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Data permit for secondary use social and health register data

  • Permit or other obligation
  • Nationwide
  • Public service

Data Permit Authority Findata can grant a permit for secondary use of social and health register data based on the Act on the Secondary Use of Health and Social Data (552/2019).

Data Permit Authority Findata grants permits involving secondary use of social and health register data when data is combined from registers of multiple controllers or obtained from private social welfare and health care ...

Do the following

Data permit applications are submitted by completing an online form in Findata’s data request management system at https://lupa.findata.csc.fi/

You can log in to the system using Suomi.fi e-Identification.

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To whom and on what terms

Data Permit Authority Findata grants permits involving secondary use of social and health register data when data is combined from registers of multiple controllers or obtained from private social welfare and health care service providers.

Data permit to access pseudonymised personal data is applicable for scientific research and statistics, for authorities’ planning and reporting duties and for preparing teaching material for the training of personnel dealing with social welfare and health care customer data and those studying to be social welfare and health care professionals.


Processing time

Decision on data permit application will be made no later than three months from the date when we have received all the information required for making the decision. Application processing time may be extended for a maximum of 3 months, if processing requires exceptionally challenging consideration on a broad scale.

Period of validity

Data permits are granted for a fixed period of time.

The service is provided by

Findata - Tillståndsmyndigheten för användning av social- och hälsovårdsdata, The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)

Other responsible organisations

Findata - Tillståndsmyndigheten för användning av social- och hälsovårdsdata

Responsible for the service

The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Text edited by: The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Updated: 11/5/2026