The Finnish Primary Health Care Act decrees that municipalities shall organize screening to prevent cervical cancer for women aged 30 to 60 years every five years. Screening organized by HUSLAB covers women aged 25 to 65 years. An invitation to screening is sent based on birth year. The first invitation is sent during the year the woman turns 25, and every five years from that point on.
The following municipalities have given HUSLAB the mandate to arrange cervical cancer screening: Askola, Espoo, Hanko, Helsinki, Hyvinkää, Inkoo, Järvenpää, Karkkila, Kauniainen, Kerava, Kirkkonummi, Lapinjärvi, Lohja, Loviisa, Mäntsälä, Nurmijärvi, Pornainen, Porvoo, Raaseborg, Sipoo, Siuntio, Tuusula, Vantaa, Vihti. Residents of other municipalities can check their service provider’s contact information from their municipality's web pages or from health information services.
Clients with an order of non-disclosure for personal safety reasons
HUSLAB cannot acquire contact information of people who have an order of non-disclosure for personal safety reasons (turvakielto in Finnish). If you have this order, you need to book an appointment for sampling yourself. You can book the appointment online at www.huslab.fi/ajanvaraus (choose “Papascreening” from the service menu), or by phone, tel. 09 471 86800, Mon–Fri, 7:30–15:30.
In 2020, free cervical cancer screening is offered to all women born in 1955, 1960, 1965, 1969, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, or 1995.
Please bring your Kela card or other ID. Print and fill out the preliminary information form via the link below, and bring it with you as well.
Cervical cancer screening form 2020.pdf