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How to speed up the anonymity verification of results

  1. Read the instructions on how to produce anonymous results carefully and make sure that the results you produce comply with the instructions.
    • See instructions: Producing anonymous results
    • If necessary, contact Findata’s help desk (info@findata.fi) if you need help for applying the instructions.
  2. Carry out a risk assessment of disclosure risk in the results
    • Findata’s Kapseli environment: the assessment is done using the Portti tool.
    • Statistics Finland’s FIONA environment: no risk assessment or notification to Findata is required for exported results.
    • Other secure processing environments: the assessment is carried out using Findata’s risk assessment form.
    • If the risk level is low, the results do not need to be submitted to Findata for anonymity verification.
  3. If the risk assessment indicates that verification is required, submit the results to Findata.
  4. If your results do not fully comply with the guidelines, provide justification
    • Explain why the results can still be considered anonymous. Please note that without valid justification, such results cannot be published.
  5. Produce results in a format that enables anonymity verification.
    • Ensure all variables are described using names understandable to an external reader
    • Clearly indicate the type of result (e.g. frequency, regression coefficient, or other test statistic)
  6. Request result exports from the secure processing environment in appropriately sized batches
    • Do not submit individual result packages too frequently (for example, not on a daily basis). Processing multiple separate submissions takes more time due to data transfer and communication.
    • A large number of results also increases the review time. As a general rule, we recommend submitting results in batches of no more than 50 files. Very large packages containing hundreds of files or sheets are more time-consuming to process, especially if issues related to anonymity are identified.
  7. Submit results in commonly used file formats, such as Word, PDF, Excel, CSV, JPEG, TIFF, or PNG.
    • If we are unable to open the file you have submitted, we will need to request a resubmission in a different file format.