela rules, with official sickness-allowance guidance.
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Small-company occupational healthcare: setup in Finland
Set up occupational healthcare for a small Finnish company: prevention, optional care, founder coverage, gross budgets, staff instructions and growth.
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Early support model in Finland: conversation and template
Create an early support model for a small Finnish workplace, with clear triggers, supportive conversations, follow-up and a copyable company-level template.
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Is occupational healthcare mandatory in Finland — your first employee
Preventive occupational healthcare is mandatory even for one employee in Finland. First-employee arrangements, optional medical care and a practical checklist.
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Occupational health during leave and layoff in Finland
Plan occupational health during parental leave, study leave, layoff and after dismissal in Finland. Separate statutory duties from medical-care benefits.
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Occupational health examinations in Finland: need and privacy
Understand risk-based occupational health examinations, individually justified checks, office-worker limits and the fitness information employers receive.
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Sick pay in Finland: employer duties and Kela benefits
Finnish sick pay explained: statutory pay, collective agreements, Kela waiting periods, long absence, partial sickness allowance and annual leave.
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Sick-leave certificates in Finland: employer guidance
Understand accepted sick-leave evidence in Finland, nurse and physician roles, remote assessment, retrospective requests and confidential certificate delivery.
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Sick-leave self-certification in Finland
Set a clear Finnish sick-leave self-certification policy: notification, duration, exceptions, evidence, collective agreements and confidential handling.
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Statutory occupational healthcare in Finland: the minimum
Understand Finland’s preventive occupational health minimum, optional medical care, the dental boundary and the decree taking effect in January 2027.
Read guide - Comparing and switching
Switching occupational healthcare provider in Finland — employer guide
Switch providers in Finland using a practical agreement, offer, document and employee-communication checklist. Separate gross costs, Kela and patient-data handling.
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What occupational healthcare includes in Finland — prevention, medical care and limits
Occupational healthcare scope in Finland: mandatory prevention, optional medical care, psychologist and physiotherapy services, and StartHealth package boundaries.
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Work ability management in Finland: a small-company guide
Lead work ability proactively in a small Finnish company: clarify roles, agree early support, adjust work and follow up with occupational healthcare.
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Work ability meetings in Finland: prepare and follow up
Prepare for a Finnish work ability meeting: participants, support person, consent, confidentiality, practical decisions and follow-up without outcome promises.
Read guide - Starting as an employer
Workplace assessment in Finland: a practical employer guide
Prepare a workplace assessment for a small office or hybrid team: inputs, responsibilities, written findings, actions, updates and questions about costs.
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Workplace wellbeing in Finland: practical steps for small teams
Plan workplace wellbeing in a small Finnish team: manage workloads, improve daily practices, gather feedback safely and agree practical follow-up.
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Practical worksheets
Occupational healthcare setup checklist — first employee and teams of 5–50
A fillable employer preparation checklist: work context, offer, agreement, workplace assessment, action plan and employee instructions.
Open worksheetOccupational healthcare offer comparison worksheet
Compare scope, first-year, recurring and per-use costs, devices and physical access. Keep Kela eligibility separate from gross prices.
Open worksheet
Company-process templates
Blank preparation templates for shared company practices, not individual employee case forms.
Occupational-health contract review worksheet
Prepare the procurement decision by recording coverage, exclusions, charges and written provider responses. This is not a legally complete contract or a medical assessment.
Annual occupational-health action-plan preparation
Gather work changes, an existing workplace-assessment reference and employer priorities for joint planning. Preparation aid only, not a legally sufficient action plan or a medical assessment.
Workplace assessment preparation worksheet
Before the workplace assessment, gather a description of tasks, working locations, working hours and known workload factors. Use this worksheet to agree participation, delivery of background material and follow-up. It helps you prepare; the occupational health professional performs the actual assessment.
Work ability meeting preparation checklist
A three-party discussion between the employee, employer and occupational health looks for practical work arrangements and agrees follow-up. It is not a diagnosis or a dismissal decision. This checklist prepares the company’s meeting protocol, not a named employee’s case.
Early support policy template
Agree a shared company process for requesting support, discussing how work is going and following up agreed work arrangements. Adapt the blank template with employees and occupational health. This is a policy, not an individual conversation record.