KC Clinic
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 85/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #5 of 13 ranked clinics · last checked 31 August 2026
- Specialist-led
Summary
Private plastic-surgery hospital in central Tampere with a satellite Helsinki practice, founded by its named plastic surgeon, who also trains specialist plastic surgeons in cooperation with Tampere University Hospital.
Axis by axis
rubric value 1–5 · ? could not verify (no points, not a negative finding) · — not applicable: this country has no register of that class · OFF official register · SEC secondary source
| Axis | Finding (rubric anchor) | Value | Source class | Weight | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Specialist certification of the responsible physician Found by name or number; specialty matches what is advertised; status current. JulkiTerhikki match: Heikki Seppo Kupi, b.1962, erikoislääkäri kirurgia: plastiikkakirurgia; rajoituksia: false. [terhikki] |
OFF | 26 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M2 | Identifiability of the responsible physician Physician(s) named with role and tied to this address. Sole named physician, role and address clearly tied to the practice. [site] |
SEC | 16 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M3 | Basic medical licence Matched by name. Matched by full name; the two-row name query did not return a registration number. [terhikki] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M4 | Facility registration Not applicable: this country has no Facility register. |
— | — | — | 2026-08-31 |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Legal entity and registration number published and matched in the register. PRH/YTJ: KupiCare Oy, businessId 2277497-1, active since 2009-07-28, trading as KC Clinic. [prh] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers No identifiers at all. No physician licence, facility or company registration numbers published on the clinic’s own pages. [site] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty No pattern from the lexicon found. No guarantee or superlative-lexicon language found. [site] |
SEC | 12 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-08-31 |
| M9 | Patient documents Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-08-31 |
Score ceilings
No ceiling applies. We never apply one on 'not found' alone.
Holds
No hold on this profile.
Inclusion policy
Four mechanical conditions. The first three decide whether a clinic is listed at all; the fourth decides whether it can be scored.
| Identifiable: live public surface + working in-country contact | verified yes [site] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site] |
Who is responsible
Named physicians and the legal entity, as published and as matched in the registers. A missing number is a statement about disclosure, not about licensing.
| Physician | Role | Register ID |
|---|---|---|
| Heikki Kupi [site] [terhikki] | Plastic surgeon, founder | not published |
Legal entity: KupiCare Oy · 2277497-1 [prh]
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site]
- Rhinoplasty: verified yes →
- Breast surgery: verified yes →
- Liposuction & body contouring: verified yes →
- Hair transplant: verified no
- Injectables: verified yes →
- Medical weight loss: verified no
- Sanctions / discipline register (JulkiTerhikki — ammatinharjoittamisoikeuden rajoitus (restriction of the right to practise), Lupa- ja valvontavirasto (LVV)): no entry found [terhikki]
What we could not verify
- M8 · Cross-locale consistency
- M9 · Patient documents
These cells score nothing and count against coverage, but they are not negative findings. If you can point to a public source, send it.
Contact details
| Website | https://www.kc-clinic.fi/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | 020 757 1150 |
| Address | Rautatienkatu 27, 33100 Tampere |
| City | Tampere |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://www.kc-clinic.fi/ | clinic's own site | physician, menu, address | 31 August 2026 |
| terhikki | https://julkiterhikki.lvv.fi/ | official register | JulkiTerhikki (LVV) search: POST /api/search {"etunimet":"Heikki","sukunimi":"Kupi"} — 2 named rows; Heikki Seppo Kupi (b.1962) carries erikoislääkäri kirurgia: plastiikkakirurgia, rajoituksia:false | 31 August 2026 |
| prh | https://avoindata.prh.fi/opendata-ytj-api/v3/companies?businessId=2… | official register | Legal-entity registration, status, address (PRH/YTJ open-data REST API) | 31 August 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | Initial collection. |
Correction or right of reply
Corrections are applied with a source link and logged publicly. A clinic statement without a source is published next to the data; the score does not change.