11.4.2023 Maintenance notice
Interruptions in the services in April 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. 11 April:...
4.4.2023 Notice - Citizens
Exceptions in the opening hours of MyKanta customer service at Easter
The customer service for MyKanta is open on Thursday, 6 April, between 9am and 1pm. On the kanta.fi website you will find answers to frequently asked questions.
4.4.2023 Notice - Professionals Notice - Developers
Exceptions in customer service opening hours for organizational customers at Easter
The customer service for social welfare and healthcare professionals and system suppliers is open on Thursday, 6 April 2022, between 7am and 1pm. Fault reports can be made 24/7 at Easter.
21.3.2023 Notice - Citizens
You can now purchase medicines in Spain using a Finnish electronic prescription
The use of Finnish electronic prescriptions in Europe is expanding. Spain is the latest country to join the scheme. In the first phase, six regions in Spain will be included in the service.
17.3.2023 Notice
In the future, kanta.fi web service users will be asked for their permission to use cookies
The kanta.fi website is introducing a cookie notification to ask the user for permission to store web analytics cookies.
28.2.2023 Notice
The name of the My Kanta Pages service is changing and will now be called MyKanta
The My Kanta Pages online service will be changed to the more modern version MyKanta. The Finnish, Swedish and Sámi names of the service will also change.
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
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
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 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
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:...