Patient information: Laboratory tests

A referral is required for laboratory tests

• Your physician or the nursing staff making the referral will inform you about the tests you were referred to, and why the tests are taken.

• You will receive the test results from the referring unit.

• Please remember to take your Kela card or ID with you. 

• Some of the sample collection sites offer services to the patients of private practitioners. List of sites available for patients of private practioners (in Finnish).
  

Before the test

• Please refrain from smoking, alcohol, and physical exercise during the 24 hours preceding the collection of the samples. 

• It is recommended that you sit down for about 15 minutes before the sample collection to allow your circulation to normalise.

• Do you have any questions about preparing for laboratory tests? You can call the HUSLAB number for Appointment booking and information 09 471 86800 ​Mon–Fri 07:30–15:30

• Before the test, you may have a light meal and take your medication unless agreed otherwise with your attending physician.

• PDF: Tests which require fasting (in Finnish)

• PDF: Test which must be taken at a certain time of day (in Finnish)

• Patient instructions ​

Avoid queues

The laboratory is the least crowded after 11:00 am.

In several laboratories, it is also possible to book an appointment in advance. www.huslab.fi/ajanvaraus