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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.
Data protection



News

The range of Kanta Services materials for which secondary use permits are available is expanding

09.06.2022
It has been possible to apply for permits to use health and… Read more The range of Kanta Services materials for which secondary use permits are available is expanding

Researchers analyse the patient and registry data of thousands of diabetics in order to improve their quality-of-life – around a third of type 1 diabetics suffer from kidney disease

12.05.2022
The FinnDiane follow-up study, which has been ongoing for more than 20… Read more Researchers analyse the patient and registry data of thousands of diabetics in order to improve their quality-of-life – around a third of type 1 diabetics suffer from kidney disease

The web addresses for our services will change – old addresses will not work after May 2, 2022

26.04.2022
The web addresses of Findata’s e-services, Kapseli secure operating environment and Nextcloud… Read more The web addresses for our services will change – old addresses will not work after May 2, 2022

We are renewing our website. Unfortunately, some pages have not yet been translated into English.

Researchers analyse the patient and registry data of thousands of diabetics in order to improve their quality-of-life – around a third of type 1 diabetics suffer from kidney disease

12.05.2022
The FinnDiane follow-up study, which has been ongoing for more than 20 years, provides an overview of the causes of complications among type 1 diabetics. “We have been getting data from the same registers throughout nearly the whole project, so we need to get used to the new application method,” says the project’s Senior Researcher Valma Harjutsalo. Read more Researchers analyse the patient and registry data of thousands of diabetics in order to improve their quality-of-life – around a third of type 1 diabetics suffer from kidney disease

Application and decision statistics 23 May 2022

741

Applications

55 % Data Permits
36 % Amendments
9 % Data Requests

542

Decisions

75 % positive
23 % lapsed
2 % administrative transfer

199

Open

37 % in process
12 % in pre-screening
51 % pending

For more information about the handling process, see Permits

Application processing

Unfortunately we have a queue, see the estimated queuing times below.

Data permits: approximately 10 months, pre-screened approximately 4-5 months
Data requests: approximately 5 months
Amendment applications: approximately 1-2 months