The National Security Authority operates under the administration of the Secretary of State. The NSA is responsible for:

• supervising and monitoring that international classified information shall be protected and handled accordingly
• in the entire central government
• in companies and agencies which handle data that is classified international
• coordinating the activities of the Designated Security Authorities (DSAs) and the National Communications Security Authority (NCSA)
• representing Finland in international conferences on information security
• negotiating bilateral and multilateral information security agreements
• issuing Personnel Security Clearance Certificates (PSC Certificate) for international cooperation

More information:

• National Security Authority
• Services and guidelines of the National Security Authority
• General Security Agreements concluded by Finland