tietosuojalailla

Tietosuojalailla refers to Finnish legislation concerning data protection. It implements the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) within Finland. The law aims to protect individuals' fundamental rights and freedoms, particularly their right to privacy, with respect to the processing of personal data.

The Tietosuojalailla outlines the principles that organizations must follow when collecting, processing, storing, and transferring personal data. These principles include lawfulness, fairness, transparency, purpose limitation, data minimization, accuracy, storage limitation, and integrity and confidentiality. It also details the rights of data subjects, such as the right to access their data, the right to rectification, the right to erasure, and the right to restrict processing.

Furthermore, the law establishes the responsibilities of data controllers and data processors, including requirements for data protection impact assessments, notification of data breaches, and the appointment of data protection officers in certain cases. The Finnish supervisory authority, the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman (Tietosuojavaltuutettu), is responsible for overseeing and enforcing the Tietosuojalailla, as well as providing guidance to individuals and organizations. Compliance with the Tietosuojalailla is mandatory for all entities processing personal data within Finland.