Legislation
Rules for interpretation and regulations on the use of social welfare and health care registers and documents for research purposes.
General Data Protection Regulation
Act on the Secondary Use of Health and Social Data
Most important general acts
- Data Protection Act (1050/2018, Finlex)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab
- Act on the Openness of Government Activities (621/1999, Finlex)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab
National social welfare and health care registers and statistics
- Communicable Diseases Act (1227/2016, Finlex)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab
- Statistics Act (280/2004, Finlex, in Finnish)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab
- Decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health on Chargeable Services by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (160/2023, Finlex, in Finnish)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab
Social welfare and health care documents
- Act on the Status and Rights of Patients (785/1992, Finlex)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab
- Decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health on Patient Documents (94/2022, Finlex, in Finnish)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab
- Act on the Status and Rights of Social Welfare Clients (812/2000, Finlex, in Finnish)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab
- Act on Determining the Cause of Death (459/1973, Finlex, in Finnish)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab
Medical research
- Medical Research Act (488/1999, Finlex)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab
- Act on the Medical use of Human Organs, Tissues and Cells (101/2001, Finlex)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab
- Government Decree on Medical use of Human Organs, Tissues and Cells (594/2001, Finlex, in Finnish)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab
Archiving
Starting from 1 April 2020, the Health and Social Data Permit Authority Findata handles the data permit applications concerning THL's registers and other confidential documents in accordance with the Act on Secondary Use of Health and Social Data.
More information can be found at Findata's websiteLink to an external websiteOpens in a new tab