FAQ
Here you will find answers to the most common questions related to blood donation, the Stem Cell Registry and the Blood Service.
Afghanistan
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Albania
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Algeria
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
American Samoa
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Andorra
Angola
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Anguilla
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Antigua and Barbuda
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Argentina
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Armenia
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Ascension (UK)
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Australia
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Austria
Azerbaijan
If you have travelled in the malaria-risk area (in the Kur-Arax Lowland between the Kura and Aras rivers), you must wait six months before donating blood. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period. The capital, Baku, and the coastal areas are not malaria-risk areas.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Azores (Portugal)
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Bahamas
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Bahrain
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Bangladesh
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling outside the country’s malaria-risk areas results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in most parts of the Bangladesh, but there is no malaria risk in Dhaka.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Barbados
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Belarus
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Belgium
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Belize
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in the Stann Creek District, but there is no risk of malaria in the capital, Belize City, or on the tourist destination islands.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Benin
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Bermuda
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Bhutan
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of Bhutan, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in the capital, Thimphu, or in the north.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Bolivia
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no risk of malaria, for example, in the capital, La Paz, or in the western part bordering Chile.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Botswana
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in the capital, Gaborone, or in the southern parts of the country.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Brazil
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in Rio de Janeiro, Belém, São Paulo, Salvador, the east coast or the Iguazu Falls.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
British Virgin Islands
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Brunei
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Burundi
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Cambodia
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in most parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap or Angkor Wat.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Kambodža
Cameroon
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Canada
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Canary Islands
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Cap Verde
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in areas such as the Santiago Island and the Boa Vista Island.
There is no malaria risk, for example, on the islands of Brava, Fogo, Maio, Sal, Santa Luzia, Santo Antão, São Nicolau or São Vicente.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Cayman Islands
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Central African Republic
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Chad
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Channel Islands
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Chile
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
China
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Christmas Island
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Colombia
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Comoros
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Congo
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Cook Islands
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Costa Rica
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in the capital, San José, or in the Pacific coastal region.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Croatia
Between 1.7–30.11, a stay of more than 20 hours in Croatia will result in a donation deferral of 28 days.
The donation deferral is due to a seasonal epidemic of the West Nile virus, and the deferral will begin from the date of return to Finland.
At other times of the year, travelling in Croatia does not constitute a separate obstacle to donating blood.
Cuba
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Cyprus
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Czech Republic
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Zaire
Denmark
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Djibouti
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Dominica
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Dominican Republic
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment. Malaria occurs in most parts of the Dominican Republic.
There is no risk of malaria in beach resorts in Atlantic north coast from Puerto Plata to Miches and travelling there results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
East Timor
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Ecuador
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in Quito, Guayaquil or other mountain towns in the Andes or on the Galápagos Islands.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Egypt
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
El Salvador
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in the areas bordering Guatemala and Honduras, but there is no risk of malaria, for instance, in San Salvador, the country’s capital.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Equatorial Guinea
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Eritrea
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk in Asmara.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Estonia
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Ethiopia
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in most parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in Addis Ababa.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Faeroe
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Fiji
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
France
French Guiana
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in most parts of the country. There is no risk of malaria in the capital, Cayenne, or on Devil’s Island.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Gabon
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Gambia
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Georgia
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in Tbilisi or the Black Sea coast.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Germany
Ghana
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Gibraltar
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Greece
Travelling in Greece does not generally result in a donation deferral.
Between 1.7–30.11, a stay of more than 20 hours in Greece will result in a donation deferral of 28 days.
The donation deferral is due to a seasonal epidemic of the West Nile virus, and the deferral will begin from the date of return to Finland. The WNV risk areas are: Mainland Greece (including the Peloponnese peninsula and the island of Euboea).
Greenland
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Grenada
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Guadeloupe
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Guam
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Guatemala
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in large parts of the country, but there is no risk of malaria in Guatemala City, Antigua or the areas surrounding Lake Atitlán.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Guinea
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Guinea-Bissau
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Guyana
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Haiti
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Honduras
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in the capital, Tegucigalpa, or San Pedro Sula.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Hongkong (China)
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Hungary
Between 1.7–30.11, a stay of more than 20 hours in Hungary will result in a donation deferral of 28 days.
The donation deferral is due to a seasonal epidemic of the West Nile virus, and the deferral will begin from the date of return to Finland.
At other times of the year, travelling in Hungary does not constitute a separate obstacle to donating blood.
Iceland
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
India
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in most parts of the country, but there is no risk of malaria in the mountainous regions of the north (in the regions of Jammu and Kashmir and the states of Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim).
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Indonesia
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in Jakarta, other megalopolises of the Java Island, the tourist destinations in Bali and Java, the large cities on the island of Borneo or on the Bintan Island (off the coast of Singapore).
