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KELA – The Social Insurance Institution of Finland

KELA is a government agency that provides basic economic security for everyone living in Finland. Kela is supervised by the Finnish Parliament. Most people are using or have used KELA´s benefits. It supports people in different life situations. Kela pays benefits for example for rehabilitation and sickness. Now I’m paying healthcare fee to them. You need to pay it even you wouldn’t use the student healthcare services. I already have a European health care card.

OmaKanta – MyKanta

OmaKanta is a service platform where a person can view health information and prescriptions online. The data of public and private providers of health and wellness services will be transferred to OmaKanta. I often use the service to renew prescriptions or browse my health information. The service works on a smartphone and a computer. Logging into the service has been made easy and secure. Logging in requires authentication with bank credentials or a mobile certificate. OmaKanta is an informative and easy-to-use service.

KEVA

I made calculations according to the assignment given. My personal minimum retirement age is currently 68 years and 1 month. My retirement age has not yet been confirmed. The upper limit of the retirement age is 70 years, and during these two years the monetary difference would be 300 euros per month. I am worried about how the minimum retirement age has increased and how I will be able to work in the future due to various health problems.

Internet shops

I personally use a lot of online stores for various purchases. However, I choose carefully where I buy my products. If I order something from an unknown online store or ebay seller, I first look for information and user experiences from that store. I’m also really careful when it comes to security.

Booking.com

I have used this service a lot to book mini holidays. Browsing the options is easy and fast. I have noticed that this website has suitable options and prices for my needs. The necessary information is presented clearly and the site meets the required data protection features. The websites have been built to be safe and informative for the user.

Temu.com

For this job, I got to know the temu.com store, which became a viral hit. I personally have not ordered anything from here because of its dubiousness. In my opinion, the products are too cheap to be of high quality. The websites are in a confusing state and it makes you think about the part of information security. I know a few guys who have bought stuff here, some of them have been satisfied and some not.

Working site

Duodecim.fi – Finnish Medical Association Duodecim is Finland’s largest scientific association

I often end up on the Duodecim site to read information and instructions based on researched information. It contains a wide range of medical publications. The Duodecim society also produces national käypähoito recommendations. These are used as an aid in the treatment of patients. The site also has material related to diagnostic imaging.

DIGITALIZATION AND DIGITAL GAP

With digitization, more and more services are moving to digital form, for example in healthcare. The aim of this is to contribute to cost savings, but also to facilitate the availability of services. However, this is not without problems. For example, it creates difficulties for people who do not own a computer or who have health challenges. In addition, sufficient time must be reserved for the implementation of these services and for the guidance of the customer. When creating services, it is good to pay attention to its ease of use. On the other hand, digitalization can increase the feeling of exclusion as society increases digital services, which has not been appropriate.

Digital competence test

It was interesting to take a digital skills test. According to the results, I am quite a careful user of electronic services. It is reflected in the test result. In the field of information, production and safety, the results are fairly even. The result of the communication sector is the weakest, and this is where I have to improve.

SELF-ASSESSMENT

I consider myself a fairly fluent user of digital services. I know the digital world and have used the services it creates since I was a child. I have always been interested in learning about technology and it has been very beneficial in this regard. The Digital Competence test made me think about my own weaknesses and with this I can develop myself, for example by increasing my communication skills. It’s great to learn more about yourself! The culture brought by digitization is different for older people because they have not learned to use them since childhood. I understand their fear of the dangers of digitization. It is extremely important to teach them sensible digitization practices. Unfortunately, digitization does not only bring positive things to this world and the risks should be known. I learned that although it is easy for me to use electronic services, it is not so for everyone. In the future, solutions and services must be developed, the use of which is taken into account for people of all ages. With increasing digitalization and the resulting increase in screen time, you must remember to take care of your own health and well-being. These include appropriate exercise, ergonomic postures and social relationships.

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“Hi!
Thanks for your text, it was interesting to read. I have also thought about marginalization and its real risk. Many services have switched to mainly using only electronic systems, which causes difficulties especially for old people. I think it would be great if they were taken into account even better in this digitalization development.
Eeva-Maija”