The secondary use of social and health data is only permitted for purposes defined by law, such as:
- Education
- Scientific research
- Statistics
- Planning and reporting duty of an authority
- Development and innovation activities
- Knowledge management
- Steering and supervision of social and health care by authorities
Different types of data are available for different purposes:
- Individual-level, pseudonymised data is available for research, statistics, planning and reporting tasks of public authorities, and education.
- Anonymous, aggregated statistical data is available not only for the above-mentioned purposes, but also for development and innovation activities, knowledge management, and the steering and supervision of social and healthcare services.
In addition, wellbeing services counties and other service providers may use the data recorded in their own registers without a separate permit for purposes such as planning and evaluating their operations.
All data permit and data request decisions made by Findata are public. You can view them here: Issued permits