23.11.2023 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in December 2023
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 4 December:...
17.11.2023 Notice - Citizens
COVID-19 certificates are now only required in exceptional cases, so there is no need to worry about the entries on the certificate. Up-to-date information on COVID-19 vaccinations can be found in...
15.11.2023 Notice - Citizens Notice - Professionals
The change is part of an EU reform to improve the exchange of health data and the quality of care in Europe. The use of patient data outside Finland requires that the patient has given their...
27.10.2023 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in November 2023
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 1 November:...
27.10.2023 Notice - Citizens
The launch of the new version of MyKanta has begun – renew your prescription and give us feedback
The new version of MyKanta will be launched in stages from autumn 2023. We are actively listening to users as we develop the service. The first functionality that you will be able to try out in the...
26.10.2023 Article
How to request a prescription renewal in the new MyKanta online service
The new version of MyKanta will be launched in stages from autumn 2023. The first functionality that you will be able to try out in the new version of MyKanta is the Prescriptions section.
12.10.2023 Article - Citizens
How information moves through Kanta
Patient data is stored in Kanta as recorded by a health care professional in the patient information system. Every citizen can view their own data in MyKanta.
22.9.2023 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in October 2023
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 2 October:...
18.8.2023 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in September 2023
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 2–3...
3.8.2023 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in August 2023
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 9 August:...
21.6.2023 Notice - Citizens
The Regulation on the EU Digital COVID Certificate will expire on 30 June 2023. In future, the Certificate will no longer be used jointly by the EU Member States. People can still get the EU...
12.6.2023 Article Notice
The MyKanta online service will be modernised to make it easier to use
MyKanta will be even easier to use when the new nationwide online service launches next autumn. Improvements have been made particularly to the accessibility and usability of the service.
31.5.2023 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in June 2023
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 1 June:...
24.4.2023 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in May 2023
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 1-2 May:...
11.4.2023 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in April 2023
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 11 April:...
4.4.2023 Notice - Citizens
Exceptions in the opening hours of MyKanta customer service at Easter
The customer service for MyKanta is open on Thursday, 6 April, between 9am and 1pm. On the kanta.fi website you will find answers to frequently asked questions.
21.3.2023 Notice - Citizens
You can now purchase medicines in Spain using a Finnish electronic prescription
The use of Finnish electronic prescriptions in Europe is expanding. Spain is the latest country to join the scheme. In the first phase, six regions in Spain will be included in the service.
17.3.2023 Notice
In the future, kanta.fi web service users will be asked for their permission to use cookies
The kanta.fi website is introducing a cookie notification to ask the user for permission to store web analytics cookies.
28.2.2023 Notice
The name of the My Kanta Pages service is changing and will now be called MyKanta
The My Kanta Pages online service will be changed to the more modern version MyKanta. The Finnish, Swedish and Sámi names of the service will also change.
21.2.2023 Notice
Watch out for scams posing as the Kanta Services and My Kanta Pages!
There are a lot of scam messages in circulation at the moment as criminals try to access Finnish personal data. The Kanta Services will never contact users by email or text message to ask for their...
20.2.2023 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in March 2023
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 6 March:...
9.2.2023 Notice - Citizens Notice - Professionals
Kanta Services provide information for the development of social welfare services
The secondary use of social welfare client data is now progressing in leaps and bounds. In the next few years, the wellbeing services counties will be able to utilise nationally comprehensive and...
19.1.2023 Notice - Citizens Notice - Professionals
When the sharing of patient and client data is smooth within the wellbeing services county, there are benefits not only for healthcare and social services professionals but also for citizens. The...
12.1.2023 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in February 2023
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 1 February:...
12.1.2023 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in January 2023
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 28–30...
11.1.2023 Notice - Citizens
Problems creating COVID-19 vaccination certificates for vaccinations given in 2023
If you received a COVID-19 vaccination in 2023, your vaccination certificate may not yet be available. Certificates uploaded in 2022 will remain available according to their respective validity...
10.1.2023 Notice - Citizens
Finnish electronic prescriptions can now be used to purchase medicines in Poland
The use of Finnish electronic prescriptions in Europe is gradually expanding. Poland is the latest country to join the scheme.
21.12.2022 Notice - Citizens
From 1 January 2023, using a Finnish electronic prescription to purchase medicines in another EU country will no longer require your consent to the sharing of prescription data.
7.12.2022 Notice
Download your most recent COVID-19 certificate when travelling abroad
Planning a trip abroad? Before you travel, check which COVID-19 documents are required in the country you’re travelling to and note that practices vary from country to country. Make sure your...
1.12.2022 Notice
The secondary use of Kanta data has expanded during 2022. The expanding secondary use of Kanta data in research and knowledge-based management benefits society as a whole. Kela is continually...
