how does healthcare really work here

So I came in as a student, so YTHS was the health contact point, but I never actually had to use it. Then, when I got a job, I had the Mehiläinen insurance, which I used a couple of times, but I have never used the general public health care. So my question is how does that work, for example:

  • when you have an emergency, broken hand or cut type of situation
  • when you have some regular problem like say skin rash or other symptom so not emergency but a regular health problem nonetheless
  • when you have a dental issue like tooth pain or regular dental check up
  • or for eye related problems

As a last thing, I heard the waiting times on public service can be bad. So do you guys use the private health care provider like Mehiläinen, Terveystalo and whatnot often? Do you pay out of pocket? Do you have any private healthcare insurance?

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u/smokeysilicon — 2 months ago