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A person going for a blood test asks whether the price is visible before booking, whether the tests need a doctor's referral and what one common test, such as long-term blood glucose, costs. These decide 50 points out of a hundred.
Score shows how the company does on our comparison criteria, on a 0–100 scale. Rankings cannot be bought.
Basic metrics · 83.7
+ Prices of ready-made laboratory test packages are shown in euros (e.g. Lifestyle test package 109.00 euros, Liver test package 119.00 euros, Men's health package 229.00 euros)
Basic metrics: 83.7, rank 1 · no change
Basic metrics · 78.4
+ No referral requirement and the age limit are stated clearly: adults can have laboratory tests without a referral, and the page notes that under-18s need a doctor's referral
Basic metrics: 78.4, rank 3 · ▲ 1 place
Basic metrics · 67.6
+ Prices of the test packages are shown in euros in the online shop without contacting the company (e.g. STI test package 95.00 euros), and prices can be compared directly online
Basic metrics: 67.6, rank 5 · ▲ 2 places
– Long-term blood sugar price: The price of the HbA1c test was not found on the first page of the price list page or on the laboratory services page; the price list requires a search.
Basic metrics · 81.3
+ Prices are exceptionally open: euro amounts for individual tests and packages are shown directly (e.g. basic blood count 56.00 euros, vitamin D 98.00 euros, health package for women and men 181.10 euros)
Basic metrics: 81.3, rank 2 · ▼ 2 places
– Price of long-term blood sugar: The price of the HbA1c test is not shown on the laboratory page, package pages or price list page.
Basic metrics · 72.7
+ That no referral is needed is stated clearly: all laboratory tests that can be bought from Puhdi's online shop are available without a doctor's referral, and the age limit (under-15s need a referral) is mentioned
Basic metrics: 72.7, rank 4 · ▼ 1 place
– Prices visible in advance: Mehiläinen's own laboratory page has no prices; they are in Puhti's online shop, whose page did not load for automatic reading.
Weights are fixed. All companies are measured on the same scale. Read the full methodology.
| Buying motive | What is measured | Scale | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prices shown in advance QUESTIONCan I see the price of the test in euros before booking? | How extensively the company publishes the prices of examinations on its own website. | Prices of individual examinations in euros = 100, only prices of ready-made packages = 50, no prices = 0. | 24 p |
| Access without a referral QUESTIONCan I get the test directly without a doctor's referral? | Whether the test can be taken at a laboratory without a referral, or whether it must first be ordered from the online shop. | Directly without a referral = 100, advance order from the online shop required = 60, referral required = 0. | 14 p |
| Price of long-term blood sugar test QUESTIONHow much does a general blood test cost? | Price in euros of a single long-term blood sugar (HbA1c) test according to the published price list. | €40 or less = 100 points, €100 or more = 0, in between directly proportional. | 12 p |
| Basic metrics | Digital quality, transparency, reachability and AI quality score | Basic metrics × 0.5 | 50 p |
We scored 5 private laboratory and blood test services on 20 metrics: price list transparency, whether it is stated that tests can be taken without a doctor's referral, test result response time, online booking, composition of the sampling fee and total price, sampling network and visibility of the responsible company. The most important question: is the price of an individual test or package visible in euros before booking?
Prices of individual tests or test packages stated in euros without contacting (25), clearly stated that tests are available without a doctor's referral and what the minimum age is (15), results response time or completion time stated (15), appointment booking or test ordering possible online (15), sampling fee or composition of the total price (what the price includes) stated (10), network of sampling points or locations displayed (10), business ID (Y-tunnus) or responsible company clearly displayed (10)
Transparency is 30% of the basic metrics, i.e. 15% of the total points · these metrics make up its 100 points · the full formula and the other pillars
How to read the comparison correctly: Half of the points come from buyer's questions, i.e. things the buyer finds out before deciding. The other half measures how openly the company publishes its prices, terms and contact details. Clear differences in points indicate a genuine difference: one tells you the price immediately, another only after logging in. Close scores should not be read as a ranking order, because every measurement has a margin of variation. The measurement accuracy and the full calculation formula are open in the methodology.
Customer experience is brought into the assessment separately. We also collect customer feedback and customer experiences about companies through separate surveys. The survey results will be added to the overall assessment later.
A self-pay blood test does not qualify for a Kela reimbursement. When you order the tests yourself without a doctor's referral, Kela does not pay a reimbursement for the costs, and any medical expenses insurance generally does not cover them either. The total price of sampling consists of the test itself and often a separate sampling fee, so it is worth checking what the stated price includes.
The age limit varies by service. Some services accept only adults without a referral (at Terveystalo, under-18s need a doctor's referral), others from age 15 (Mehiläinen). Those under the limit always need a referral.
The comparison measures transparency, not the medical quality of the studies. What weighs most is whether the service states the prices of individual tests and packages in euros openly online, or only inside the booking system or online shop. The network of sampling points, response time and visibility of the responsible company complete the assessment.
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