The Finnish healthcare system and health data registers

Finland has a long-standing tradition of collecting comprehensive and high-quality healthcare data. This rich data landscape supports a wide variety of health and social research, policymaking, and public health monitoring.

In this training, you will learn how the Finnish healthcare system is organised – from public wellbeing services counties, primary health care and specialised medical care, to private and occupational healthcare.

You will also explore some of the many different health data registers that are available for secondary use purposes, such as the Kanta Patient Data Repository, the Care Register, and the FinRegistry ready-made dataset.

By the end of the training, you will be able to identify the datasets most relevant to your needs.

This training is particularly useful for Findata’s international customers who may be less familiar with the Finnish health care system.

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Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Health and Digital Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

This training is provided as part of Findata’s advisory services. For questions about specific registers, we recommend contacting the relevant data holders directly. Please note that this training is not intended as a comprehensive guide to the Finnish health care system, and Findata is not responsible for any changes in the information presented.