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Medical certificate services

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If necessary, health care centre doctors write medical certificates at the receptions, for example for a driving license, a new job or an insurance.

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. The certificate can be obt ...

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Background information

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.

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Wellbeing services county of Central Ostrobothnia Soite

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Wellbeing services county of Central Ostrobothnia Soite
Text edited by: Wellbeing services county of Central Ostrobothnia Soite
Updated: 16/9/2025