Physiotherapist
The physiotherapist's work involves the promotion of human mobility, functional capacity and health. Cooperation with the customer and other experts plays a key role in the profession of physiotherapist. Key methods of physiotherapy include guidance and counselling, therapeutic training, manual therapy and assistive device services. Physiotherapy offers preventive and rehabilitative services individually and in groups, either at the therapy centre or as remote rehabilitation or home rehabilitation.
In hospitals, health centres, occupational health care units, old people's homes, child health clinics, research, care and rehabilitation institutions, spas, organisations and as entrepreneurs.
The professional competence of a physiotherapist is based on guidance and counselling competence, research and assessment competence and therapy competence. The work of a physiotherapist requires initiative, as the physiotherapist is independently responsible for the planning, implementation, evaluation and development of their work. It is essential to take ethical and legislative aspects into account in the work, such as respect for the right to self-determination and confidentiality.
The work of a physiotherapist is also based on good cooperation and communication skills. In addition, the work requires the ability to work independently and solve problems. Physiotherapists also need IT skills in their work.
Working as a physiotherapist requires good general fitness. Interest in exercise and a sense of coordination and rhythm are useful in the work. Keeping up to date with new research and developments in the sector requires constant continuing education. Language skills are useful in customer work and following the development of the field.
You can study to become a physiotherapist at Universities of Applied Sciences by completing a physiotherapist's degree, which is a Bachelor's degree in Social and Health Care.
A physiotherapist is a licensed health care professional. The professional title of a physiotherapist may only be used and the profession may only be practised by a physiotherapist who has completed the qualification. The profession is supervised by the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health Valvira.
Median salary
2796 €/mo
Private sector
2850 €/mo
Public sector
2772 €/mo
The data is based on the median income, meaning the amount of salary which is the middle of the salary amounts arranged in order of magnitude.
Source: Statistics Finland's structural statistics on wages and salaries