Information for psychologists

In Finland, psychologists must be registered with VALVIRA and listed with the JulkiTerhikki public register of health professionals. They must have a minimum of five years of university training. Psychologists can have many different specialisations: health psychology, counselling psychology, educational psychology, occupational psychology and clinical psychology, among others. Clinical psychology uses science, theory and clinical knowledge to better understand, prevent, and reduce psychologically based distress and to promote well-being. Clinical psychologists receive six to nine years of training in psychological assessment, clinical formulation and therapy. In Finland psychologists cannot make an official diagnosis and cannot provide psychotherapy.