Research data are generated through significant investment and long-term commitment. Since collecting and cleaning up data require a considerable amount of effort, not to mention money, it is important to keep such data for future use.
The University of Helsinki has two services for preserving research data: Databank for retention periods ranging between 5 and 15 years, and Data archive for long-term preservation (25 years or more). Both services are curated, which means that they include a data selection process.
Research data are stored in Databank and Data archive in frozen form, which means that their content cannot be edited in neither service. If you need a service where data can be edited, check out the Helpdesk website for solutions provided by the University.
The metadata of data stored in Databank and Data archive are published in a data catalogue.