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Website cookies

Cookies are text files that your browser stores on your device when you visit a website. This website uses cookies that are necessary for the functioning of the website, along with visitor tracking and analytics cookies. In addition, we use your browser's local storage to store identifiers. In this text, cookies refer to all of these technologies.

Cookies make it possible to store the user’s preferences, such as language choices, when the user moves from one page to another on the website. Necessary cookies ensure the technical functioning of the website and are not used for other purposes. The website always uses a secure https connection.

Visitor tracking and quality control cookies (non-essential) help us to develop the website and ensure that it serves its purpose. We hope that you will also accept non-essential cookies. The data collected will not be used for marketing purposes, nor will visitor tracking data be disclosed outside the Government. Ministries can, however, use visitor tracking data from each other’s websites in order to develop their online communication.

The service providers are the Government Centre for Information and Communication Technologies Valtori and its contractual partners.

Necessary cookies

COOKIE_SUPPORT
A publishing system cookie that stores information on whether or not users have enabled cookies in their browser settings. Valid for one year.

GUEST_LANGUAGE_ID
A publishing system cookie that stores information on users’ language preferences and preserves it for their next visit to the website. Valid for one year.

JSESSIONID
A content management cookie used for linking users to their sessions. The cookie expires when the session ends.

LFR_SESSION_STATE_10161
A content management system cookie used to save the time stamp of the visitor’s session and to warn the visitor that their session is about to expire. The cookie expires after one year.

AWSALB, AWSALBCORS
Server environment cookies that improve the user experience by balancing server loads and ensuring that the user’s session can continue. The second cookie ensures that the website can function with the latest browser versions. Valid for one week.

__CF_BM, _CFUVID, CF_CLEARANCE
Server environment cookies used for detecting and preventing bot and malware traffic and attacks. The cookies expire after 30 minutes or when the session ends.

YJA_COOKIE_ACCEPTANCE
A website cookie that stores information on whether or not the user has accepted cookies in their browser. Valid for one year.

JSV, MTV1CONFSUM, MTV1PULSE
A cookie used by the service to block spam, allowing the service to determine whether the user is a bot. The cookie is used when sending forms. Expires when the browsing session ends.

_GRECAPTCHA
A cookie used by the service to block spam, allowing the service to determine whether the user is a bot. The cookie is used when sending forms. Valid for six months.

Visitor tracking and analytics cookies

If the visitor accepts the use of cookies, visitor tracking cookies will collect general statistics used to develop the service and for quality control. 
This information includes: 

  • the page from which the visitor accessed the website
  • pages viewed
  • timestamp of page downloads
  • web browser and operating system
  • Visitor’s internet service provider.

Website visitor tracking

Visitor tracking is not used to identify individual persons, nor are visitors’ IP addresses stored in their entirety. IP addresses are used to determine the organisation with which the address is registered and its geographical location. Location information is indicative: accuracy is good at the country level and moderate at the regional and city level. 

SNOOBIID
A visitor tracking cookie that registers a unique identifier for the user. Valid for two years.

SNOOBISESSION_INTERMIN_FI
A visitor tracking cookie that stores information about the visit until the user leaves the site. Valid for the duration of the session.

SNOOBI30MINUTE_INTERMIN_FI
A visitor tracking cookie that combines information about visits if the user returns to the website within half an hour after leaving. Valid for 30 minutes.

Plugins and links to other services

Share buttons and links to social media services do not communicate visitor information to service providers if they are not used. 

Information on cookies used by social media and other services is available in the privacy policies of the services.

Disabling cookies

The website has a cookie banner. Visitors are asked to give consent for the use of non-essential cookies and plug-ins when they visit the website.

If a visitor does not enable the cookies, the non-essential cookies and plug-ins are not used.

If a visitor has blocked the storage of cookies using the browser settings or uses a private browsing mode, the cookie banner selection cannot be saved. If the ‘Do Not Track’ feature is turned on, consent for the use of cookies will not be requested but cookies that are strictly necessary for the functioning of the website will automatically be enabled and all other cookies will automatically be rejected.

Visitors can change their cookie preferences by clicking the link below. Clicking the link shows the cookie banner again.