In the MyKanta online service, you can, for example,
- read entries related to your care and view the results of your laboratory tests
- request a prescription renewal
- see client data from social services
- record a living will and an organ donation testament
- have a say in how your data will be used in health care and social welfare.
In the future, you will also be able to view your appointments for various services in MyKanta. This will become possible within the next few years.
The MyKanta application contains the most used functions of MyKanta. The application keeps you up to date with your data. Log in easily, renew your prescriptions and check the entries made by your doctor. Download the MyKanta application on your phone or tablet free of charge from the app store.
Read more: MyKanta-application
MyKanta online service
- Use and login: You use the online service on a browser and log in to it at kanta.fi.
- Functions: All MyKanta functions are available to you in the online service. You can view all your health care and social welfare data, such as the entries made by the doctor and the examination results, in the service. You can also record your living will, grant permission to use your data in health care and social welfare, and limit the permission you have given. You can also use the online service on behalf of a child or another person close to you.
MyKanta application
- Use and login: You can download the application on your phone or tablet from your app store. You will log into the application with the PIN of your choice or by using fingerprint or facial recognition.
- Functions: The application includes some of the most common MyKanta functions, such as renewing prescriptions, viewing entries made by doctors and checking laboratory results. In addition, the application sends a notification of new and renewed prescriptions and reminds different age groups about the tetanus booster vaccine. In the future, the application will also notify you of new entries and new laboratory results.
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.
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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(opens new window).
Read more on determining how your data are used.(opens new window)