Who can use Kelain?
Kelain is primarily designed for issuing electronic prescriptions in a professional capacity (doctor, dentist).
Private use means situations where a prescription is not issued in the name of a healthcare or service provider. For example, a retired doctor or dentist can deploy Kelain for their private use. Private use also includes situations where a doctor or dentist issues a prescription while off duty, e.g. for their family member.
For patient safety reasons, the service is meant for doctors and dentists who are permanently residing in Finland and are licensed professionals authorised by Valvira to act as a licensed healthcare professional.
What can I do with Kelain?
With Kelain, a doctor or dentist can
- search
- issue
- amend
- cancel
- renew a prescription.
It is not possible to accept renewal requests in Kelain.
Kelain is available 24/7 at www.kelain.fi.
Free of charge
The use of Kelain is not subject to a charge. Kelain can be used only for occasional issuing of electronic prescriptions without the purpose of profit.
Other similar information system services have also been developed for private service providers, and these are available to all social welfare and healthcare service providers.
The Kelain service is available in Finnish and Swedish