Breadcrumb Home For patients and visitors Patient guide Patient rights Patient rights Everyone living in Finland has the right to receive the treatment required by their state of health within the available resources. The patient also has other statutory rights, such as the right to good care and treatment, and access to information about health and care. The patient ombudsmen of the hospital district of Southwest Finland have compiled information on this page about patients' rights and the authorities that monitor them. You will also find forms on the page that you may need to pursue your own interests. The right to good care and treatment According to the Patients' Act, everyone living in Finland has the right to receive the health and medical care required for their state of health within the limits of available resources. The patient has the right to good care and treatment. Care must be provided in a way that respects the dignity, beliefs and privacy of the patient. See also page When there is an accident Advance directive Advance decision form of the hospital district of Southwest Finland (in Finnish). Advance decision (Finnish institute for health and welfare). Organ donation Frequently asked questions about organ donation (Ministry of Social affairs and health, in Finnish). Authorities monitoring patient rights Regional State Administrative Agency directs and supervises social and health care. National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and health, Valvira improves the implementation of legal security and the quality of services in social and health care through guidance and supervision. Office of the data protection ombudsman advises both the controller and the individual on data protection matters. The data protection ombudsman also gives opinions and makes decisions related to the data subject's rights. Parliamentary ombudsman of Finland oversees that authorities and officials comply with the law. The ombudsman also monitors the implementation of fundamental and human rights. Chancellor of justice: In addition to the parliamentary ombudsman, the chancellor of justice is the supreme guardian of legality. The chancellor of justice oversees the authorities and the implementation of fundamental and human rights. Forms Notification to Varha (pdf 1.8 MB) (opens in new window, links to another website) Requesting patient information: Patient Register Data Copy Request (pdf 111.27 KB) (opens in new window, links to another website) Patient Register Data Check Request (pdf 187.31 KB) (opens in new window, links to another website) Requisition for the distribution of the patient data of a deceased person (in Finnish) (pdf 121.88 KB) (opens in new window, links to another website) Demand for Rectification of Information in the Patient Data Register (pdf 133.62 KB) (opens in new window, links to another website) Request for report on patient register usage log information, in Finnish and Swedish (pdf 139.3 KB) (opens in new window, links to another website) Claim for personal injury and property damage, in Finnish (pdf 136.49 KB) (opens in new window, links to another website) Instructions for claimant, in Finnish (pdf 225.5 KB) (opens in new window, links to another website) Forms of the Patient Insurance Centre How to use Suomi.fi messages (pdf 11.43 KB) (opens in new window, links to another website) Patient rights (Ministry of social affairs and health) (opens in new window, links to another website) Act on the Status and Rights of Patients (Finlex) (opens in new window, links to another website) Print this page