Results

On this page, you’ll find key results and materials from the FinHITS project.

We publish new results three times a year. This page was last updated in April 2025 and will be updated again in August 2025.

You can view the results by work package by clicking on the work package headings below.

Deliverables are specific outputs or results produced during the project.

Milestones are checkpoints within the project that help track progress.

Work packages

WP1 Management and Coordination WP2 Dissemination, training and support WP3 Evaluation WP4 Sustainability WP5 Data Access Applications Management System WP6 National Dataset Catalogue WP7 Secure Processing Environment for Health Data WP8 Cross-border gateway WP9 Health data quality enhancement

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WP1 Management and Coordination

Ensuring effective project coordination and collaboration to achieve project goals

In work package 1, we are focusing on managing and coordinating the project while also building and maintaining national and international collaborations with key stakeholders.

WP1 Key results achieved

Establishing and launching an advisory group
Appointed representatives for the community of practice
Presented the project to national secondary use working groups

WP1 Upcoming activities

Throughout the project duration (2024–2027)

Conducting regular meetings with the advisory group and Community of Practice subgroups.
Coordinating meetings with health data access bodies that have received direct grant funding from the EU.

WP1 Deliverables and milestones

Deliverables

D1.1 Governance Management and Participation Report
- Deadline: 30 Sep 2027

Milestones

MS1: Strengthening of the national governance and management structure by presenting the project’s objectives for the key groups
- Deadline: 30 Sep 2027
MS2: Findata’s representative in the temporary HealthData@EU cross-border governance body
- Status: Validated and accepted by Findata’s management team on 2 Apr 2024
- Findata chaired the EHDS2 Community of Practice (CoP) general assembly in 2024.
- Expert members in the following subgroups:
  - Data Access Application Systems
  - Health Datasets Metadata Catalogue and Data Quality and Utility
  - Secure Processing Environments
  - Cross-border Gateways
  - Deployment and Operations
MS3: Setting up of the Advisory Group
- Status: Validated and accepted by Findata’s management team on 2 Apr 2024
- Purpose:
  - Findata has established an advisory group that meets three times a year throughout the project duration.
  - The group provides expert insights and guidance, focusing on stakeholders’ perspectives.
- Participants:
  - Findata
  - The Wellbeing Services County of Southwest Finland (Varha)
  - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (STM)
  - Sitra
  - Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
  - Statistics Finland

WP2 Dissemination, training and support

Empowering stakeholders

In work package 2, we are focusing on raising awareness among stakeholders, providing training, and supporting initiatives for HDABs, data holders, and data users, as well as improving the service desk. Dissemination, training, and support activities are planned for the entire duration of the project.

WP2 Key results achieved

2024

Feb 2024: Created a visual identity and website for the project.
Spring 2024: Conducted satisfaction surveys for both users and employees regarding our services.
Apr 2024: Organised a kick-off event for national stakeholders. Read more.
Spring 2024: Piloted a popular personal consultation service. Read more.
Nov 2024: Submitted Improved service desk plan (D2.2) for evaluation.
7 Nov 2024: Webinar for national stakeholders presenting project plans for the different work packages. Read more.
12 Nov 2024: Application Clinic for international customers. Read more.
9 Dec 2024: Data resources editor training for data holders. Read more.
Dec 2024: Submitted Dissemination, training and education plan (D2.1) for evaluation.

2025

19 Feb 2025 FinHITS Forum: Service Desk. Read more.
11 Mar 2025: Application Clinic for international customers. Read more.
27 Mar 2025: Data resource editor training for data holders. Read more.

