This year, our Society celebrates a major milestone - our 30th anniversary!
To celebrate, we are organising our annual main event as a conference from Helsinki to Stockholm from 17-19 September 2025 under the theme #eHealth 2025 “Strengthening Interoperability and Equality in Digital Health with Nordic Innovations”. Tapahtuma järjestetään yhteistyössä sosiaali- ja terveysministeriön kanssa, ja se on saanut rahoitusta Pohjoismaiden ministerineuvostolta.
Ticket sales will start in the club's online shop during March. We will publish ticket prices in advance so that working communities can plan their training calendars and apply for grants.
- The conference ticket for an earlybird member in an A-class cabin costs 590 € and the non-member price is 620 €. Early Bird ticket sales end on 15.6.2025.
- The normal conference ticket price for members in an A-class cabin is 690 € and for non-members 720 €. Last day for registration is 10 August.
For an additional fee, the possibility of upgrading the cabin class.
The ticket price includes the programme, accommodation in cabins and all meals served during the trip: breakfast, lunch, coffee and dinner.
You are warmly welcome to join us!
The event is organised in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and has received funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY 17.9.2022 (Finnish time, Eastern Europe Time)
Venue: Ms Gabriella as Viking Line.
11.00 Registration Opens. Ferry terminal at Katajanokka Harbor, Viking Line Terminal, Helsinki
12.00 Boarding
Session 1: The Opening Ceremony
Chair President Outi Ahonen, Finnish Society of Telemedicine and eHealth
13.00 Conference Opening Words
Outi Ahonen, President, Finnish Society of Telemedicine and eHealth
Michele Griffith, President, International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth Exhibition
13.15 Opening words from international official level
To be Confirmed Later
13.35 Opening Words from Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Veli-Mikko Niemi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland
13.55 Ilkka Winblad Honorary Lecture: Challenges of Implementing Information Systems in Established Healthcare Models
Sabine Koch, Professor, Head of the Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics (LIME), Karoliska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
14.20 Delivery of Finnish National eHealth Awards
14.30 Networking break, coffee, refreshments, exhibition and posters
Session 2A: Interoperability of EHDS
Chair Riikka Vuokko, Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
15.00 The needs of Interoperability of EHDS
Henrique Martins, Associated Professor ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal Session 2A Exhibition
15.20 OpenEHR and semantic interoperabilty in electronic medical records
To be confirmed
15.40 European health data exchange format EEHRxF
Juha Mykkänen, Chief specialist at National Institute for Health and Welfare, Docent at University of Eastern Finland
16.00 OMOP data format enabling research on federated health data registers
To be confirmed
16.20 Scientific rapid presentations
16.30 Networking break, coffee, accommodation
17.15 Ship Leaves Helsinki
Session 2B: Digipalvelut käyttäjän näkökulmasta
Puheenjohtaja: Kaisa Lällä, Suomen telelääketieteen ja eHealth Seura
15.00 Digipalvelut asiakaslähtöisesti
Karoliina Rajaniemi, Palveluasiantuntija, Pohjoispohjanmaan hyvinvointialue Session 2B Exhibition
15.20 Nuorten mielenterveyden vahvistaminen digipalveluilla, ZekkiPro
Reija Paananen, Tutkimus- ja kehittämispäällikkö, Diak asiantuntijapalvelut
15.40 Kielen ja kulttuurin huomioiminen sähköisissä palveluissa (TBC)
Tea Brusas, Erityisasiantuntija, Vantaan ja Keravan hyvinvointialue
16.00 Digipalvelujen inhimillinen saavutettavuus käyttäjän näkökulmasta – taidot, tuki ja luottamus keskiöön
Birgitta Tetri, TKI asiantuntija, Laurea – ammattikorkeakoulu
16.20 Scientific rapid presentations
16.30 Networking break, coffee, accommodation
17.15 Ship Leaves Helsinki
Session 3A: Cypersecurity and resilience
Chair: Juha Kortelainen, Finnish Society of Telemedicine and eHealth
17.30 Cybersecurity management, structures and policy at the local level
Anssi Huhtala, Chief information security officer, The Wellbeing Services County of North Ostrobothnia
Finland Session 3A Exhibition
17.50 Health care cybersecurity policy in the EU
TBC, ENISA
18.10 Scientific rapid presentations
18.30 Corporate presentations
18.45 End of Day 1 Sessions
19.30 The 30th Anniversary celebration at conference deck
20.00 Dinner
Session 3B: Henkilöstön osaaminen AI:n muuttaessa prosesseja
Chair: Anna Lahti,Suomen Telelääketieteen ja eHealth Seura
17.30 Tekoälyn ratkaisujen kehittäminen ja henkilöstön osaamistarpeet
