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Finnish Social and Health Data Permit Authority Findata

We grant permits for the secondary use of social and health care data and improve data protection for individuals. After granting the permit we compile, combine and pre-process it and offer tools for analysing.

Data sources
See which data controllers’ data are available, who grants the permits and where you can find data descriptions.
Data
Apply for a permit
Submit an application when the data needed is from several public data controllers, the private sector or from Kanta Services.
Permits
Information for citizens
Learn what your data is used for, what your rights under the GDPR are, and how we take care of your privacy.
Your data rights



News

Interview: Advancing Findata’s Secure Processing Environment in the FinHITS project

12.05.2025
With the FinHITS project, Findata is developing its Secure Processing Environment (SPE)… Read more Interview: Advancing Findata’s Secure Processing Environment in the FinHITS project

Increase in Kapseli prices – SAS licence must be ordered separately

30.04.2025
The prices for Findata’s secure processing environment Kapseli will increase as of… Read more Increase in Kapseli prices – SAS licence must be ordered separately

Supertunneli launching in May 2025 as part of transfer service update

28.04.2025
Findata’s data transfer services are being renewed throughout spring 2025. The current… Read more Supertunneli launching in May 2025 as part of transfer service update

FinHITS – Strengthening Finnish Health Data ICT for Secondary Use

Join us on our four-year mission to strengthen the Finnish health data infrastructure and promote efficient and secure secondary use of health data, making us ready to launch into the European Health Data Space. Read more FinHITS – Strengthening Finnish Health Data ICT for Secondary Use

Average total duration of application processing

Data permit: 3–5 months from submitting an application to a permit decision
From submitting amendment application to permit: 1–4 weeks
From submitting request for statistical data to decision: 3–6 months
Data: 3–6 months
The delivery time of the data is affected by the number of data controllers and how many stages the data is collected.

Applications received and decisions made in 2025, updated 13 May 2025

47 data permit applications
Share 2025: 35 %
In 2024: 108 pcs (35 %)
Total: 721 pcs
79 amendement applications
Share 2025: 58 %
In 2024: 181 pcs (58 %)
Total: 775 pcs
10 statistical data requests
Share 2025: 7 %
In 2024: 24 pcs (8 %)
Total: 150 pcs
134 decisions
Positive: 88 %
Lapsed: 11 %
In 2024: 345 pcs
Total: 1552 pcs

Status of received applications

13 in queue
13 pre-process
41 in process

Tips for the applicant

Read our tips on what makes a good application and how you can speed up the application process.

Issued permits

See which projects we have granted a data permit, amendment permit or a data request decision.

Regulations

Read Findata’s regulations on secure processing environments, data descriptions, data permit applications and data utilisation plans.

Frequently asked questions

Browse frequently asked questions and their answers about our services and the Secondary Use Act.

Annual Report 2024 published

In 2024 we issued more than one decision for every working day, launched the FinHITS project to support the implementation of the EHDS regulation, and were actively involved in revising the Finnish Secondary Use Act. Read more Annual Report 2024 published

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