Since our baby does not have a KELA card, we had to look for a private hospital for his vaccination. We found Mehilainen located in Toolo (Bus/Tram stop Apolonkatu).
Mehilainen in Toolo
Children’s healthcare is on the second floor. The waiting area is nicely decorated. There are sofa, stroller parking, lockers, and many toys.
Firstly, we went to the registration so that they can put in all the information. The ID number is required. Then, they told us the room number where we would go later. We just needed to wait in the hallway, and the nurse would come find us. There is another waiting area if you walk down the hallway – it’s on your right side. There is one chair that I really like! While feeding, the baby is less likely to be distracted.
Meeting the nurse
Soon the nurse came out, and invited us into the room. She also has a lot of toys. Our baby immediately liked her. She checked the strength of neck, and measured weight and height. Since it’s our first visit, we chatted a lot about how we were taking care of our baby. Then she went out to see if the doctor was ready.
Meeting the doctor
We moved to another room to see the doctor. Basically we discussed about the vaccination plan. Since we don’t have a plan to go out of Europe this year, we decided to just follow the Finnish program. The doctor then further checked his heart, eye, etc.
Vaccination
Lastly, we went back to the nurse for vaccination: PCV13, Infanrix Hib Polio, and Rota. The first two are injections. Rota is oral. After the vaccination, we were asked to wait for ~15 min to see if there was allergy.
About the payment
We just found out yesterday when we did the second Rota. For the two visits, the total bill is over 500 euro! That explains why it’s so easy to make an appointment – no waiting line at all.
Here’s the price list: Doctor 30 min – 125 euro. Nurse – ~50 euro. Registration – 19.5 euro. Rota – 73 euro. Infanrix polio + hib – 26.5 euro. PCV13 – 91.7 euro.
The doctor gave a bill right away, but the nurse’s bill would come in mail. The bills can be paid at the registration, or through IBAN (additional fees may be required).
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