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Iran
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in the southern parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in Tehran.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Iraq
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in the northern and north-eastern parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in Bagdad.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Ireland
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Isle of man
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Israel
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Italy
Between 1.7–30.11, a stay of more than 20 hours in Italy will result in a donation deferral of 28 days.
The donation deferral is due to a seasonal epidemic of the West Nile virus, and the deferral will begin from the date of return to Finland.
At other times of the year, travelling in Italy does not constitute a separate obstacle to donating blood.
Ivory Coast
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Jamaica
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Japan
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Jemen
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in most parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in Sana’a.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Jordan
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Kazakhstan
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Kenya
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Kiribati
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Kosovo
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Kuwait
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Kyrgyzstan
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Laos
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in most parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in Vientiane.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Latvia
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Lebanon
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Lesotho
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Liberia
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Libya
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Liechtenstein
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Lithuania
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Living abroad
Since residing abroad outside the European area for longer periods of time is associated with greater risk of contracting infectious diseases that normally do not occur in Finland than short trips, blood donors need to have lived in Finland or some other EU or EFTA country or in the UK for at least three months prior to donation.
Do you want more information? Please call the free information number for blood donors at 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm).
Long flights
Before taking a long flight, a blood donor needs to have restored his or her fluid balance. Therefore a long (such as an intercontinental) flight cannot be recommended within less than 24 hours from blood donation. Airlines and aviation organisations often have much stricter rules than this concerning the air crew.
Do you want more information? Please call the free information number for blood donors at 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm).
Luxembourg
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Macau (China)
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Madagascar
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Malaria
Travelling in an area where malaria is endemic prevents you from donating blood for six months after returning from the trip and ending the course of antimalarial drugs. Antimalarial drug therapy that is started in Finland before the trip to a malaria risk area does not prevent donation.
Areas where according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) occurs malaria infections are considered to be malaria endemic areas. The list includes also areas where taking antimalarial drugs may not be recommended to travelers. Persons diagnosed with malaria are not eligible to donate blood for a minimum period of three years after the infection.
We will take a blood sample to test for malaria antibodies at the blood donation in the following situations:
- blood donor, who has been diagnosed and treated with malaria infection (test can been taken earliest after three years of recovery)
- first time blood donor, if she/he has lived under the age of five years in a malaria risk country
- blood donor who has lived under the age of five years in a malaria risk country and it has visited a malaria risk area during the last three years (test can be taken earliest after six months of the last visit)
We will contact you donor if the test result is positive. A positive test result leads to a permanent deferral from blood donation.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for blood donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Malawi
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Malaysia
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country (e.g. the island of Borneo), but there is no risk of malaria in places such as Kuala Lumpur, George Town, Penang, Langkawi, or the coastal resorts of the Malay Peninsula or the small islands nearby.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Maldives
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Mali
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Malta
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Marshall Islands
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Martinique
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Mauritania
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in most parts of the country, but there is no risk of malaria in the very northernmost parts of the country near the Moroccan border (in the regions of Dakhlet Nouadhibou and Tiris Zemmour).
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Mauritius
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Mayotte
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Mexico
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in the tourist destinations on the Yucatán Peninsula or in Mexico City.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Micronesia
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Moldova
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Monaco
Mongolia
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Montenegro
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Montserrat
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Morocco
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Mozambique
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Myanmar
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in most parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in Rangoon (Yangon) or Mandalay.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Burma
Namibia
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk in the southern parts of the country, such as Windhoek, Swakopmund or Walvis Bay.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Nepal
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no risk of malaria in the cities of Kathmandu and Pokhara or along the hiking trails in the Himalayas.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Netherlands
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Netherlands Antilles
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months. Would you like more information?
Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St Maarten, St Eustatius
Netherlands Antilles (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St Maarten, St Eustatius)
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period.
Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
New Caledonia
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
New Zealand
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Nicaragua
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk in Managua, the country’s capital.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Niger
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Nigeria
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Niue
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Norfolk Island
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
North Korea
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in the area bordering South Korea, but there is no malaria risk in other parts of the country.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
North Macedonia
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Northern Mariana Islands
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Norway
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Oman
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Pakistan
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Palau
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Panama
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in Panama City, the regions by the Panama Canal or Santa Clara.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Papua New Guinea
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Paraguay
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Peru
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no risk of malaria, for example, in the capital, Lima, the entire coastal region, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Puno, Lake Titicaca or the area surrounding the Inca Trail.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Philippine Islands
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in the capital, Manila, other large cities or on some of the islands.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Pitcairn
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Poland
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Polynesia
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Portugal and Madeira
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Puerto Rico
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Qatar
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Réunion
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Romania
Between 1.7–30.11, a stay of more than 20 hours in Romania will result in a donation deferral of 28 days.
The donation deferral is due to a seasonal epidemic of the West Nile virus, and the deferral will begin from the date of return to Finland.
