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25.3.2026 | The Sanctions Board of the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on Suomen Numerokeskus Oy, as the company systematically failed to comply with customers’ right to access recordings of customer calls. The company also deleted the call recordings despite requests from customers to review them.https://tietosuoja.fi/en/-/suomen-numerokeskus-fined-for-failing-to-provide-call-recordings
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30.1.2026 | On Thursday 29 January 2026, the Government appointed Heljä-Tuulia Pihamaa, Master of Laws, to the post of Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman for the next five-year term of office, starting on 22 March. Pihamaa has been serving as Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman since March 2021.https://tietosuoja.fi/en/-/helja-tuulia-pihamaa-continues-as-deputy-data-protection-ombudsman
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20.10.2025 | The Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman has made changes to the online form for notifying personal data breaches. The revised form will be published on Monday, 27 October 2025 at 8.00 a.m. The aim is to streamline the processing of notifications.https://tietosuoja.fi/en/-/the-revised-online-form-for-notifying-data-breaches-will-be-published-next-week
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6.8.2025 | We have put together answers to frequently asked questions about alcohol and drug testing in the workplace on our website. We also added information on what employers should consider when collecting personal data from employees and job applicants.https://tietosuoja.fi/en/-/we-completed-the-guidance-on-the-alcohol-testing-of-employees-and-processing-of-personal-data-in-the-workplace
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4.7.2025 | On 1–2 July, the European Data Protection Board met in Helsinki for a two-day high level meeting to discuss common outlines for future work. In the statement issued at the meeting, the data protection authorities agreed on new measures to facilitate compliance with data protection regulations, to increase dialogue with stakeholders and to develop cooperation between authorities in different sectors.https://tietosuoja.fi/en/-/edpb-issues-helsinki-statement-support-and-clarity-for-small-and-medium-sized-actors
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25.4.2025 | The Data Protection Ombudsman has approved two applications by Nokia for binding corporate rules (so-called BCRs). BCRs are legally binding rules for the transfer of personal data within a group of enterprises. They allow companies in the same group to transfer personal data between each other outside the EU and EEA countries.https://tietosuoja.fi/en/-/data-protection-ombudsman-confirms-nokia-s-bcr-rules-for-international-data-transfers
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5.3.2025 | This year, the European data protection authorities will examine how organisations are exercising the right of individuals to have their personal data erased. Thirty-two data protection supervisory authorities from across Europe are participating in the joint inquiry. The Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman will investigate the situation in Finland through an anonymous survey of data controllers.https://tietosuoja.fi/en/-/office-of-the-data-protection-ombudsman-to-examine-the-exercise-of-the-right-to-erasure-as-part-of-an-eu-wide-measure
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25.2.2025 | The EU's Digital Services Act imposes obligations on digital service providers to improve the transparency and security of their services. Last year, authorities in Finland received nearly 80 complaints about suspected breaches of the Digital Services Act, and the EU Commission has launched several investigations into digital waste. The act, which improves users' rights, has been fully in force for one year as of February 2025.https://tietosuoja.fi/en/-/digital-services-act-in-force-for-a-year-nearly-80-complaints-to-authorities-in-finland-in-2024