Opening hours during summer
From June 23rd to August 3rd, 2025, the laboratory is closed on Saturdays and open on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
In the Ratamokeskus laboratory we serve customers with booked appointments and walk-in customers may take a queue number. We recommend booking an appointment.
- On weekdays after 4 p.m. and on Saturdays we are open by appointment only.
- You can come for urgent sampling without an appointment also on weekdays after 4 p.m. and on Saturdays.
- We accept referrals from private physicians.
- Our laboratory is located on the entrance floor of Ratamokeskus.
- Come in through the Ratamokeskus main entrance.
- The Kouvola X-ray unit is in the same building.
See the location information for Ratamokeskus (in Finnish)
- Register at the self-registration kiosk when you arrive at the laboratory.
- Our laboratory has a return machine, where you can return most common samples taken at home during the laboratory's opening hours.
- You may pick up and return sample containers without booking an appointment.
- Blood and urine samples
- Cervical cancer screening
- ECG
- ECG for patients under the age of 12
- Fungal culture tests
- Glucose tolerance tests
- Gynecological samples
- Throat swab
- Urine drug tests
Book an appointment online (opens in new window, links to another website)
You can book a laboratory appointment online. When booking, you will receive instructions on cancelling or rescheduling your booked appointment. You always need a referral for laboratory tests.

How do I prepare for examinations and where do I get the results?
Examinations always require a referral. More information on the required preparations, arriving for examinations, and receiving the test results can be found here.

Updated: 27.06.2025