Some contraceptives are free of charge for all Helsinki residents. Contraceptives are always free of charge for people under the age of 25.
Contraceptives may be free of charge, under the criteria listed below. Products from the basic range of medicinal products available in Helsinki are free of charge. If you are entitled to free contraception, please contact a maternity and child health clinic, school or student health care, a health station, or the centralized contraception counseling service.
- Read more about contraceptive counselling at health stations
- Read more about the centralised contraceptive counselling services
If the contraceptive is subject to a fee for you, you will receive an electronic prescription to buy it at a pharmacy.
These contraceptives are free of charge for all Helsinki residents
- You can get condoms to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases at health centres, from school and student health services, at maternity and child health clinics and from the centralised contraceptive counselling services.
- You can get a copper IUD, a hormonal IUD or a birth control implant free of charge when you have one for the first time.
- You can get contraceptive pills or a vaginal ring free of charge for three months if you have never used either before.
- You can get a copper IUD, a hormonal IUD or a birth control implant free of charge within one year of having an abortion.
- If you are a client of substance abuse services, you can get a free copper IUD, hormonal IUD or birth control implant.
- If you need a contraceptive method such as the Mirena hormonal IUD for certain health reasons, you can get it from us free of charge.
- You can get contraceptive pills or a vaginal ring for one year free of charge.
- You can get a free copper IUD, hormone IUD or birth control implant until the age of 25.
- You can also get the same free contraceptives as everyone else in Helsinki.
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We can help you with contraception. You can also ask us for advice regarding abortions.
We are particularly focused on contraception for people under the age of 17 and the insertion of birth control implants. We also insert IUDs for those who have not given birth vaginally.