An automatic collection and return of sample containers machine will be introduced at Fimlab Assi when the service location opens on 11 March.

With the machine, customers can conveniently collect and return sample containers without taking a queue number. As before, sample containers can also be collected and returned by visiting the service location with a queue number.

A valid referral is required

To use the automatic collection and return of sample containers machine, the customer must have a valid referral issued by the wellbeing services county and must know which sample container to collect from the machine. This information is provided by the healthcare unit that issued the referral.

The machine can be used by customers who collect or return sample containers for the following urine and stool tests:

• Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio U -AlbKre
• Basic urine tests U -KemSeul, U -Solut, U -BaktVi
• Faecal calprotectin F -Calpro

The Fimlab Assi outpatient laboratory at Ahvenisto Hospital will open to customers on Wednesday, 11 March 2026, at 8:00. The sample container collection and return machine is located in the immediate vicinity of Fimlab Assi.

Sample container collection and return machines in the Kanta-Häme region:

• Fimlab Assi (from 11 March 2026)
• Fimlab Forssa Hospital
• Fimlab Hämeenlinna Main Health Centre
• Fimlab Riihimäki

Sample containers can be collected from the Fimlab Assi machine during the building’s opening hours. Samples can be returned to the machine during Fimlab Assi’s opening hours (weekdays Monday–Friday 8:00–14:30).

Please check the machines’ opening hours at fimlab.fi.

Watch the instruction video on how to use the sample container machine: How to use Fimlab’s sample container machine.