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    • Two persons in front of a laptop.
      29.4.2024

      Apply for the right to practise in health and social services as soon as you graduate

    • A nurse sitting in front of a computer.
      3.4.2024

      Valvira’s decisions and certificates on the rights to practise a profession are subject to a fee 

    • Hands of health care workers.
      12.3.2024

      Number of newly granted rights to practise in social welfare and health care increased in 2023

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