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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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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 .
Information about effects of coronavirus (COVID19) on assessments in spring 2020
https://www.finas.fi/sites/en/topical/Pages/information-about-coronavirus.aspx
3/16/2020 10:00:00 PM
Information about effects of coronavirus (COVID19) on assessments in spring 2020
FINAS has decided to change the assessment tools with a view to prevent the spread of coronavirus. From the beginning of week 13, FINAS will make assessments as remote assessments without visiting on-site, if possible.
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Matrices of solid environmental samples are harmonized in the scopes
https://www.finas.fi/sites/en/topical/articles/Pages/matrices_of_solid_environmental_samples.aspx
8/7/2023 9:00:00 PM
Matrices of solid environmental samples are harmonized in the scopes
In cooperation with a group of experts, FINAS has unified the matrices of solid environmental samples in the accredited scopes. In this information letter we tell about the background and justification for the unification work. In addition, information will be given about future procedures in laboratories whose scope includes various solid environmental samples as tested matrices.
Changes in assessment summary form and their effects to the assessment process
https://www.finas.fi/sites/en/topical/articles/Pages/Changes-in-assessment-summary-form-.aspx
6/30/2020 9:00:00 PM
Changes in assessment summary form and their effects to the assessment process
FINAS has a form for a summary of an assessment. The summary and the possible non-conformities found during the assessment are written down on the form at the end of the assessment day. FINAS has made changes to the handling procedures of the non-conformities in the beginning of year the 2020.
Customer bulletin: FINAS has decided to desist the maintenance of the list of managers
https://www.finas.fi/sites/en/topical/articles/Pages/Customer-bulletin---FINAS-desist-the-maintenance-of-the-list-of-managers.aspx
7/18/2019 9:00:00 PM
Customer bulletin: FINAS has decided to desist the maintenance of the list of managers
FINAS has maintained the list of managers (persons in charge) and of the changes in the managers for each accredited body. FINAS has decided to desist the maintenance of the list.
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FINAS is the Accreditation Department within the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes).
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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)
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FINAS Finnish Accreditation Service
P.O. Box 66 (Opastinsilta 12 B)
FI-00521 HELSINKI
FINLAND
Tel. +358 29 5052 000 (switchboard)
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Turvallisuus- ja kemikaalivirasto (Tukes)
E-billing address/party identification number: 003710212779
Peppol-adress: 0216:003710212779
E-invoice operator: Posti Messaging Oy
Posti Messaging Oy, operator ID: FI28768767
Tukes Business ID: 1021277-9
VAT number: FI10212779