Questions about moving..

[ilikepeanutbutter]

If you move, do you have to update immigration about your address change? I know you change it at the maistraatti...or at least in the past.

The most idiotic question I'm sure...if you move to another state in Finland, can they see your medical records? I feel dumb even asking but I've never moved outside of Uusimaa here.

Thanks for the help!

kat

[tjawatts]

Maistratti should be the main place to update your address.

There are no states in Finland. But there are different health authoroties. There was meant to be a new nationwide patient information system but I dont know has that been completed yet (it was in the news as one of those problematic government projects). Not sure about the current setup. Maybe best to ask your health center.

T

[Beep_Boop]

Yeah, you only need to change your address with Maistraatti.

I highly recommend using the online service for that: http://www.posti.fi/changeaddress/
You can change the address, notify Maistraatti (from where it propagates to banks, health records, etc.), and setup mail forwarding for a few months in case you receive mail to your old address.

[betelgeuse]

There are no states in Finland. But there are different health authoroties. There was meant to be a new nationwide patient information system but I dont know has that been completed yet (it was in the news as one of those problematic government projects). Not sure about the current setup. Maybe best to ask your health center.

Kela runs Kanta.

http://www.kanta.fi/omakanta

You can choose the level of privacy. All providers do not integrate with Kanta.

[ilikepeanutbutter]

Thanks! Appreciate the info!

Kat