It’s important to keep vaccination coverage high

Taking care of your own and your children’s vaccination protection is one of the most effective ways to safeguard health. The benefits of vaccination are undeniable. Thanks to vaccines, dangerous diseases such as measles, diphtheria, and polio have practically disappeared from Finland. At the same time, many secondary illnesses and even fatal complications have been eliminated.

High vaccination coverage must be maintained to prevent diseases from returning from countries where they still commonly occur. 

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Why is the HPV vaccine an important for your child’s future health?

The HPV vaccine protects against the human papillomavirus, which causes several types of cancer. Without the vaccine, up to 80 percent of people will contract an HPV infection during their lifetime.

The HPV vaccine is part of Finland’s national vaccination programme, just like the childhood vaccines given at child health clinics. It has been offered free of charge to pupils in grades 5 and 6 through school health services since 2013.

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Which vaccines are recommended for different age groups?

The goal of the national vaccination programme is to protect people in Finland as effectively as possible against vaccine preventable diseases.

The safety and effectiveness of vaccines are based on extensive scientific research

Research ensures that a vaccine provides protection against the targeted disease and causes as few adverse effects as possible.

Press release

Vaccination coverage among children in Finland remains high, but the share of completely unvaccinated children is increasing

The proportion of completely unvaccinated children has increased in Finland since 2019.

Publication

Vaccination Guide for Infants and Toddlers (in Finnish)

The guide provides information on the childhood vaccination programme and vaccination schedules.

Website

Travellers Health Guide (in Finnish)

Duodecim’s Traveller’s Health Guide provides up-to-date information on vaccinations required in different countries.

Statistic

Vaccination statistics

Explore up-to-date statistical information, including vaccination coverage among children and adolescents in Finland.