At other times of the year, travelling in Romania does not constitute a separate obstacle to donating blood.
Russia
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Rwanda
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Saint Helena (and Ascension)
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Saint Lucia
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Saint Martin
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Samoa
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
San Marino
São Tomé and Principe
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Saudi Arabia
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in the south-western parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in Riyadh, Jeddah, Medina or Mecca.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Senegal
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Serbia
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Seychelles
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Sierra Leone
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Singapore
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Slovakia
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Slovenia
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Solomon Islands
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Somalia
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
South Africa
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in most parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria or in the coastal regions in the south.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
South Korea
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in the provinces bordering North Korea, but there is no risk of malaria in other parts of the country or in Seoul. Passing through or spending a night in the city of Incheon or in the airport area does not prevent blood donation.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
South Sudan
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Spain
Travelling in Spain does not generally result in a donation deferral.
Between 1.7–30.11, a stay of more than 20 hours in mainland of Spain will result in a donation deferral of 28 days.
The donation deferral is due to a seasonal epidemic of the West Nile virus, and the deferral will begin from the date of return to Finland.
Sri Lanka
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Sudan
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Suriname
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in most parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk in the capital, Paramaribo, or in the destinations on the coast.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Swaziland
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Sweden
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Switzerland
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
Syria
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in Damascus or on the Mediterranean coast.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Taiwan
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Tajikistan
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Tanzania
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Thailand
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in rural areas and jungles across the country. The risk is the highest in the woody border areas near the borders of Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia and Laos, and in the Khao Sok National Park. In addition, the Ko Chang Island is a malaria-risk area.
There is no risk of malaria in most package holiday destinations or in the large cities, including the following destinations: Bangkok, Cha-am, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Hua Hin, Khao Lak, Koh Samet, Ko Tapu (James Bond Island), Krabi, Pattaya, Phuket Province, Ko Phi Phi Le (the island made famous by Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rayong.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
The Republic of Laughter
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Togo
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Tokelau
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Tonga
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Travelling
Travelling and living abroad can affect when you can donate blood.
- Blood donors must have lived in Finland, another EU or EFTA country, or the UK for at least three months.
- During the epidemic season of the West Nile virus 1.7.–30.11. (over 20 hours’ stay) in parts of Central and Southern Europe, travel is subject to a 28-day waiting period for donating blood starting from the return date. Search for a country by name.
- Travelling outside the EU/EFTA countries and the United Kingdom incurs a deferral of at least 28 days.
- Visiting an area with a risk of malaria results in a six-month deferral. Read more about malaria and blood donation.
- An airport layover (of less than 20 hours) during which you do not leave the airport area will not incur a deferral.
The risk of infection increases with the duration and distance of the trip. The further away you are from your familiar environment, and the longer your stay, the greater the risk of contracting infections that do not occur in Finland. Some of these infections may cause very minor or no symptoms at all in the donor, but they may pose a risk to the recipient of the blood product.
Check whether your next donation will be subject to a deferral after your trip. Search for a country by name.
Travel, travelling, trip, holiday, living abroad, foreign countries.
Trinidad and Tobago
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Tunisia
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Turkey
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Turkmenistan
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Tuvalu
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Uganda
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Ukraine
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
United Arab Emirates
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
United Kingdom
No obstacle to blood donation due to travelling or living in the country. Welcome to donate blood!
See also: Living in the British Isles between 1980 and 1996
United States of America
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
U.S.A.
Uruguay
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Uzbekistan
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Vanuatu
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Vatican City
Venezuela
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in most parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in the capital, Caracas, or on the Caribbean islands.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Vietnam
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in some parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk in the large cities such as Hanoi, Haiphong, Da Nang, Di An, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Hội An, Nha Trang, Phan Thiet and Quy Nhon. There is also no risk of malaria in the deltas of the Red River and Mekong rivers, or in the beach resorts on the east coast south of Da Nang towards the Mekong Delta.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Virgin Islands (US)
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Wake Island
Travel results in a 28-day donation deferral period. Living in the country results in a three-month donation deferral period. Living in the country means spending more than three months in the country in the past six months.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Zambia
Travelling and living in the country results in a 6-month donation deferral period as malaria occurs throughout the country. The donation deferral period begins from the date of return from the country or the date when you ended your anti-malaria medication treatment.
Everyone who lived in the country as a child (under the age of 5) is tested for antibodies to malaria in a blood test when they come to donate blood for the first time.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Zimbabwe
If you have recently travelled in a malaria-risk area, please wait six months before donating blood after returning to Finland. Travelling elsewhere in the country results in a 28-day donation deferral period.
Malaria occurs in most parts of the country, but there is no malaria risk, for example, in Harare, the country’s capital.
Read more about blood donation and malaria-risk areas.
Please get in touch if you need more information: 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).