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 and living in the country results in a three-month 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.).