WP2 Upcoming activities

2025

3 Jun 2025 Data resource editor training for data holders. Read more.
Summer 2025: Training portal
Autumn 2025: Dissemination campaign
Oct 2025: Hybrid seminar for international stakeholders

2026

Apr 2026: FinHITS Forum: Service Desk

WP2 Materials

2024

Apr 2024: Presentation of the FinHITS kick-off event (in Finnish, PDF, 2.6 Mb)
Apr 2024: Summary of the workshops held during the FinHITS kick-off event
- English (PDF, 1 Mb)
- Finnish (PDF, 1 Mb)
May 2024: Summary of the results of the customer satisfaction survey
- English (PDF, 2 Mb)
- Finnish (PDF, 2 Mb)
May 2024: Presentation of the FinHITS project
- English (PDF, 1 Mb)
- Finnish (PDF, 1 Mb)
Nov 2024: FinHITS webinar presentation (in Finnish, PDF, 3.1 Mb)

2025

Feb 2025: FinHITS Forum: Service desk presentation (PDF, 6 Mb)

WP2 Deliverables and milestones

Deliverables

D2.1 Dissemination, training and education plan
- Deadline: 31 Dec 2024
- Status: Submitted for evaluation in Dec 2024
D2.2 Dissemination, Education and training portal/website
- Deadline: 30 Jun 2026
D2.3 Dissemination, Education and Training Monitoring Report
- Deadline: 31 Oct 2027
D2.4 MS Improved Service Desk Plan
- Deadline: 31 Oct 2024
- Status: Submitted for evaluation in Oct 2024

Milestones

MS4 Dissemination campaign
- Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
MS5 Training and education material
- Deadline: 31 Oct 2025
MS6 Improved Help desk
- Deadline: 31 Oct 2025

WP3 Evaluation

Tracking our progress

In work package 3, we are focusing on monitoring performance and ensuring the successful implementation of our activities.

WP3 Key results achieved

2024

Apr 2024: Established a set of indicators (MS7) to measure progress and track project goals.

2025

Feb 2025: Submitted report on the performance monitoring indicators framework (D3.1) for evaluation.

WP3 Upcoming activities

Throughout the project duration (2024–2027)

Conducting semi-annual reviews of the indicators to assess progress and identify potential challenges.
Implementing adjustments as needed to address issues and ensure the project stays on track for successful completion.

WP3 Deliverables and milestones

Deliverables

D3.1 Report on the performance monitoring indicators framework
- Deadline: 28 Feb 2025
- Status: Submitted for evaluation in Feb 2025
D3.2 Overall evaluation report
- Deadline: 31 Aug 2027
D3.3 Action-level Indicators -report
- Deadline: 30 Jun 2027

Milestones

MS7 Definition of performance monitoring indicators
- Status: Validated and accepted by Findata’s management team on 2 Apr 2024.
- Purpose: Findata has established performance indicators for the FinHITS project. These include baselines, targets, measurement methods, and responsibilities for each indicator. Continuous monitoring of these indicators ensures the project goals are achieved.
MS8 Overall evaluation of the project
- Deadline: 31 Jul 2027

WP4 Sustainability

Ensuring long-term digital business capabilities

In work package 4, we are focusing on maintaining the resilience of IT solutions and ensuring their ongoing effectiveness beyond the project period.

WP4 Key results achieved

2024

Updated the project’s risk management plan, including risk mitigation measures and clear procedures for ongoing risk monitoring.
Began drafting Sustainability plan (D4.1), covering various secondary use services.

WP4 Upcoming activities

Throughout the project duration (2024–2027)

Submitting a detailed Sustainability plan (D4.1) to ensure long-term durability of digital capabilities.
Creating a Business continuity plan (D4.2) to address potential disruptions and maintain operations under various scenarios.

WP4 Deliverables and milestones

Deliverables

D4.1 Sustainability Plan
- Deadline: 30 Jun 2027
D4.2 Business Continuity Plan
- Deadline: 30 Jun 2027

Milestones

MS9 Preparation of a Sustainability Plan
- Deadline: 28 Feb 2027
MS10 Preparation of a Business Continuity Plan
- Deadline: 28 Feb 2027

WP5 Data Access Applications Management System

Enhancing efficiency and accuracy

In work package 5, we are focusing on refining the Data Access Applications Management system (DAAMs) based on practical experiences, stakeholder needs, and upcoming requirements set by the EHDS. We aim to improve the user experience and efficiency of the e-service while supporting collaboration with stakeholders.

