Overview
Type of information
Registry data
URL of the data source
Description
The purpose of the register is to collect data on the activities of health centres, hospitals and other institutions providing inpatient care and on the clients treated in them as well as on home-nursing clients for the purposes of statistics, research and planning.
More details about collected data at: https://aineistokatalogi.fi/catalog/studies/7567e45d-72b7-428b-be9e-510440336edf
Governance and legal framework
Based on the Act on the National Institute of Health and Welfare (668/2008 https://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/2008/en20080668?search%5Btype%5D=pika&search%5Bkieli%5D%5B0%5D=en&search%5Bpika%5D=668%2F2008) and the Act digital handling of record from the social and health care customers (159/2007)
Free keywords
ICD-10
disease
Hospital admission
Topics
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Accidents & injuries;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Communicable diseases;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Non-communicable diseases;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Disability
Demographics
Country(ies):
GEO coverage
Nuts 3
Target Population
General population
Age range
From 0 years
Observations by Year
| Year | Number of observations |
|---|---|
Sex
Both
Dataset
Data Collection Period
Language(s)
Finnish,
Swedish
Personal Identifier
National identifier
Level of aggregation
Individual
Terms of data access
Access can be provide through Findata (findata.fir)
Linkage possible
Yes
Contact
Data Owner(s)
TERVEYDEN JA HYVINVOINNIN LAITOS
Contact name
Pirjo Häkkinen
Contact e-mail
pirjo.hakkinen@thl.fi
Contact info (address)
THL, Finland
Updated on 08 September 2023