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Service fees

The Finnish Cancer Registry maintains the statutory Cancer Registry of the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and adheres to THL's pricing principles in its service activities.

The Cancer Registry and its breast cancer, cervical cancer and colorectal cancer screening registers contain data that cover the prevalence, prevention, treatment and medical rehabilitation of cancer and the use of services. This information includes the patient’s personal data, cancer information, death certificate information, and information from breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings.

Data collected for the Finnish Cancer Registry are only collected for statistical purposes and scientific research. The THL or Findata may grant permission to disclose registry information for scientific research and statistical purposes.

Cost free products and services

• statistical information for general use
• annual statistical publication of the Cancer Registry in a digital format
• media requests for information
• small-scale (under 15-minute) guidance and information services

Paid products and services

• tailor-made custom information extraction from the database
• training and consultancy services

Pricing principles and prices

Pricing is based on the following principles:

  • service activities are in line with THL’s pricing principles
  • the hourly rate for a paid service is 163 €, with a minimum charge of 2½ hours
  • 24% VAT is not added to prices
  • in the event of a chargeable information request, a cost estimate is made to the client as required

The user is not billed for the costs of gathering and processing the data, as the data has already been collected for the public administration’s own needs. However, according to the Criteria for Charges Payable to the State Act, the authority must invoice for extra work that is entailed, inter alia, by a researcher’s assignment to extract certain variables from the register. THL’s pay-per-view services are conducted under the auspices and regulations of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health of Finland.