Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-02Who holds the health record in Finland?
In 2026, Finland scores 71 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 1 of 65 countries, in the Strong band (65 to 84). Who holds the keys: Shared. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-02.
Finns read a national record in OmaKanta and decide by permit who outside their region sees it, but public bodies cannot yet be fined.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-02 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Finland?
Access to the full record scores 76 of 100 in Finland, against a median of 62 across 65 countries. OmaKanta shows visit notes, lab and imaging results, vaccinations and prescriptions from public and private care, and 3.3 million people used it in 2025. Records start only when a provider joined Kanta (from 2013), and no app can yet download them.
Can I control who sees my health record in Finland?
Control and consent scores 74 of 100 in Finland, against a median of 52 across 65 countries. Records leave the region or provider where they were written only if the patient gives a revocable permit, which can be narrowed by visit, register or all data, even in emergencies. OmaKanta shows which units fetched data, but staff names need a log request.
Eight rights, against Denmark, Estonia, Hungary and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 76 | 78 · 80 · 72 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 74 | 70 · 68 · 72 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 62 | 62 · 55 · 62 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 82 | 82 · 80 · 78 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 68 | 58 · 58 · 55 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 76 | 78 · 75 · 76 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 58 | 49 · 50 · 47 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 50 | 50 · 50 · 54 |
Black dot: Finland. Hollow dots: Denmark, Estonia, Hungary (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 65 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Finland 71, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; gaps of 4 or less are ties.
What would Finland need to change to score higher?
Finland sits in Strong (65 to 84); Leading starts at 85. The two rights furthest below the 65-country median, weighted, are clinical AI governance (50, median 50) and research and trial consent (58, median 49). The published rubric reads:
- Clinical AI governance: Device regulation of clinical AI with change control and human oversight in force, plus national rules where EU law leaves gaps.
- Research and trial consent: A general opt-out that is honoured, or dynamic or opt-in consent, with a public register of research uses: 55 to 85.
Which laws give health record rights in Finland?
- Act on the Processing of Client Data in Healthcare and Social Welfare (703/2023) (2023): Runs Kanta and OmaKanta: disclosure permits, targeted denials, emergency access and logging.
- Act on the Secondary Use of Health and Social Data (552/2019), amended by 1159/2025 (2019): Permit-based secondary use with GDPR opt-out; bans marketing and insurance pricing uses.
- Data Protection Act (1050/2018) (2018): Supplements GDPR; section 24 bars administrative fines on state and municipal bodies.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 28.8 2023 · OECD 30 of 38
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 130 2023 · OECD 8 of 38
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 16.2% 2023 · OECD 27 of 35
- Record reaches private care?
- connected
"Kanta joins public and private providers, pharmacies and prescriptions nationally, with consent governing cross-provider views."
Published stories
- 2025-02-10 · Tietosuojavaltuutettu (Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman), decision TSV/1507/2024 Provider said its system could not show who opened a patient's record and when
- 2026-07-13 · Yle Sentence final for hacker who published about 33,000 people's patient records
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