Borealis Biobank of Northern Finland
A biobank was established in Northern Finland by Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital District, the University of Oulu, NordLab, and the hospital/healthcare districts of Lapland, Länsi-Pohja, Central Ostrobothnia, and Kainuu. The Borealis Biobank of Northern Finland is part of the FinnGen biobank consortium. Adults can give consent and approval to be included in the biobank through an online consent form, or a postal approval document. Between the years of 1979 and 2013, 1,800,000 tissue samples had been collected and added to the Borealis Biobank of Northern Finland.
Study design
Biobank
Number of participants at first data collection
42,000 (participants as of 2021)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1979
Primary Institutions
Oulu University Hospital
Links
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
