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21.12.2021, Notice - Citizens
COVID-19 passport brought new users to My Kanta Pages – about 3.2 million people already have COVID-19 vaccination certificate
Many people who have downloaded the COVID-19 passport from My Kanta Pages have used My Kanta Pages for the first time. It is also possible to get the EU Digital COVID Certificate as a printout from the healthcare service.
20.12.2021, Notice - Professionals
Asiakaspalvelu auki 31.12.2021 klo 13 asti — häiriöilmoituksia voi tehdä 24/7
Uudenvuoden aattona 31.12.2021 palvelemme klo 9–13. Häiriöilmoituksia otetaan vastaan vuorokauden ympäri.
10.12.2021, Notice - Citizens
Check out some frequently asked questions about the COVID pass
We are currently receiving are a lot of questions about the EU COVID-19 certificate, which is used as a COVID pass in Finland.
10.12.2021, Notice - Citizens
Criminals are phishing for banking codes on the pretext of COVID-19 passport by offering help in the use of My Kanta Pages
Fraudsters are phishing for banking codes by offering telephone help in retrieving the COVID-19 certificate from My Kanta Pages. Never give your banking codes to outsiders.
23.11.2021, Notice - Professionals
User fees for national information system services in healthcare and social welfare for 2022–2023 - minimum fee of €90 for private healthcare
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has confirmed the user fees related to electronic prescriptions and the Patient Data Repository for the years 2022 and 2023. Private healthcare providers using the Patient Data Repository will also contribute to the funding of Kanta Services from next year.
8.11.2021, Notice - Professionals
Latest updates about the EU Digital COVID Certificate and the COVID-19 passport
The EU Digital COVID Certificate has been deployed as a COVID-19 passport in Finland as from 16 October 2021. In practice, the EU Digital COVID Certificate, which is available from My Kanta Pages or, if necessary, from the healthcare service, can be used as a COVID-19 passport.
5.11.2021, Notice
EU Digital COVID Certificate now available for people who have had COVID-19 and received one vaccine dose
The EU Digital COVID Certificate is now also available for people who have had COVID-19 and received one vaccine dose. They will be able to get the Certificate, which also serves as a COVID-19 passport, from the My Kanta Pages from 5 November 2021 onwards. The COVID certificate reader app will also accept this Certificate. Before travelling, it is important to check with the authorities of your destination country that the Certificate is accepted in that country.
1.11.2021, Notice - Citizens
Smooth flow of information guarantees best quality of care and services – The Act will enter into force on 1 November 2021
The new Act on the Electronic Processing of Client Data in Healthcare and Social Welfare, i.e. the Client Data Act, supports the reform of the healthcare and social welfare services. The objective is client and patient safety and the best possible care and service. The Client Data Act enables even more effective movement of client and patient data between service providers if the client has given consent to it.
1.11.2021, Notice - Professionals
New Client Data Act improves flow of information in the healthcare and social welfare service. The Act will enter into force on 1 November 2021.
The new Act on the Electronic Processing of Client Data in Healthcare and Social Welfare, i.e. the Client Data Act, supports the reform of the healthcare and social welfare services. The objective is client and patient safety and the best possible care and service. The Client Data Act enables even more effective movement of client and patient data between service providers if the client has given consent to it.
29.10.2021, Notice - Citizens
Get the COVID-19 passport in advance from My Kanta Pages – the same passport can be used during the whole period of its validity
It is worth saving the EU Digital COVID Certificate, which acts as a COVID-19 passport in Finland, to your phone from My Kanta Pages or printing it on paper already in advance. Once you have saved or printed it, the certificate can be used again for as long as the certificate is valid.
26.10.2021, Notice - Professionals
Criminals attempt to gain bank details with emails that appear to come from My Kanta Pages – don’t click on the link in the message!
Emails have been sent under the name of My Kanta Pages, advising the recipient to log in to My Kanta Pages via a link in the message. The messages have also mentioned the COVID certificate and the COVID-19 vaccination certificate. This is a scam with a purpose of phishing for information. Only log in to My Kanta Pages at the address kanta.fi.
15.10.2021, Notice - Professionals
EU Digital COVID Certificate can be used as COVID-19 passport
EU Digital COVID Certificate downloaded from My Kanta Pages can be used as COVID-19 passport.
15.10.2021, Notice - Professionals
Yksityisen sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon liittymisvelvoite Kanta-palveluihin tiukentuu uuden asiakastietolain myötä
Liittymisvelvoite laajenee koskemaan myös yksityisiä sosiaalihuollon palvelunantajia ja yksityisten terveydenhuollon palvelunantajien liittymisvelvoite tarkentuu. Kantaan voi liittyä ainoastaan sertifioidulla A-luokan tietojärjestelmällä.
8.10.2021, Notice
COVID-19 certificates for minors from My Kanta Pages and healthcare providers
A minor can get the EU test certificate, certificate of recovery and COVID-19 vaccination certificate from My Kanta Pages. If necessary, a paper version of the certificate can also be obtained from healthcare providers.
18.9.2021, Notice
EU Digital COVID Certificate now available for persons with no Finnish personal identity code
Persons with no Finnish personal identity code can now obtain the EU Digital COVID Certificate as a printout from the healthcare service. It is not possible to get the certificate from My Kanta Pages without a personal identity code.
8.9.2021, Notice
Finland preparing to issue EU COVID-19 vaccination certificates to people vaccinated in other countries
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare and the Social Insurance Institution of Finland will start preparing the technical implementation and operating model which will allow Finland to issue the EU COVID-19 vaccination certificate to people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in a non-EU country.
2.9.2021, Notice - Professionals
Latest updates about the EU Digital COVID Certificates and healthcare operating models
There are shortcomings in accessing the EU Digital COVID Certificates in My Kanta Pages, and the healthcare service or the supplier of the patient data system are able to address these shortcomings. Certificates have sometimes not been produced due to incorrect or insufficient entries. As a result of improvements in the quality of entries and retrospective corrections, a COVID-19 certificate is produced for as many as 99 per cent of those who have received the COVID-19 vaccination. It is extremely important to enter the data correctly at once also in the future. The COVID-19 test certificates are also produced for more than 93 per cent of the tests performed.
27.8.2021, Notice - Developers
The Client Data Act has been approved – specifications of the Patient Data Repository circulated for comments until 19 September
Comments are requested from client and patient data system suppliers and social welfare and healthcare operators concerning the functional and technical specifications of the Patient Data Repository by 19 September 2021. Two joint events for reviewing the specifications will be held in September–October.
26.8.2021, Notice
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health: Enablers of social welfare services obliged to join Kanta Services — new Act on Electronic Processing of Client Data in Healthcare and Social Welfare enters into force on 1 November 2021
The new Act on the Electronic Processing of Client Data in Healthcare and Social Welfare has been adopted. The Act will enter into force on 1 November 2021. The new Act will repeal the current Act on the Electronic Processing of Client Data in Healthcare and Social Welfare. At the same time, the Act on Electronic Prescriptions and certain other Acts will also be amended.
27.7.2021, Notice - Professionals
In July, 420 400 people have retrieved the EU Digital COVID Certificate from My Kanta Pages
The majority of Finnish citizens can get the COVID-19 certificate easily from My Kanta Pages. However, still last week, some certificates of recovery were not produced, but the situation is now significantly better due to technical updates. In July, a total of 420 400 people have retrieved the EU Digital COVID Certificate from My Kanta Pages.