Twelve of the cases involved doctors or medical students who did not possess adequate or valid qualifications. For example, six students were working as physicians although they had begun their studies over ten years ago. This means their temporary licences to work as interns had expired. Three of the cases involved doctors who were trained in Estonia but had not filled out the proper documents to work in Finland.

Furthermore, eight nurses or nursing students were found to be lacking suitable qualifications or licences to practice. One student worked with false documentation.

The National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health plans to launch an online registry with the names of licenced healthcare workers next autumn. The registry will include professionals’ qualifications and possible restrictions.