# Finnish Cancer Center (FICAN)

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## TL;DR

Finland's national cancer centre, a network of the five university hospital regions coordinated from Helsinki, and a full member of the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes.

## Summary

The Finnish Cancer Center (Kansallinen syöpäkeskus, FICAN) is a national network linking the five regional cancer centres of Finland's university hospitals, with its coordinating unit in Helsinki alongside Helsinki University Hospital. It works on equal access to care, clinical research and data across the country. It is a full member of the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI); its representative on the OECI list is Tomi P. Mäkelä.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-09-09
- Also known as: Kansallinen syöpäkeskus; FICAN
- City: Helsinki, FI
- Type: consortium
- Website: https://www.fican.fi

## Sources

- Official website: https://www.fican.fi
- OECI membership list: https://www.oeci.eu/Membership.aspx

## Connected records

- institutions: [HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center, Helsinki University Hospital](https://onco.cc/institutions/helsinki-hus/), [Kuopio University Hospital Cancer Center](https://onco.cc/institutions/kuopio-university-hospital/), [Organisation of European Cancer Institutes](https://onco.cc/institutions/oeci/), [Oulu University Hospital](https://onco.cc/institutions/oulu-university-hospital/)
- people: [Tomi P. Mäkelä](https://onco.cc/people/tomi-p-makela/)

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