WP5 Key results achieved

2024

Oct 2024: Defined the key requirements for the e-service.
Oct 2024: Started developing a new pilot environment.

2025

Jan 2025: Submitted Requirements, Specifications and Prototype report (D5.1) for evaluation.

WP5 Upcoming activities

2025

14 May 2025: FinHITS Forum: E-service.
Oct 2025: FinHITS Forum: E-service

Throughout the project duration (2024–2027)

Upgrading the e-service to enhance usability and streamline the user experience.
Developing and implementing a more structured data description tool to simplify the data selection process and enhance efficiency.
Facilitating collaboration between data users, data holders and HDAB to reduce errors in data extraction and increase overall accuracy.

WP5 Deliverables and milestones

Deliverables

D5.1 DAAMs: Requirements, Specifications and Prototype
- Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
- Status: Submitted for evaluation in Jan 2025
D5.2 DAAMs: Pilot Report
- Deadline: 31 Jan 2027
D5.3 DAAMs: Operational Service
- Deadline: 31 Jul 2027

Milestones

MS11 DAAMs: Draft requirements, Specifications and Prototype
- Deadline: 31 Oct 2024
- Status: Validated and accepted by Findata’s management team in Oct 2024
MS12 DAAMs: Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
- Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
MS13 DAAMs: Operational Product (OP)
- Deadline: 30 Apr 2027

WP6 National dataset catalogue for health data

Enhancing usability for national and international customers

In work package 6, we are working on improving the National dataset catalogue for health data (nHDsC) to make it more user-friendly for both national and international users. We are collaborating with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare to ensure the catalogue meets the standards set by the EHDS.

WP6 Key results achieved

2024

Oct 2024: Completed a needs assessment for the National dataset catalogue (MS14) based on backlog, satisfaction surveys, and FinHITS kick-off workshops.

2025

Jan 2025: Submitted the technical requirements for the Dataset catalogue (D6.1) based on the feedback received.

WP6 Upcoming activities

2025

3 Dec 2025: FinHITS Forum: National dataset catalogue

2026

Aug 2026: FinHITS Forum: National dataset catalogue

Throughout the project duration (2024–2027)

Enabling the integration of the National dataset catalogue with the e-service.
Enhancing the usability of the catalogue to make data searches more intuitive and efficient.
Ensuring the catalogue is accessible and functional for international clients.
Implementation plan for HealthDCAT format

WP6 Deliverables and milestones

Deliverables

D6.1 nHDsC: Requirements and Specifications
- Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
- Status: Submitted for evaluation in Jan 2025
D6.2 nHDsC: Pilot Report
- Deadline: 31 Jul 2026
D6.3 nHDsC: Operational Service
- Deadline: 31 Jul 2027

Milestones

MS14 nHDsC: Draft Requirements and Specifications and Prototype
- Deadline: 31 Oct 2024
- Status: Validated and accepted by Findata’s management team in Oct 2024
MS15 nHDsC: Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
- Deadline: 30 Apr 2026
MS16 nHDsC: Operational Product (OP)
- Deadline: 30 Apr 2027

WP7 Secure Processing Environment for health data

Enhancing Findata’s SPE for improved performance and security

In work package 7, we are focusing on advancing our secure processing environment (SPE). Our goal is to enhance its capacity, usability, and security to better support health data processing and handling of complex data projects.

WP7 Key results achieved

2024

2024: Started development of the licensing tool.
6 Jun 2024: Stakeholder meeting on federated computing.

2025

Spring 2025: Piloting of anonymity verification tool and data transfer service Supertunneli for large datasets.
20 Mar 2025: Stakeholder workshop on federated computing.
1 Apr 2025: Starting to gradually introduce the new secure data transfer service, Supertunneli. Read more.
14 Apr 2025: Stakeholder workshop on federated computing.

WP7 Upcoming activities

2025

4 Jun 2025: FinHITS Forum: SPE
Spring-Summer 2025: Launching a tool for more efficient anonymity verification

2026

Jun 2026: FinHITS Forum: SPE

Throughout the project duration (2024–2027)

Increasing computing power by GPU capabilities.
Enhancing license management to improve the user experience.

