Vaccination programme for children and adolescents
In Finland, vaccinations against eleven diseases, their sequelae and their long-term complications are available to all children and adolescents (Table). Girls are additionally offered the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer. Vaccinations under the national vaccination programme are free of charge.
Vaccination coverage in Finland under the vaccination programme is excellent. Families very rarely refuse childhood vaccinations.
If a child has not received a particular vaccination at a child care clinic, this can be remedied in school health care or student health care.
| Age | Disease | Vaccine |
| 2 months | Rotavirus diarrhoea | Rotavirus |
| 3 months | Meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis and ear infection | Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV) |
| 3 months | Rotavirus diarrhoea> | Rotavirus |
| 3 months | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib diseases, such as meningitis, epiglottitis and sepsis | 5-in-1 vaccine (DTaP-IPV-Hib) |
| 5 months | Meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis and ear infection | Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV) |
| 5 months | Rotavirus diarrhoea | Rotavirus |
| 5 months | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib diseases, such as meningitis, epiglottitis and sepsis | 5-in-1 vaccine (DTaP-IPV-Hib) |
| 12 months | Meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis and ear infection | Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV) |
| 12 months | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib diseases, such as meningitis, epiglottitis and sepsis | 5-in-1 vaccine (DTaP-IPV-Hib) |
| 12 to 18 months * | Measles, mumps, rubella | MMR |
| 6 months to 6 years | Seasonal influenza (annually) | Influenza |
| 1,5 - 11 years | Chickenpox | Chickenpox** |
| 4 years | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio | 4-in-1 vaccine DTaP-IPV |
| 6 years | Measles, mumps, rubella | MMR |
| 6 or 12 years | Chickenpox | Chickenpox *** |
| girls aged 11 to 12 years | Cervical cancer | HPV |
| 14 to 15 years | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) | dtap |
* The National Institute for Health and Welfare recommends that the first MPR vaccine dose be given at the age of 12 months.
** Children who have not had chickenpox
*** According to the instructions on webpage Vesirokkorokote (Chickenpox vaccine)
Vaccinations for children and adolescents in at-risk groups