Data protection

The realisation of data protection is important in all activities of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. On this website, we explain what data we collect on you in our various services, what the processing is based on in each case, and how you can exercise your data protection rights.

We process your personal data for justified reasons only – for example, to comply with our statutory obligations, to perform a task in accordance with the public interest, or with your consent.

Government consent and other permits to be applied for from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Websites, newsletters, press releases, publications Sessions and events Applying for posts
Stakeholder engagement Letters from citizens, information requests and other communications Surveys and studies Applying for the EU’s regional and structural policy funding and implementing projects
Applying for government grants to businesses My Enterprise Finland service Licensing and supervision service Employment service statistics
Hearing concerning nuclear facilities Labour migration and integration Special labour authorities Shared systems
Customer register for financial data of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Whistleblower protection Joint online services for government grant activities   

Records and instructions for information requests concerning the online services of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment can be found on the website of the TE Services.

Your rights concerning data protection

You have the right to know how and for what purposes we process your personal data. Our website aims to provide a comprehensive view of how personal data is processed in our operations.

You have:

  1. The right to access your personal data. You have the right to know if we are processing personal data concerning you. If we are, you have the right to receive a copy of the data unless we have lawful grounds to refuse to exercise the right. Request to inspect personal data 
  2. The right to correct or supplement your data: If you notice omissions or errors in your data, you can ask that they be corrected. In such cases, we will ask you to tell us what information is incorrect and how and why it should be changed, or tell us what information should be supplemented and in what way. 
  3. The right to restrict processing: If you have indicated that your data is incorrect, you have the right to request that its processing is restricted until the accuracy of the data is verified.
  4. The right to object to the processing of your personal data. You can do so at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation. In such cases, we may no longer process your personal data, unless there are compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing of the data is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
  5. The right to appeal or lodge a complaint concerning the processing of your personal data. When necessary, you may appeal or lodge a complaint concerning the processing of your data with the Data Protection Ombudsman at tietosuoja.fi.

Data controller

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, P.O. Box 32, 00023 Government
Registry office: kirjaamo.tem(at)gov.fi
tel. +358 295 16001

Inquiries:

If you still have questions about the processing of personal data in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, you can contact our data protection officer at tietosuojavastaava.tem(at)gov.fi.