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
The launch of the wellbeing services counties brought about a change in the use of patient and client data – The My Kanta Pages serve citizens as before
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
Consent to the sharing of prescription data with pharmacies in other EU countries will be removed on 1 January 2023
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 - Professionals
Notice - Developers
Priorities for the Kanta Services confirmed for 2023
The Kanta Services will expand and become more versatile as citizens’ needs change and new laws enter into force. In 2023, development and deployment of the Kanta Services will focus on...
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 supports the effectiveness of treatment and facilitates the monitoring of services
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
The national health and social services reform will bring changes to the sharing of patient and client data
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 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...
4.11.2022
Notice - Professionals
Notice - Developers
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, and Kela: Phase 1 of the Kanta medication list must be in use by 30 September 2023
Phase 1 of the Kanta medication list, which includes the 2022 version of the Pharmaceutical Database, was rolled out for use in production at the Prescription Centre in May 2022. There will be an...
1.11.2022
Notice - Professionals
Notice - Developers
Universal reissue of Kanta information
When the wellbeing services counties start their operations on 1 January 2023, a client’s data can be utilised and used more extensively than before in connection with healthcare treatment or...
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
Assignors can now authorise trusted persons to use digital services on their behalf even if the assignor does not have online banking codes
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...