Finland

EFVV organisations in Finland:

Other pro-choice organisations:

IAS (Immunisation Awareness Society)

POB 217
1301 Vantaa
122002 Haryana

Marja TUOMELA

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Jyrki KUOPPOLA

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Vaccination policy

The current immunisation policy in Finland expects no mandatory vaccine. The current vaccine schedule is:

Rotavirus (infants, 2 months)
Pneumococcus, Rotavirus, DTaP-IPV-Hib (infants, 3 and 5 months)
Pneumococcus, Rotavirus, DTaP-IPV-Hib, MMR (infants, 12 months)
MMR (infants, 18 months)
booster doses for children at 4 and 6 years
HPV (children, 11-12 years)

Parents receive a lot of pressure to accomplish such schedule. At child care centers they are sometimes called irresponsible when they choose not to vaccinate, the common reasons being herd immunity and the risk of contracting a disease. In other cases parents experience respect for their choice.

School

Unvaccinated children in Finland are allowed at any pre-school and school grade.

Adverse event following immunisation public reporting system

Vaccine adverse events can be reported at the Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos.