Granting of a research permit requires that the applicant has been personally in contact with the city unit(s) involved in the research before applying for the permit, and that the unit(s) in question has/have agreed to the research and has/have named a contact person(s) for it.
If the study involves several similar units within the same sector or service branch (such as several day-care centres or several schools), appointing a contact person from one of the units is sufficient.
If the study involves units from different sectors or service branches/groups (eg. both schools and day-care centers), contact persons from each of these branches are required.