The Committee on National Health, Medical Care and Medical Insurance held a meeting with members of the Committee on Social Affairs and Health of the Finnish Parliament (Eduskunta)
03 October 2025, 09:57
Treatment of combat trauma, physical and psychological rehabilitation, provision of critical medicines to EU countries, AI in medicine, medical partnership.
These topics were discussed today during a meeting with members of the Social Affairs and Health Committee of the Finnish Parliament (Eduskunta). We held a working meeting in our Committee and then visited one of the hospitals of the State Border Guard. In addition to myself, the Ukrainian side was represented by MPs Lada Bulakh, Viktoria Wagner, Artem Dubnov, Valery Zub, Serhiy Kuzminykh, Oksana Dmitrieva, Olga Stefanishyna, and Deputy Minister of Health Edem Adamov. The Finnish side was represented by the Chair of the Committee on Social Affairs and Health Care, Krista Kiuru, members of the Committee, and the Ambassador of Finland to Ukraine, Tarja Fernandes.
Ukraine and Finland are united by a common challenge – the border with an aggressor country. Our country is currently defending Europe from occupiers, while Finland has its own historical experience of confronting russia. In my opinion, we have common interests, security issues and great potential for cooperation. This was announced by Committee Chairman Mykhailo Radutskyi.
"We had to hold part of the working meeting in the Committee's underground car park because there was an alert at the time. I told my colleagues about our experience of the medical system in wartime, the organisation of rehabilitation for military personnel and civilians, and the laws passed during the hostilities to ensure the continuous provision of medical services.
The experience of Finland in using artificial intelligence was discussed separately. The Scandinavian country is one of the world leaders in solutions using artificial intelligence in the medical field. Ukraine is interested in this experience, and we would like Finnish developers to come to us and offer AI-based solutions.
An important issue is the Act on Critical Medicines. The pandemic has shown the EU's dependence on drug supplies from India and China. The European Commission has presented an initiative to diversify production and increase the availability of medicines. Ukraine has a strong pharmaceutical industry and could become a partner for Europe. I called on my Finnish colleagues to support amendments to the Critical Medicines Act that take Ukraine's interests into account, as well as to encourage Finnish pharmaceutical companies to locate their production in our country. We are ready to provide tax incentives.
The guests were welcomed at the border guard hospital by Deputy Head of Service Serhiy Serdyuk and Head of the Medical Centre Volodymyr Lopaychuk. The MPs saw how our specialists treat patients with combat injuries. They were impressed by the unique techniques, in particular the use of prostheses printed on a 3D printer to replace joints. One of the hospital's departments uses a Finnish-made system to reduce the risk of infection. I think this company would be interested in supplying such systems and conducting clinical trials in Ukraine. The Finnish MPs plan to discuss this issue with the manufacturer.
Our guests talked with patients and were impressed by the treatment methods used. They called Ukrainian doctors “magicians who save lives.” They saw that our medics have unique experience in treating combat injuries, which no other country in the world has. And we are ready to share this experience with our partners.
Among the questions that interested the Finnish MPs, I would highlight the following: how we organised the interaction between military and civilian medicine, how the medical system works in conditions of regular enemy shelling and destruction of hospitals, what assistance our partners provide us with, and what our needs are in the medical field. I also told my colleagues about First Lady Olena Zelenska's programme of medical partnerships between hospitals. I suggested exploring the possibility of such cooperation between Finnish and Ukrainian institutions, in particular border service hospitals.
I would like to thank the people of Finland, the parliament and the government for their systematic support of Ukraine – from medical equipment to ambulances and generators, which have helped hospitals to continue operating even in the most difficult times," added Mykhailo Radutskyi.