Document publicity and requests for information
Document publicity description
The Research Council of Finland (RCF) is an information management entity referred to in the Finnish Act on Information Management in Public Administration.
To adhere to the principle of publicity we maintain a description of the data resources and the case register we manage in accordance with the Act. The purpose of this description is to help citizens submit their requests for access to official documents as required under section 13, subsection 1 of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities.
Document publicity description (PDF)
Charges collected
According to section 34 of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, no charge is levied for the provision of access to a document (section 9, a document in the public domain; section 11, parties’ right of access) under certain conditions. A charge will be levied for the provision of information in the form of a copy or printout (pursuant to sections 9 and 11), corresponding to the amount of the costs incurred by the authority in providing the information, unless a lower charge is provided for separately.
According to the preparatory work to the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, a charge may be levied for the provision of information when a copy of a document is provided. According to the Government proposal, a copy also means, for example, an electronic copy of a document created by means of automatic data processing.
A charge may also be levied when the information is provided as a printout or via a technical access connection.
Pricing of Research Council of Finland’s services (PDF)
Research permits
In individual cases, the RCF may decide to grant permission to access secret documents for the purposes of scientific research, statistical analysis, or planning or investigative work by public authorities, provided that the conditions laid down in legislation are met. The application form contains more detailed instructions for applying for such a research permit.
