Postal address:
00022 STATISTICS FINLAND
Street address:
Työpajankatu 13, Helsinki
Telephone:
+358 29 551 1000
www.stat.fi
Business ID: 0245491-1
Application for exemption from the obligation to provide data The obligation to provide data is based on Sections 14 and 15 of the Finnish Statistics Act (280/2004). Exemption from the obligation to provide data may be granted only in situations where the enterprise or corporation is in an unequal position with regard to other data providers and the exemption will not essentially hamper the production of statistics or weaken the reliability and usability of statistics. Exemption from the obligation to provide data cannot be granted due to an enterprise’s lack of resources or time or the possible difficulty in the provision of data or other corresponding reasons. ENTERPRISE DATA Name of enterprise or corporation Business address Business ID APPLICANT’S CONTACT INFORMATION Applicant’s name Email address Telephone number Date DATA COLLECTION Name of data collection and reference number in the accompanying letter (available at the top of the letter) Record all data collections from which you apply for exemption. TK TK TK GROUNDS FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE DATA Please describe on what grounds you consider your enterprise to be in an unequal position with regard to other data providers. When needed, appendices can be added to the application.
Postal address:
00022 STATISTICS FINLAND
Street address:
Työpajankatu 13, Helsinki
Telephone:
+358 29 551 1000
www.stat.fi
Business ID: 0245491-1
FURTHER INFORMATION
Additional information or other things to be considered
Number of appendices
Obligation to provide data
Statistics Finland collects data directly from data providers only when the required data are not
available from elsewhere. By responding data providers help produce high quality statistics to
support decision-making, research and democratic social debate.
Te obligation to respond to data collections is based on Sections 14 and 15 of the Finnish Statistics
Act (280/2004).
Assistance with responding
When needed, data collection experts help with responding and may in some cases grant more
time for responding or accept information related to the data collection. Tey can be contacted by
telephone or email. Tey can also provide more information about the obligation to provide data and
the exemption from it. Te contact information can be found in the accompanying letter and on the
homepage of the data collection.
Exemption from the obligation to provide data
By virtue of Section 8 of the Statistics Act, data providers have the right to seek exemption from
the obligation to provide data wholly or partially if the provision of data causes the respondent
unreasonable inconvenience and the exemption will not essentially hamper the production of
statistics or weaken the reliability and usability of statistics. Unreasonable inconvenience refers to
putting the respondent in an unequal position with regard to other data providers.
An exemption from the obligation to provide data cannot be granted due to an enterprise’s lack of
resources or time or the difculty caused by the provision of data or other corresponding matters.
Te possible exemption is always specifc for a data collection and valid for a fxed term. Data
providers are advised to contact Statistics Finland before flling in the form for exemption.
Exemption from the obligation to provide data can be applied for with the attached form.
Appendices can be added to the application. Te application is sent to Statistics Finland’s Registrar’s
Ofce, address: Statistics Finland, Registrar’s Ofce, FI-00022 Statistics Finland or by email to:
[email protected].