Training formats represented
- Observership: 3 profiles
- Clinical fellowship: 2 profiles
- Clinical pathway (format unspecified): 1 profile
Read the individual participation terms: a broad clinical pathway label does not establish hands-on access.
Neurosurgery fellowships
in Finland.
6 programmes and training pathways found from official sources. Confirm current availability, licensing, and operating privileges directly with each institution.
6 programmes6 institutions5 cities2 focus areas
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This summary describes the profiles indexed here; it is not a count of vacancies.
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Cerebrovascular →
International Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship
Helsinki University Hospital / University of Helsinki
Helsinki · Finland
Listed lead Mika Niemelä, MD, PhD
- Duration
- 1 week–2 years, depending on the visiting position
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Funding and employment terms are not published on the university overview.
- Exposure
- International cerebrovascular neurosurgery practice associated with Helsinki University Hospital / University of Helsinki neurosciences.
Source reviewed 13 Oct 202660% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (10)
Funding: Funding and employment terms are not published on the university overview.
Exposure: International cerebrovascular neurosurgery practice associated with Helsinki University Hospital / University of Helsinki neurosciences.
Eligibility: The department explicitly welcomes visiting international neurosurgeons and physicians specialising in neurosurgery.
Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Deadline · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation
Source: Official University of Helsinki department page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Cerebrovascular →
Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Observership — Turku
Department of Neurosurgery, Turku University Hospital
Turku · Finland
- Duration
- Variable length: the page describes listed centres as taking US trainees and faculty for variable-length clinical exposure.
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.
- Exposure
- The Section lists observation of cerebrovascular surgery and endovascular treatment. The host’s T Hospital service describes open microsurgery and catheter-based treatment of cerebral aneurysms and vascular malformations.
Source reviewed 11 Nov 202632% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (17)
Application status: Listed by the AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section as accepting trainees; no current call, deadline or start date is stated on the page.
Funding: Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.
Exposure: The Section lists observation of cerebrovascular surgery and endovascular treatment. The host’s T Hospital service describes open microsurgery and catheter-based treatment of cerebral aneurysms and vascular malformations.
Eligibility: Listed for US trainees and faculty seeking variable-length clinical exposure; no further criteria stated.
Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section — International Sites for U.S. Trainees & Faculty. Reviewed 11 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Cerebrovascular →
Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Observership — Oulu
Department of Neurosurgery, Oulu University Hospital
Oulu · Finland
- Duration
- Variable length: the page describes listed centres as taking US trainees and faculty for variable-length clinical exposure.
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.
- Exposure
- Observership offered (no fellowship listed), covering surgery and endovascular treatment (EVT) of cerebrovascular disease.
Source reviewed 11 Nov 202632% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (17)
Application status: Listed by the AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section as accepting trainees; no current call, deadline or start date is stated on the page.
Funding: Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.
Exposure: Observership offered (no fellowship listed), covering surgery and endovascular treatment (EVT) of cerebrovascular disease.
Eligibility: Listed for US trainees and faculty seeking variable-length clinical exposure; no further criteria stated.
Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section — International Sites for U.S. Trainees & Faculty. Reviewed 11 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Cerebrovascular →
Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship and Observership — Kuopio
Neurosurgery, KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital
Kuopio · Finland
- Duration
- Variable length: the page describes listed centres as taking US trainees and faculty for variable-length clinical exposure.
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.
- Exposure
- Fellowship and observership offered, covering surgery and endovascular treatment (EVT) of cerebrovascular disease.
Source reviewed 11 Nov 202632% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (17)
Application status: Listed by the AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section as accepting trainees; no current call, deadline or start date is stated on the page.
Funding: Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.
Exposure: Fellowship and observership offered, covering surgery and endovascular treatment (EVT) of cerebrovascular disease.
Eligibility: Listed for US trainees and faculty seeking variable-length clinical exposure; no further criteria stated.
Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section — International Sites for U.S. Trainees & Faculty. Reviewed 11 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Cerebrovascular →
Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Observership — Tampere
Department of Neurosurgery, Tampere University Hospital
Tampere · Finland
- Duration
- Variable length: the page describes listed centres as taking US trainees and faculty for variable-length clinical exposure.
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.
- Exposure
- Observership offered (no fellowship listed), covering surgery and endovascular treatment (EVT) of cerebrovascular disease.
Source reviewed 11 Nov 202628% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (18)
Application status: Listed by the AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section as accepting trainees; no current call, deadline or start date is stated on the page.
Funding: Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.
Exposure: Observership offered (no fellowship listed), covering surgery and endovascular treatment (EVT) of cerebrovascular disease.
Eligibility: Listed for US trainees and faculty seeking variable-length clinical exposure; no further criteria stated.
Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section — International Sites for U.S. Trainees & Faculty. Reviewed 11 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Spine →
AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — Tampere University Hospital
Tampere University Hospital — Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma
Tampere · Finland
Listed lead Marko Neva, Head of Department and surgeon in charge of fellows (as published)
- Duration
- Short-term AO Spine fellowship of 4 to 12 weeks (host-centre criterion on the AO Spine host-centres page).
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- AO Spine pays a small stipend as a contribution to accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance must be covered by the fellow.
- Exposure
- Department with 44 beds and about 1,700 surgical cases a year covering degenerative, deformity, tumour and trauma spine surgery with O-arm navigation; the page notes excellent co-operation between orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons and access to the Tampere Surgical Education Centre. Fellows may scrub in.
Source reviewed 17 Oct 202648% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (13)
Funding: AO Spine pays a small stipend as a contribution to accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance must be covered by the fellow.
Exposure: Department with 44 beds and about 1,700 surgical cases a year covering degenerative, deformity, tumour and trauma spine surgery with O-arm navigation; the page notes excellent co-operation between orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons and access to the Tampere Surgical Education Centre. Fellows may scrub in.
Eligibility: This host participates in AO Spine's global short-term international scheme for spine physicians or specialists in orthopaedics, neurosurgery or trauma surgery. Applicants must be 45 or younger, have at least two years of AO Spine membership and prior participation in an AO course/event, and have had no spine fellowship in the preceding two years except self-funded training. Selection does not grant medical registration, visa approval or permission to scrub in; host requirements apply separately.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation
Source: Official AO Spine fellowship host-centre page (AO Foundation). Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
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