TBC, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland Session 3B Exhibition
17.50 Tekoälyn vaikutukset työnteon prosesseihin
Piritta Mattila, Tulosaluejohtaja, kotiin vietävät palvelut, Päijät-Hämeen hyvinvointialue
18.10 Scientific rapid presentations
18.30 Corporate presentations
18.45 End of Day 1 Sessions
19.30 The 30th Anniversary celebration at conference dec
20.00 Dinner
THURSDAY 18.9.2025 (Swedish time, Eastern Europe Time)
Session 4A – The possiplities and solutions of secondary use of data
Chair: Finnish Society of Telemedicine and eHealth
9.30 The secondary use of health and social data – tensions between data utilization expectations and data protection
Mikko Huovila, Doctoral Resercher, University of Eastern Finland Session 4A Exhibition
9.50 Nordic Model of Secondary Use of Data
Nima Jokilaakso, PhD, Specialist, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, Finland
10.10 Scientific rapid presentations
10.30 Corporate presentations
10.40 Networking break, coffee
10.00 Ship arrives in Stockholm
Session 4B – Vaikuttavuuden mittaaminen ja arvioiminen
Chair: Elina Laukka Finnish Society of Telemedicine and eHealth
9.30 Digitaalisten palveluiden tuloksien näkyväksi tekeminen ja hyödyntäminen
Elina Laukka, Yliopettaja, Oulun Ammattikorkeakoulu Session 4B Exhibition
9.50 Digiklinikan vaikuttavuuden mittaaminen ja arviointi
Mika Perttu, Etelä-Pohjanmaan Hyvinvointialue
10.10 Scientific rapid presentations
10.30 Corporate presentations
10.40 Networking break, coffee
10.00 Ship arrives in Stockholm
Session 5 – Nordic perspectives on ongoing digital transformation
Chair: Vesa Jormanainen Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health – Finnish Society of Telemedicine and eHealth
11.00 Finnish Perspective
Sari Palojoki, Nordic Ministry Council eHealth group representative, Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland Session 5 Exhibition
Swedish Perspective
Annemieke Åhlenius, Nordic Ministry Council eHealth group representative, Swedish eHealth Agency, Stockholm, Sweden.
Danish Perspective
Kenneth Bøgelund Ahrensberg, Nordic Ministry Council eHealth group representative, Danish Health Data Authority, Copenhagen Denmark
Norway’s Perspective
Marianne Bårtvedt van Osfx, Nordic Ministry Council eHealth group representative, Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Service/ Norwegian Directorate of health, TBC, Norway
Iceland’s Perspective
Audur Hardardottir, Nordic Ministry Council eHealth group representative, TBC
12.00 Lunch
Session 6 – Callery of Nordic eHealth Companies
Chair: Finnish Society of Telemedicine and eHealth
13.00 Companies will have they show rooms on the ship. More information about the concept and companies will be confirmed later Session 6 Exhibition
14.45 Networking break, coffee
Session 7A AI in Healthcare Processes
Chair: Michele Griffith, President, International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth
15.30 How AI effect the health care processes in Estonia
Jaanika Merilo, Head of Digital Health and Care, Ministry of Social Affairs, Estonia Session 7A Exhibition
15.50 Social and health AI ecosystem in Finland
Jukka Lähesmaa, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland
16.10 Scientific rapid presentations
16.30 Corporate presentations
16.40 Networking break, coffee, refreshments, and exhibitions & poster session (16.40 – 17.10)
16.30 Ship Leaves Stockholm
Session 7B: Etävastaanotto palveluiden parhaat käytänteet
Puheenjohtaja: Paula Veikkolainen, Suomen Telelääketieteen ja eHealth seura
15.30 Onnistuneen etävastaanoton ydinelementit
Tuija Partanen, tutkija, Kelan tutkimus, Kela, Finland
15.50 Etävastaanottojen sijoittuminen julkisen perusterveydenhuollon palveluihin
Aino Rubini, johtava lääkäri, Kaiku24, Finland
16.10 Scientific rapid presentation
16.30 Corporate presentations
16.40 Networking break, coffee, refreshments, and exhibitions & poster session (16.40-17.10)
16.30 Ship Leaves Stockholm
Session: 8 From Telemedicine to Digital Health and Beyond
Chair: Jarmo Reponen, MD,Vice President, of Finnis Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (FSfTeH)
17.10 30 Years of FSTeHS: A Journey Through Time
Jarmo Reponen, Vice-President of Finnis Society for Telemedicine and eHealth
17.30 Digital Health Horizons: Shaping the Future of Healthcare
Bogi Eliasen, Executive Director of Health at the Copenhagen institute of Future, Denmark
17.50 Summary and closing words
Outi Ahonen, President, Finnish Society of Telemedicine and eHealth
18.00 End of day 2 Sessions
19.00 Buffet dinner
FRIDAY 19.9. 2025 (Finnish time, Eastern Europe Time)
10.10 Ship returns to Helsinki
Ferry terminal at Katajanokka Habor, Viking line Terminal, Helsinki
Wishing you all a safe journey home!
The program can be changed without a prior notice.
