Admission to University of Turku/ Faculty of Medicine - Specialist Degree
Prerequisites:
- A degree in medicine taken abroad and approved by National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health
- Adequate written and oral knowledge of Finnish. Ability in Finnish may be shown by a certificate signed by an Assessor on the State Board on Language Examinations.
- Offer of a position in a Finnish hospital. All foreign physicians wishing to practise in Finland must find work for themselves and the notice of employment from the hospital should be forwarded to the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health.
An absolute prerequisite for taking degree of specialist is that the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health has granted the physician concerned a licence to practice medicine in Finland. A foreign physician can start his specialization after having obtained this authority to act as a physician. The specialization takes six years and comprises mostly
- practical service at hospitals and health centres
- theoretical studies
- a written specialist examinations.
In addition to a licence granted by the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health, each foreign physician must be in possession of a valid Finnish work permit. Finnish Immigration Service is responsible for deciding whether or not a work permit shall be issued.