Current issues

30/12/2019, Notice - Professionals

User fees for national information system services are collected from service providers and pharmacies that have joined the Kanta Services. The fees are charged twice a year.

19/12/2019, Notice - Professionals

The national responsibilities for the Kanta Services will be updated as from 1 January 2020. A prominent change for the organisation clients is that in future Kela will be responsible for supporting the deployment of Kanta Services and for practical client cooperation.

16/12/2019, Blog

Optometrists and ophthalmologists can make use of clients' eye health data in Kanta Services in support of treatment. Citizens can also view their records easily in My Kanta Pages.

13/12/2019, Fault notification

12/12/2019, Fault notification

04/12/2019, Notice - Citizens

My Kanta Pages is an online service, where everyone can see their own health data and prescriptions. The number of people visiting My Kanta Pages has increased considerably in recent years.

03/12/2019, Notice - Professionals

Up to now, social welfare and healthcare professionals have been identified in Kanta Services by the user's personal ID. Now the Terhikki number may be used in some cases. 

29/11/2019, Maintenance notice

The Suomi.fi services will undergo maintenance between 8:00 am and 12:45 pm on Sunday, 1 December 2019.

28/11/2019, Maintenance notice - Citizens

Kanta Services will undergo maintenance between 11:00 and 18:00 on Saturday, 30 November 2019

23/11/2019, Fault notification

23/11/2019, Fault notification

22/11/2019, Notice

A doctoral dissertation study evaluated at the University of Eastern Finland shows that patients find electronic health services easy to access, and they are motivated to use them to monitor their health. Doctors found the electronic prescription easy to use and believe that it improves patient safety.

20/11/2019, Notice

Kanta joins official Slush side event that concentrates on health and wellbeing technology. The aim is to increase knowledge of Finnish innovations and bring the key operators together.

13/11/2019, Fault notification - Citizens

13/11/2019, Fault notification - Citizens

07/11/2019, Blog - Professionals

The Kela Kanta Services are used through various data systems in the social and healthcare services as well as pharmacies. A basic requirement is that all systems joining Kanta must be certified.

04/11/2019, Fault notification - Citizens

04/11/2019, Fault notification

31/10/2019, Notice - Professionals

28/10/2019, Maintenance notice - System developers

Updates that improve the operation are being made to Kanta PHR service.