Optics stores
At some point in their life, every Finn needs help with their eyesight. This is when they will almost invariably seek help from an optometrist. Every year, around one million…
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The work and education of an optometrist
An optometrist is an uncompromising eyecare professional who specialises in the problems and solutions of vision and eyecare. An optometrist is also a health care professional bound by an obligation…
The Ethical Council of Optometry (OEN)
The practising of licensed opticians is directed and supervised by the Ethical Council of Optometry in Finland (OEN). OEN provides assessments, instructions, recommendations and other opinions. It also monitors and…
Information for the media
The Finnish Association of Vision and Eyecare is a professional organisation that works towards the best eyecare in the world. We represent optical stores providing optometrist, ophthalmology and eye laboratory services,…
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Information for advertisers NÄE ry reaches a wide audience of vision and eye health experts and those interested in the field. It’s possible to reach a wide audience of industry…
Sales of eyewear levelled off in Q1 – after an exceptionally busy sales year
Sales of eyewear tackled the slump of 2020 as customers’ pent-up demand boosted the industry’s overall turnover to record highs in 2021. The beginning of this year indicates that sales…
The sales limits of public companies may not be increased
The Finnish Association of Vision and Eyecare (NÄE ry) opposes Minister Haatainen’s (Social Democratic Party of Finland) increase in the sales limits of public companies as part of the reform…
Health and social services entrepreneurial organisations: KELA (The Social Insurance Institution of Finland) contributions should be raised
Serious concerns regarding the cutting of Kela contributions continue. Kela contributions should be increased rather than decreased. The contributions can significantly shorten care waiting lists that grew during the Covid-19…
Care waiting lists for eye diseases already often exceed the care guarantee – cutting Kela contributions comes at the worst possible time
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health reported on the decision of the health and social services ministerial group on the gradual dismantling of Kela contributions. From the beginning of…
Organisations: We are against the cutting of Kela contributions
Business organisations do not support the waiving of Kela contributions and the transferring of funding to welfare areas. It is the opinion of the organisations that the Kela contribution system…
Assessment of the need for care of eye symptoms is not possible within the limits of the care guarantee without opticians
The government has given the Parliament of Finland a proposal on changing the care guarantee. In basic health care, the care guarantee would be primarily shortened from three months to…
A new future of eye health care – NÄE ry’s parliamentary election goals
The parliamentary election goals of the Finnish Association of Vision and Eyecare NÄE ry respond to the challenges of eye health care in Finland and improve citizens’ opportunities to receive…