For the sample donor

Every Finn can be a part of the FinnGen study by giving a biobank consent. By participating in biobank research you can give a boost to medical research, knowing that the donated samples and information will be used safely for high quality research. A single sample can create possibilities for the whole world!

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By participating in biobank research you can give a boost to medical research

FinnGen study taps into a unique gene pool in search of the next breakthroughs in disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment. FinnGen will advance the potential of personalised medicine to offer patients tailored therapies that are more effective and/or have less side effects. This is possible only by analysing very large cohorts and that is why the goal is to get 500 000 Finns to participate through giving a biobank consent and sample.

Every Finn has a possibility to give samples to a biobank. Read more about how to participate.

FinnGen in brief

FinnGen is a large public-private partnership aiming to collect and analyse genome and health data from 500,000 Finnish biobank participants. FinnGen aims on one hand to provide novel medically and therapeutically relevant insights but also construct a world-class resource that can be applied for future studies.

FinnGen is one of the very first personalized medicine projects at this scale and the public-private collaborative nature of the project is exceptional compared to many ongoing studies. FinnGen brings together Finnish universities, hospitals and hospital districts, THL, Blood Service, biobanks, FINBB and international pharmaceutical companies and hundreds of thousands of Finns. Because collaboration is the key to achieving breakthroughs in disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, we welcome everyone on this journey into our shared heritage.