Data protection and information management

On these pages, you can read about how our services comply with data protection, and how we store customer data in register descriptions. You can also find information about the hel.fi website, the research permits required to do research, as well as about information requests and the publicity of documents.

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On this site

Data protection
Learn about data protection and the rights related to the processing of your personal data.
Requests for information and publicity of documents
Request information about public documents issued by the authorities or data related to you.
Research permits
Do you have a research idea or thesis topic related to the City of Helsinki?
About hel.fi
Information about the cookies used by our website, the processing of personal data and access to content.
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Data protection is everyone’s right

When you are a customer of the city’s services or deal with us for another reason, we collect your personal data to the extent necessary to handle the matter.

Read more about data protection