Data Protection

This page provides information about the processing of personal data by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and your rights to your own personal data. You can find the register-specific data protection information at the end of this page.

Processing of personal data at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health’s activities are varied and involve the processing of personal data. Personal data is processed, for example, in statutory registers, research, patient activities, training and other services.

Personal data processed by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health includes personal identification data, contact information, various data and views on work, information about occupational exposure, and health information, among others.

The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health processes personal data securely

Everyone has the right to the protection of their personal data. Data protection is a fundamental right that safeguards personal rights and freedoms in the processing of personal data.

The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health processes personal data legally, securely and confidentially. The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health complies with the Data Protection Act, the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, the Act on the Secondary Use of Health and Social Data, the Act on the Status and Rights of Patients and other legislation related to its activities. The personnel of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health have been trained to take information security and data protection into consideration in their activities. The personnel of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health are bound by obligation of confidentiality.

The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health uses IT service providers who provide us with technical solutions for data processing. Personal data is processed in an IT service that is suitable and secure for each type of data. The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health has an agreement with each IT service provider, and the terms and conditions for the processing of personal data have been defined.    

Data may be disclosed to parties outside the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health only in ways permitted by law.

Your rights and how they are implemented

You have several rights in regard to your personal data, which vary according to the situation. You can submit a request to the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health regarding your personal data either as a free-form request or using a form provided by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. Submit the request to the Data Protection Officer of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. You can submit a notification of a direct marketing ban to the email address of our client and marketing register.

As a rule, the rights related to personal data, in particular the right of inspection, are personal. Personal data requests may only be fulfilled at the request of the person in question or their legal representative.

You will receive a response to your request. The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health may refuse to execute a personal data request or restrict the exercise of the data subject's rights in situations permitted by law. Refusals, restrictions and the right to appeal will be notified in writing.

Contact details of the controller and the Data Protection Officer

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O. Box 40, FI-00032 Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, switchboard +358 (0)30 474 1

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

Client and marketing register, direct marketing prohibitions: viestinta(at)ttl.fi

The Data Protection Officer can be reached by calling +358 (0)30 474 2429 or sending email to tsv(at)ttl.fi

In the case of confidential matters, you may also send the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health a secure email message. You must have a valid email address and telephone number in order to communicate securely with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health.

Send a secure email message to the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

Contact information of the regulatory authority

In Finland, the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman acts as the supervisory authority for data protection.

Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman

Contact information of the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman

Project and research specific data protection information

The data protection information for individual projects and studies by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health can be found here: Project and research-specific data protection information.

Personal data request to the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health