Medical certificate services
If necessary, health care centre doctors write medical certificates at the receptions, for example for a driving license, a new job or an insurance.
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As the name suggests, a medical certificate is a certificate or statement written by a doctor about the ability to drive or work, or about an illness or disability. There are several different types of medical certificates.
Certificate for a driving license and renewal of driving license
The national legislative amendment regarding the renewal of driving licenses entered into force on April 1st 2025. With this amendment, wellbeing services counties are no longer obliged to provide medical certificates for driving licenses to residents of the area through the primary health care. After the amendment, driving license certificates must in the future be obtained mainly from private service providers.
- If you need a medical certificate for a driving license, make an appointment with a private doctor.
- If you need a driving license for your work and your occupational healthcare provides the service, you can obtain a medical certificate through your occupational healthcare.
Exceptions regarding driving license certificates in public healthcare
In certain cases, public healthcare can still issue driving license certificates.
- This legislative amendment does not apply to specialized medical care. You will still get an assessment of your fitness to drive through Soite if you have been referred from specialized medical care to an assessment of your driving ability.
- Police-ordered driving license monitoring of substance abuse patients will continue to be carried out at Soite’s social and health centres.
- Primary healthcare is still responsible for issuing certain driving license statements required for teaching or training, for example for students in vocational basic education whose training requires a bus or truck driving license.
If necessary, you can obtain further information and instructions from Soite primary healthcare receptions.
Be in contact with an expert via DigiSoite’s My Healthcare service
You can send a reception a message digitally whenever it is convenient for you. We will answer your message or contact you as soon as possible during office hours.
Identification in the My Healthcare service is done via the online service Suomi.fi. To identify yourself, you need online banking codes or a mobile certificate.
Contact by phone
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Kannus health care centre
Call: +358 40 804 2000Service hoursService hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00
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Kokkola health care centre
Leave a callback request and we will call you back within the same day.
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Call: +358 6 828 7312Team 3. P-Ö
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Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00
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Kälviä health care station
You can leave a request to be called back. We will call you the same day.
Call: +358 6 828 7701Service hoursService hours
Mon–Thu 08:00–16:00
Fri 08:00–14:00
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Perho health care station
Call: +358 40 804 3000Service hoursService hours
Mon–Thu 08:00–14:00
Fri 08:00–12:00
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Soite’s service point in Koivuhaka
You can leave a request to be called back. We will call you back the same day.
Call: +358 6 828 7580Service hoursService hours
Mon–Thu 08:00–16:00
Fri 08:00–14:00
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Soite’s service point in Lestijärvi
Call: +358 40 804 2000Service hoursService hours
Tue 08:00–15:00
Thu 08:00–15:00
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Soite’s service point in Lohtaja
You can leave a request to be called back. We will call you back the same day.
Call: +358 6 828 7750Service hoursService hours
Mon–Thu 08:00–15:00
Fri 08:00–14:00
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Soite’s service point in Toholampi
Call: +358 40 804 2000Service hoursService hours
Mon 08:00–15:00
Wed 08:00–15:00
Fri 08:00–14:00
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Soite’s service point in Ullava
You can leave a request to be called back. We will call you the same day.
Call: +358 6 828 7639Service hoursService hours
Mon 08:00–16:00
Wed 08:00–16:00
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Tunkkari health care centre
Call: +358 40 804 5000Service hoursService hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00
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Information about the service
You may need a medical certificate for a driving licence, a pilot’s licence, certain insurance policies or a new job. A health certificate is issued by a doctor after carrying out a health check. In the certificate, your state of health is examined from the perspective of the purpose for which the certificate is applied for.
Medical certificates are issued by occupational health care services, the health and social services centre or private doctors.
Every person has the right to a certificate detailing their state of health, when this is necessary, for example, for their treatment, livelihood or studying.