country: Finland
framework: GDPR
region: EU
language: fi
version: 2024-06
status: published
last_updated: 2025-06-30
source_verified: true
authority: Tietosuojavaltuutetun toimisto – Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman
notes:
- Finland enforces GDPR alongside the Finnish Data Protection Act (Tietosuojalaki
  1050/2018).
- The Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman provides national guidance particularly
  in education, social services, employment, and biometric use.
categories:
- name: Full Name
  type: direct_identifier
  subtype: personal_name
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 4(1)
  category_tags:
  - core
  - identity
- name: Email Address
  type: direct_identifier
  subtype: digital_contact
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 4(1)
  category_tags:
  - core
  - contact
- name: Phone Number
  type: direct_identifier
  subtype: telecom_contact
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 4(1)
  category_tags:
  - core
  - contact
- name: IP Address
  type: indirect_identifier
  subtype: network_identifier
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - tracking
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    recital: '30'
  - authority: Tietosuojavaltuutettu
    guideline: Verkkoseuranta ja evästeet
    url: https://tietosuoja.fi/evasteet
  category_tags:
  - digital
  - behavioral
- name: Henkilötunnus (Finnish Personal Identity Code)
  type: national_identifier
  subtype: government_id
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  - national_id
  - government_id
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: '87'
  - national_law: Tietosuojalaki 1050/2018
    section: 29 §
    description: Restricts processing of the Finnish identity code to specific legal
      bases
  category_tags:
  - identity
  - sensitive
- name: Health Data (patient information, diagnoses, care history)
  type: special_category
  subtype: health
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - phi
  - sensitive
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 9(1)
  - authority: Tietosuojavaltuutettu
    guideline: Tietosuoja sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollossa
    url: https://tietosuoja.fi/sosiaali-ja-terveydenhuolto
  category_tags:
  - health
  - sensitive
- name: Biometric Data (fingerprint, iris, voice recognition)
  type: special_category
  subtype: biometric
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - biometric
  - sensitive
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 9(1)
  category_tags:
  - biometric
  - sensitive
- name: Location Data (transport logs, GPS, mobile tracking)
  type: behavioral
  subtype: geolocation
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - tracking
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 4(1)
  category_tags:
  - tracking
  - digital
- name: Cookie Identifiers / Device Fingerprints
  type: indirect_identifier
  subtype: device_id
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - tracking
  - online_identifier
  - pii
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    recital: '30'
  - authority: Tietosuojavaltuutettu
    guideline: Evästeiden käyttö verkkopalveluissa
    url: https://tietosuoja.fi/evasteet
  category_tags:
  - tracking
  - digital
- name: Employment Records (working hours, HR reviews, contracts)
  type: contextual_identifier
  subtype: hr_data
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  - hr_data
  - employment_contracts
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: '88'
  - national_law: Tietosuojalaki 1050/2018
    section: 4 luku
    description: Addresses personal data processing in the context of employment
  category_tags:
  - employment
  - sensitive