Application assistant

Ensure the correct address for the data permit or amendment application.

Select the controllers from which the data will be retrieved

Apply permit from the controller in question. The exception is those controllers who have delegated permit jurisdiction to Findata.

Please note that Findata is responsible for data permit and amendment applications whenever the data of data controllers covered by the Act on secondary use is combined. When evaluating the competent authority, all data related to the application under the Act must be taken into account.

Apply permit (s) from the controllers in question.

Findata is responsible for data permits of the Finnish Center for Pensions (ETK) and the Finnish Digital Agency (DVV) and / or Statistics Finland if the data are combined with

  • data of other public organizations under the Act on Secondary Use of Health and Social Data (For Statistics Finland, at least two other organizations are needed, for DVV and ETK, one is sufficient)
  • data stored on Kanta services or
  • to the register data of a private social or health care service provider.

Apply permit from Findata.

Findata is responsible for processing and making decisions concerning data permit and amendment applications, when the application applies to:

  • data from numerous public social and health sector controllers
  • register data from one or numerous private social welfare and health care service organisers, or
  • customer data saved in the Kanta Services.

Apply permit from Findata.

The Regional Administrative Agencies (AVI) have delegated the jurisdiction to Findata.

Apply permit from Findata.

National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health Valvira have delegated the jurisdiction to Findata.

Apply for a data permit

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has delegated the jurisdiction to Findata. As far as THL is concerned, the delegation of jurisdiction does not apply to its

  • internal permit management
  • the transfer of samples and data transferred to THL Biobank.

Permit is applied from Statistics Finland and the respective data controller. Exceptions are the registrars who have delegated the jurisdiction to Findata.

We are responsible for data permits for data subject to the Secondary Act of Statistics Finland when they are combined

  • to the information of at least two public organizations covered by secondary laws
  • to data stored in Kanta services or
  • to the register data of a private social or healthcare service organizer.

Apply permit from Findata.

Findata is responsible for processing and making decisions concerning data permit and amendment applications, when the application applies to:

  • data from numerous public social and health sector controllers
  • register data from one or numerous private social welfare and health care service organisers, or
  • customer data saved in the Kanta Services.

Please select at least one data controller or group.