In MyKanta, you can
- read treatment-related records
- request a prescription renewal
- check the results of laboratory tests and X-ray examinations
- gradually access social welfare service client data
- save your living will and organ donation testament
- manage how your data are used in health care and social welfare
- browse your wellbeing data and save your measurement results
- check your vaccination data.
In MyKanta, you can view your public and private social welfare and health care data all in one place. You can access the data regardless of time or place. The data will be shown in the service for as long as required in accordance with the statutory retention period.
MyKanta is a nationwide online service operated by Kela’s Kanta Services. Maisa, OmaTays, Hyvis and SiunSote, for example, are regional services for managing your affairs.
Suomi.fi Messages is a secure way to communicate with public administration organisations. When you activate messages on Suomi.fi, your personal official mail will be digitally available to read in Suomi.fi Messages.
If you have not yet activated Suomi.fi Messages, you will be prompted to do so in the future when you log in to MyKanta.
MyKanta and the Kanta Services will not send you Suomi.fi Messages.
However, it is recommended that you activate Suomi.fi Messages when you log in to MyKanta, as Suomi.fi is used for identification purposes.
The prompt to activate Suomi.fi Messages will start appear on 12 May 2025 for all digital public administration services that use Suomi.fi identification, such as MyTax and OmaKela.
Read more about Suomi.fi Messages (Suomi.fi)(opens new window)
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Use of MyKanta requires a Finnish personal identity code and means of identification
You need to log in to MyKanta in order to see your data. Means of identification include
- online banking codes
- a mobile certificate (in Finnish, mobiilivarmenne.fi)(opens new window)
- an electronic ID card (suomi.fi)(opens new window) that enables online services.
Acting on behalf of another person in MyKanta
In MyKanta, you can also act on behalf of another person, such as your child or loved one.
How to manage your affairs in MyKanta
Read more about how you can manage another person’s affairs on their behalf in MyKanta.
If there is an error in the data shown in MyKanta
If you notice an error or omission in your information, please contact the social welfare or health care unit you attended. Social welfare and health care services are responsible for recording and correcting data. For this reason, incorrect information shown in MyKanta cannot be rectified or updated by Kanta Services.
You can determine how your data are used
When you interact with a social welfare or health care services provider or MyKanta for the first time, you will receive a notification informing you about how the Kanta Services operate and how the data recorded in Kanta are used. Read more on determining how your data are used.