Data Protection Officer

The Data Protection Officer position is part of the City of Lappeenranta’s corporate governance. The corporate governance provides common services to the city’s sectors and, if needed, to the group companies. Data Protection Officer - acts as an internal expert within the city, monitors personal data processing and helps ensure compliance with data protection regulations. - coordinates the city’s data protection work and reports to management on the status and development areas of data protection. - advises and participates in the data protection impact assessment process and supervises its implementation. - ensures compliance with the Data Protection Regulation and other data protection laws and guidelines. - serves as the contact person for the Office of the Data Protection Auditor and as the contact person for data subjects in matters related to personal data processing. - conducts staff data protection training. - handles other tasks assigned by the head of administration.