INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DATA PROTECTION ACT (1050/2018) AND THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (EU 2016/679)

Your medical records are stored in a common register of medical records, which is also shared by self-employed persons acting as independent data controllers. Your medical records are confidential. Based on your treatment relationship, it can only be disclosed with your consent or by law. Your data will only be processed in relation to your care relationship. You have the possibility to check your personal data stored in the register by written request at the time of your personal visit. You also have the right to request the correction of inaccurate information in the register or to withdraw or restrict your consent to the display of your data.

Both personal data and medical records are stored in the medical record system in accordance with the law. The processing of personal data is based, inter alia, on the following legal provisions:

  • EU General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679).
  • Act on the Electronic Processing of Customer Data in Social Welfare and Health Care (2007/159).
  • Act on Health Care Professionals (1994/559).
  • Act on the Status and Rights of Patients (1992/785)
  • Decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health on patient records (2009/298)