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FINAS Finnish Accreditation Service
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FINAS Finnish Accreditation Service
FINAS is the national accreditation body in Finland. FINAS accredits laboratories, certification bodies, inspection bodies, providers of proficiency testing and environmental and greenhouse gas verifiers.
What is accreditation?
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What is accreditation?
Accreditation is the verification of competence. It is a procedure that reliably states the competence of an operator according to international criteria. Customers, authorities and operators in the industry can rely on the service quality of an accredited operator and on the reliability of the results it produces.
Becoming a technical assessor
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Becoming a technical assessor
We train experts from different fields to assess the competence of laboratories, inspection bodies and certification bodies. The course introduces accreditation requirements, accreditation and assessment procedures and how the validity and reliability of technical operations are evaluated. The courses are open to all people interested in the subject.
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Jenni Harjuoja from FINAS Appointed Vice-Chair of the HHC
https://www.finas.fi/sites/en/topical/Pages/HHC-Vice-president.aspx
12/9/2024 10:00:00 PM
Jenni Harjuoja from FINAS Appointed Vice-Chair of the HHC
Jenni Harjuoja, Senior Specialist at FINAS, has been elected Vice-Chair of the EA Horizontal Harmonization Committee (HHC), starting January 1, 2025. She will also serve as a member of the committee's management team.
FINAS will be on vacation from July 8th to July 19th
https://www.finas.fi/sites/en/topical/Pages/Summer-Holiday-2024.aspx
7/3/2024 9:00:00 PM
FINAS will be on vacation from July 8th to July 19th
Most of FINAS's customers are on vacation in July. This year, we have decided to concentrate our summer vacations at the same time, so that we are more accessible to our customers in August. FINAS will be on vacation from July 8th to July 19th , 2024. During this time, we will not respond to e-mails or make accreditation decisions.
FINAS proved its competence through an international peer evaluation
https://www.finas.fi/sites/en/topical/Pages/EA_Peer_Evaluation.aspx
6/30/2024 9:00:00 PM
FINAS proved its competence through an international peer evaluation
FINAS was the subject of a week-long comprehensive evaluation in May 2024, when the peer evaluation organized by EA, the cooperation organization of European accreditation organizations, focused on FINAS' operations.
Katriina Luoma to be appointed Director of FINAS Accreditation Service
https://www.finas.fi/sites/en/topical/Pages/Director_Katriina_Luoma.aspx
2/16/2023 10:00:00 PM
Katriina Luoma to be appointed Director of FINAS Accreditation Service
Katriina Luoma, M.A. (Food Science), has been appointed Director of FINAS. She will start in her new position on 1 March 2023.
New price list 1st of January 2022
https://www.finas.fi/sites/en/topical/Pages/Price-list-2022.aspx
1/13/2022 10:00:00 PM
New price list 1st of January 2022
FINAS Accreditation Service has published a new Price list that is based on the decree issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment .
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Accreditation activity
Testing laboratories (ISO 17025)
Medical laboratories (ISO 15189, 17025)
Calibration laboratories (ISO 17025)
Inspection bodies (ISO 17020)
Certification bodies (ISO 17021, 17024, 17065)
Verifiers (ISO 17029)
Proficiency test providers (ISO 17043)
Notified Bodies
Biobanks (ISO 20387)
FINAS is the Accreditation Department within the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes).
FINAS Finnish Accreditation Service
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.O. Box 66 (Opastinsilta 12 B)
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akkreditointi(at)finas.fi
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Tukes Business ID: 1021277-9
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