Data protection

Processing of personal data in the services of the National Courts Administration

The National Courts Administration processes personal data in order to comply with a legal obligation or, in certain situations, to perform a task carried out in the public interest or based on your consent.

The National Courts Administration’s Data Protection Officer serves as your contact person when the National Courts Administration processes your personal data. You can contact the Data Protection Officer in all matters related to the processing of your personal data or the exercise of rights based on the General Data Protection Regulation.

Contact details of the Data Protection Officer:

e-mail: tuomioistuinvirasto.tietosuoja(at)oikeus.fiAvautuu uuteen välilehteen

Your data protection-related rights

You have the right to request access to your personal data, rectification or erasure of your personal data, and restriction of their processing. Moreover, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain situations. Instructions on how to make a request can be found (in Finnish).

The Data Protection OmbudsmanAvautuu uuteen välilehteen monitors compliance with the data protection legislation in Finland.

More information about data protection rightsAvautuu uuteen välilehteen at the website of the Data Protection Ombudsman's website.

Controller

National Courts Administration

PO Box 100, FI-00085 National Courts Administration

tuomioistuinvirasto(at)oikeus.fi

Switchboard: +358 295650500 (in Finnish)

Sending confidential documents by email

If you want to send confidential documents to the National Courts Administration, it is advised to do it using the Ministry's secure email system (https://turvaviesti.om.fiAvautuu uuteen välilehteen). The service is easy and safe to use and free of charge.

If you want to send secure email to the National Courts Administration, insert the necessary identification information to the name, content and attachments of your message so that it can be directed to the right person and that the subject area and sender of the message are known.‍