informaatiohallinta

informaatiohallinta, the Finnish term for information management, is the coordinated control of an organization's information resources throughout their lifecycle. It includes planning, capture, organization, storage, preservation, retrieval, distribution, and disposal of information, for both physical records and digital data. The aim is to support operations, decision-making, accountability, and compliance while maximizing value and reducing risk.

Key areas are information governance and policy; information architecture and metadata management for findability and interoperability; records management with retention schedules and compliance; data governance and data quality; information security and privacy; and lifecycle-oriented processes for document management, archiving, and disposal. Information managers work with IT, legal, compliance, and business units to align systems with objectives and regulations.

Standards and regulation guide informaatiohallinta. International frameworks such as ISO 15489 for records management and ISO/IEC 27001 for information security provide guidance, while privacy laws like the EU GDPR shape data handling. In public administration, openness laws and open data initiatives influence storage and sharing, balancing transparency with privacy and security.

Benefits of solid informaatiohallinta include better decision-making, efficiency, regulatory compliance, risk management, and protection of sensitive information. Common challenges are information silos, data fragmentation, legacy systems, resource constraints, and evolving privacy requirements.