Are occupational health services mandatory?

Yes, they are. Occupational health care provides security for your employees if their work ability is at risk. Our tips ensure that you get the most out of the money you spend on it. We provide the necessary information when you are purchasing occupational health services or want to get more out of them.

What is mandatory and what is not?

You must arrange statutory occupational health care if you have even a single employee.

The services must be the same for all employees regardless of whether they work on a full-time, fixed-term or part-time basis:

  • Mandatory: preventive services that support work ability.
  • Optional: general practitioner-level medical care services.

How to acquire occupational health care

  1. 1. Choose a partner

    You can acquire the services

    • from a wellbeing services county
    • from a private medical centre
    • by establishing your company's own occupational health services unit
    • by establishing an occupational health services unit together with other employers or by acquiring the services from an existing unit jointly established by employers
  2. 2. Decide what kind of contract you want

    Do you want

    • to provide only statutory occupational health services
    • to offer your employees the most extensive medical care services possible as an employee benefit
    • something in between these two options?
  3. 3. Decide on invoicing

    You can choose to be invoiced based on the number of monthly visits or to pay a fixed monthly amount that is agreed in advance.

  4. 4. Request an offer

    If you have several occupational health care providers in the area your company is located, you can arrange competitive tendering for occupational health services before deciding who to select as your partner.

    You can order materials from us to help you make that choice:

  5. 5. Conclude contract

    Conclude a written contract on occupational health services with the service provider. In the contract, describe the scope of the services you are purchasing for your company.