Self-care instructions

• Pollen Allergy Guide (PDF, The Finnish Allergy, Skin and Asthma Federation)(Link leads to external service)
• Al­lergic symp­toms (Healthvillage.fi)(Link leads to external service)
• In­sect bites and stings (Healthvillage.fi)(Link leads to external service)

• Asthma (The Organisation for Respiratory Health in Finland)(Link leads to external service)
• A guide to asthma (PDF, The Organisation for Respiratory Health in Finland)(Link leads to external service)

• Diabeteshub (Health Village)(Link leads to external service)
  • Diabeteshub provides comprehensive information about diabetes and its treatment.
• Diabetes self-management (Health Village)(Link leads to external service)
  • The website provides information about self-monitoring your blood sugar levels, diet, exercise, weight management and insulin therapy, among other things.

• Healthy food choices (Healthvillage.fi)(Link leads to external service)
• Only little salt (Healthvillage.fi)(Link leads to external service)

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)(Hengitysliitto)(Link leads to external service)

• Ear­ache (Healthvillage.fi)(Link leads to external service)

If you would like to receive self-care advice or to contact a professional, use the symptom checker. When you complete the symptom checker and send the result, we will contact you within two hours if the matter is urgent. In non-urgent matters, we will contact you the next weekday at the latest by phone or Omaolo message.  

Go to the ‘Painful or blocked ear’ symptom checker  (Link leads to external service)

• Physical anxiety management (Digimieli)(Link leads to external service)
  • This programme involves practising anxiety regulation with physical methods. They are a source of support and help with anxiety symptoms for many people.
• Information on emotional instability (Digimieli)(Link leads to external service)
  • This programme is for people who have difficulties with emotional regulation or who have been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.
• Depression sensitivity and mindfulness (Digimieli)(Link leads to external service)
  • This programme is intended for persons who have experienced one or several depressive episodes and are thus prone to become depressed again.
• MentalHug (Mielenterveystalo)(Link leads to external service)
  • Find self-help programs and internet therapies.
• Hy­per­ven­ti­la­tion or over­breath­ing (Healthvillage.fi)(Link leads to external service)

• Memory tests  
  • On this page, we provide information about when and how a person’s memory is tested and how memory disorders are treated. 

• Red­ness of the eye (Healthvillage.fi)(Link leads to external service)
• Eye in­fec­tion (Healthvillage.fi)

If you would like to receive self-care advice or to contact a professional, use the symptom checker. When you complete the symptom checker and send the result, we will contact you within two hours if the matter is urgent. In non-urgent matters, we will contact you the next weekday at the latest by phone or Omaolo message.  

Go the ‘Eye discharge, watering or redness’ symptom checker(Link leads to external service)

• Measuring blood pressure at home (Aivoliitto)(Link leads to external service)
  • Instructions on measuring blood pressure at home and submitting the results. 

• Self-treatment instructions for scabies  
  • You can find information about scabies and medication for it, as well as related cleaning instructions.
• Head lice (Healthvillage.fi)(Link leads to external service)
  • The article provides information about the symptoms of head lice, how to prevent infection and self-treatment.
• Pin­worm in­fec­tion(Link leads to external service)
  • The article provides information about the symptoms, detection, treatment and prevention of pinworms. 

• Information for patients arriving for laboratory and medical imaging examinations(HUSlab, in Finnish)(Link leads to external service)
  • You can find instructions on giving urine and stool samples, among other things. 

If you would like to receive self-care advice or to contact a professional, use the symptom checker. When you complete the symptom checker and send the result, we will contact you within two hours if the matter is urgent. In non-urgent matters, we will contact you the next weekday at the latest by phone or Omaolo message. If needed, you can use Omaolo to obtain a laboratory referral, a medication prescription, self-care instructions or an appointment with a professional.

Go to the ‘Urinary tract infection’ symptom checker  (Link leads to external service)

Go to the ‘Men's urinary or genital symptoms’ symptom checker  (Link leads to external service)

The urinary tract infection symptom checker is intended for people aged 18 and over. The men’s symptom checker is intended for people aged 15 and over. 

• Cough (Healthvillage.fi)(Link leads to external service)
• Common cold (flu, Healthvillage.fi)(Link leads to external service)
• Sore throat (Healthvillage.fi)(Link leads to external service)

If you would like to receive self-care advice or to contact a professional, use the symptom checker. When you complete the symptom checker and send the result, we will contact you within two hours if the matter is urgent. In non-urgent matters, we will contact you the next weekday at the latest by phone or Omaolo message.  

• Go to the ‘Respiratory tract infection’ symptom checker(Link leads to external service)
• Go to the ‘Sore throat or throat symptom’ symptom checker(Link leads to external service)
• Go to the ‘Cough’ symptom checker(Link leads to external service)

The symptom checkers are intended for people aged 15 and over.