Processing of personal data in the Ministry of Transport and Communications

The Ministry of Transport and Communications must process personal data for various purposes in order to carry out the work falling within its mandate. The processing is necessary for compliance with the Ministry's legal obligations or for performance of tasks carried out in the public interest. In some cases, the Ministry processes data based on consent. 

The Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Prime Minister’s Office act as joint controllers for several information systems. Read more on the Joint controller page

The Prime Minister’s Office is in charge of the closed circuit television surveillance of the Ministry of Transport and Communications premises. The related privacy policy is available on the website of the Prime Minister’s Office.

Data protection rights

You have the right to request access to your personal data, rectification or erasure of your personal data, and restriction of their processing. In certain situations, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. For more information on your data protection rights, see the Data protection rights related to the processing of personal data page.

Disclosure of data

We may disclose personal data, upon request, in accordance with the Act on the Openness of Government Activities. The data and documents are public, unless special provisions on their secrecy have been laid down by law.  

No personal data is transferred outside the EU/EEA, unless otherwise indicated.

We do not disclose personal data for direct marketing, market surveys or opinion polls.

Controller

Ministry of Transport and Communications
[email protected] 
PO Box 31
FI-00023 Government

Data Protection Officer

Marlene Suominen
[email protected] 
PO Box 31
FI-00023 Government

Privacy policy