Esheria Regulatory Atlas

Data protection in Finland

Personal data, privacy, cybersecurity duties, processing, and cross-border transfers. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

461 matching statutes

• Finland

  Lag om ändring av lagen om dataskydd vid elektronisk kommunikation

  343

  6 provisions

  The provision defines “tjänsteföretag” and “Internettelefonitjänst.”

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• Finland

  Lag om ändring av 35 § i lagen om behandling av personuppgifter vid Gränsbevakningsväsendet

  809

  1 provisions

  This section says that rules on disclosing personal data to law enforcement authorities in EU Member States are found in another law and in the data protection law for criminal matters, and the law enters into force on 20 December 2024.

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• Finland

  Lag om ändring av lagen om det nationella genomförandet av Europeiska unionens gemensamma fiskeripolitik

  96

  1 provisions

  This provision says that personal data processing is generally governed by the GDPR and the Finnish Data Protection Act, but Article 18(1)(a) and (b) of the GDPR do not apply to such processing.

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• Finland

  Lag om ändring av lagen om statens helägda aktiebolag Business Finland Venture Capital Ab

  1003

  6 provisions

  The company’s purpose is to develop the capital investment market by mainly addressing shortcomings in financing for early-stage companies.

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• Finland

  Laki henkilötietojen käsittelystä poliisitoimessa

  616

  62 provisions

  This is a chapter heading for “General provisions.”

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• Finland

  Lag om ändring av 45 § i personuppgiftslagen

  901

  1 provisions

  This section says certain decisions by the Data Ombudsman and the Data Protection Board may be appealed to the administrative court, with some further appeal only if leave is granted.

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• Finland

  Lag om ändring av 4 a och 5 § i straffregisterlagen

  75

  2 provisions

  Criminal-record data about persons may be disclosed to Finnish authorities for matters involving child protection/adoption, certain state aid matters, and certain permits under EU explosives-precursor rules.

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• Finland

  Maatalousyrittäjän työtapaturma- ja ammattitautilaki

  873

  182 provisions

  General provisions on the law’s key content and scope of application.

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