Laboratory tests
Keywords:For laboratory tests, you can visit our laboratories in Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso or South Karelia. You must have a referral for laboratory tests.
Laboratory tests can be used to confirm or exclude particular disorders, as part of treatment, in treatment monitoring and in various screenings. Samples tested by laboratories include blood, urine and feces.
Book an appointment to the laboratory
Our laboratories serve customers by appointment and by waiting number. We recommend booking an appointment. You can book an appointment online or by calling our customer service.
Some of our laboratories serve customers by appointment only. For urgent sampling, you do not need to book an appointment. You may also pick up and return sample containers without booking an appointment.
Book an appointement by calling our customer service
Cancel or reschedule your laboratory appointment
You can cancel or reschedule your laboratory appointment. When booking, you will receive instructions on cancelling or rescheduling your booked appointment.
Find the nearest laboratory
You may visit any laboratory convenient for you in Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso or South Karelia.
On the laboratory search page, you can search for laboratories by location or by the tests they take, for example.
Laboratory search
We are a T055 testing laboratory accredited by the FINAS Accreditation Service with accreditation requirements pursuant to SFS-EN ISO 15189:2013. Information on the accredited scopes and the included fields and units is available at www.finas.fi.
Fasting and medication
Most laboratory tests do not require fasting. Please find out in advance from the unit sending you for laboratory tests, whether the tests assigned to you require fasting and whether you can take the medicines normally before the sampling
Laboratory results from the treating unit
Laboratory results will be given to you by the unit treating you, such as your local health center.
How do I prepare for examinations and where do I get the results?
Examinations always require a referral. See here for more information on preparing for examinations and on receiving the results.
Units
Hyvinkää Hospital laboratory
In the Hyvinkää Hospital laboratory we serve customer by a take-a-number queue system.
Hyvinkää Willa laboratory
In the Hyvinkää Willa laboratory we serve customers by appointment but we also have a take-a-number queue system. We recommend booking an appointment.
Skin and Allergy Hospital laboratory
In the Skin and Allergy Hospital laboratory we serve customers by appointment.
Department of Dermatopathology, Skin and Allergy Hospital
In the Department of Dermatopathology at Meilahti Skin and Allergy Hospital, we examine tissue samples taken from the skin, hair, nails, conjunctiva of the…