A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book
Access to Biomedical Research Material and the Right to Data Protection in Finland
Authors: Southerington Tom
Editors: Santa Slokenberga, Olga Tzortzatou, Jane Reichel
Publication year: 2021
Book title : GDPR and Biobanking: Individual Rights, Public Interest and Research Regulation across Europe
Series title: Law, Governance and Technology Series
Volume: 43
First page : 243
Last page: 256
ISBN: 978-3-030-49387-5
eISBN: 978-3-030-49388-2
ISSN: 2352-1902
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49388-2_13
Web address : https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-49388-2_13#DOI
This chapter describes the Finnish regulatory landscape concerning primarily non-interventional biomedical research and in particular the rights of study subjects from the data protection point of view. The GDPR is just one of many pieces of legislation affecting the rights of individuals, and it allows for significant variation between the EU Member States. Finnish law relating to biomedical research has materially changed in recent years and some changes are still pending. Overall, the legislator has aimed at enhancing opportunities for responsible research and enabling research-related innovation ecosystems, but also implemented quite strict limitations for data processing in balance. It is yet too early to evaluate the effects of the legislatory changes. The chapter is therefore mainly descriptive.