WP7 Deliverables and milestones

Deliverables

D7.1 SPE: Requirements and Specifications
- Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
- Status: Submitted for evaluation in Jan 2025
D7.2 SPE: Pilot Report
- Deadline: 31 Jul 2026
D7.3 SPE: Operational Service
- Deadline: 31 Jul 2027

Milestones

MS17 SPE: Draft requirements, Specifications and Prototype
- Deadline: 31 Oct 2024
- Status: Validated and accepted by Findata’s management team in Oct 2024
MS18 SPE: Minimum Viable Product
- Deadline: 30 Apr 2026
MS19 SPE: Operational Product
- Deadline: 30 Apr 2027

WP8 Cross-border gateway

Establishing connectivity with HealthData@EU infrastructure

In work package 8, we are working to establish connections to cross-border data transfer solutions and integrate with the HealthData@EU infrastructure, in line with EHDS regulations.

WP8 Key results achieved

2024

Assembled working group for the package.

Throughout the project duration (2024–2027)

Engaging in the Community of Practice (CoP) subgroup.
Collaborating with other EU initiatives, such as the EHDS2 and TEHDAS2 projects:
- As the EHDS2 pilot concludes, we have conducted data transfer meetings with the EHDS2 pilot team.
- Findata participates in the TEHDAS2 project and monitors the progress of WP7, which is crucial for the work related to FinHITS WP8.

WP8 Upcoming activities

2026

Feb 2026: FinHITS Forum: Cross-border gateway
Oct 2026: FinHITS Forum: Cross-border gateway

Throughout the project duration (2024–2027)

Continuing the development of the cross-border data transfer solution from the conclusion of the EHDS2 pilot.
Creating a national connector to integrate the DAAMs solution and the national dataset catalogue with EU-Central services.
Enabling integration with the HealthData@EU infrastructure

WP8 Deliverables and milestones

Deliverables

D8.1 National Connector for Cross-border gateway: Requirements and Specifications
- Deadline: 31 Jan 2026
D8.2 Cross-border gateway: Pilot Report
- Deadline: 31 Jan 2027
D8.3 Cross-border gateway: Operational Service
- Deadline: 31 Jul 2027

Milestones

MS20 Cross-border gateway: Draft requirements, Specifications and Prototype
- Deadline: 31 Oct 2025
MS21 Cross-border gateway: Minimum Viable Product
- Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
MS22 Cross-border gateway: Operational Product
- Deadline: 30 Apr 2027

WP9 Health data quality enhancement

Improving data quality and providing support

In work package 9, we are focusing on enhancing data quality by developing tools, offering support, creating guidelines, and compiling ready-made datasets.

WP9 Key results achieved

2024

Apr 2024: Published the FinRegistry ready-made dataset. Read more.

2025

Spring 2025: Started planning the second ready-made dataset.
Spring 2025: Started drafting requirements for the data quality enhancement (D9.1).

WP9 Upcoming activities

2025

Dec 2025: FinHITS Forum: Data quality

2026

Dec 2026: FinHITS Forum: Data quality

Throughout the project duration (2024–2027)

Producing ready-made datasets for customer access.
Creating support materials on data quality.

WP9 Deliverables and milestones

Deliverables

D9.1 Health data quality enhancement: Requirements and Specifications
- Deadline: 30 Jun 2025
D9.2 Health data quality enhancement High-quality datasets
- Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
D9.3 Health data quality enhancement: Data quality solutions report
- Deadline: 31 Jul 2027

Milestones

MS23 Health data quality enhancement: Draft Requirements and Specifications
- Deadline: 31 Oct 2024
- Status: Validated and accepted by Findata’s management team in Oct 2024
MS24 Health data quality enhancement: Description on ready-made datasets
- Deadline: 30 Apr 2026
MS25 Health data quality enhancement: Data quality solutions
- Deadline: 30 Apr 2027

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