30.11.2022 Notice - Citizens Notice - Professionals
Social and health care professionals in the wellbeing service counties will, when necessary, have wider access to patient and client data than before. In order to provide treatment smoothly, it is...
29.11.2022 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in December 2022
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 10 December:...
15.11.2022 Notice - Citizens
The receipt of Kanta information can be confirmed in My Kanta Pages or when visiting a healthcare provider. The new Kanta information includes updated details about Kanta Services, the storage of...
26.10.2022 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in November 2022
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 1 November:...
24.10.2022 Notice
With the help of Suomi.fi e-Authorizations, you can give a trusted person permission to act on your behalf in MyKanta. Previously, Suomi.fi e-Authorizations required the assignor to identify...
20.9.2022 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in October 2022
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 27 September...
23.8.2022 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in September 2022
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 1 September:...
16.8.2022 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in August 2022
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 23 August:...
23.6.2022 Notice
EU Digital COVID Certificates will be issued until 30 June 2023
The EU has extended the regulation on the EU Digital COVID Certificate by one year until 30 June 2023. The regulation will ensure free movement in the EU even if the COVID-19 situation deteriorates...
17.6.2022 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in July 2022
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 2 July:...
8.6.2022 Notice
The range of Kanta Services materials for which secondary use permits are available is expanding
It has been possible to apply for permits to use health and social data stored in the Kanta Services for secondary use since 1 January 2021. The range of data available for secondary use, such as...
1.6.2022 Notice
Use of the COVID-19 passport, aka the EU COVID-19 Certificate and its reader application, which were introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, is being discontinued at events and restaurants in...
24.5.2022 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in June 2022
Julkaisemme tässä suunnitellut päivitys- ja huoltotoimet, jotka voivat aiheuttaa käyttökatkoja palveluissa kuukauden aikana. Pahoittelemme mahdollisesti aiheutuvaa haittaa.
6.5.2022 Notice
COVID-19 certificate for travel abroad
If you are planning to travel abroad, make sure your COVID-19 certificate is valid and download it from the My Kanta Pages.
28.4.2022 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in May 2022
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 6 May:...
11.4.2022 Notice - Citizens
Exceptions in the opening hours of My Kanta Pages customer service at Easter on 14‒18 April 2022
The customer service for My Kanta Pages is open on Maundy Thursday, 14 April, between 9am and 1pm. On the kanta.fi website you will find answers to frequently asked questions.
4.4.2022 Notice
Pharmacy customer satisfaction survey 2021: Pharmacies satisfied with Kanta Services
In November 2021, Kanta Services investigated pharmacies' satisfaction with the Prescription service and cross-border prescription. No fewer than 93% of pharmacies were satisfied with the operation...
31.3.2022 Notice - Citizens
COVID-19 certificates to include positive antigen tests performed by a health care provider
From and inclusive of the beginning of April 2022, there will be changes to the EU COVID recovery certificate. From the beginning of April 2022, the certificate may also be issued on the basis of a...
31.3.2022 Notice
In future, EU COVID-19 vaccination certificates used for travel purposes will remain valid until further notice for those under the age of 18 who have completed the full primary vaccination series...
29.3.2022 Notice - Citizens
Online messages and websites pretending to be associated with the My Kanta Pages still continue to appear, seeking to redirect users to fake websites. There have also been attempts made in Kela’s...
25.3.2022 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in April 2022
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 1 April:...
24.2.2022 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in March 2022
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 1 March:...
21.2.2022 Notice
With the help of the Kanta Services, patient and customer information flows smoothly between social welfare and healthcare providers, pharmacies and citizens. Last year, the introduction of the...
10.2.2022 Notice
Priorities for Kanta Services in 2022 established
The Kanta Services will be expanded and diversified in response to evolving customer needs and changes in legislation. The priority areas for 2022 are the My Kanta Pages, medication data and the...
3.2.2022 Notice
Changes to entries on and validity of COVID-19 certificates
Changes were introduced to the rules for generating COVID-19 certificates as of 1 February 2022. These changes concern the certificate of recovery from COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccination...
31.1.2022 Notice
Nine-month acceptance period of EU COVID-19 vaccination certificates introduced for travel
From February 2022 onwards, EU COVID-19 vaccination certificates will be accepted for travel purposes for a period of nine months since the administration of the last dose of the primary...
26.1.2022 Notice - Citizens Notice - Professionals
Guardians who have a joint custody agreement can now undertake act on behalf of their underage children in the My Kanta Pages. If there is another person with right of access to information about...
18.1.2022 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in February 2022
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 1 February:...
13.1.2022 Notice
The restrictions concerning the use of the COVID-19 passport continue
The restrictions concerning the use of the COVID-19 passport are continued to the end of January. The Government has amended the decree that restricts the use of the COVID-19 passport. The...
3.1.2022 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in January 2022
Planned update and maintenance tasks that may result in interruptions to the use of the services during the month are published here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 4 January:...