Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland

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The Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland is an independent authority that supervises the legality of actions by public authorities and safeguards citizens’ fundamental and human rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independent authority
parliamentary ombudsman office
appointedBy Parliament of Finland
cannotInterfereWith Parliament’s legislative powers
canReceiveComplaintFrom individuals
legal persons
country Finland
established 1920
FinnishName Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eduskunnan oikeusasiamies
foundedBy Constitution of Finland
hasDuty investigate complaints from individuals
safeguard citizens’ fundamental rights
safeguard human rights
supervise legality of actions by public authorities
hasOfficeHolderTitle Deputy Parliamentary Ombudsman
Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Parliamentary Ombudsman
hasPower bring charges against officials in certain cases
conduct own-initiative investigations
inspect public institutions
issue recommendations
issue reprimands
hasWebsite https://www.oikeusasiamies.fi
independenceFrom Finnish government
surface form: Government of Finland

administrative authorities
jurisdiction Finland
language English
Finnish
Swedish
legalBasis Act on the Parliamentary Ombudsman
Constitution of Finland
locatedIn Helsinki
memberOf International Ombudsman Institute
modeledAfter Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman
publishes decisions on complaints
inspection reports
thematic reports on rights issues
reportsTo Parliament of Finland
submits annual report to Parliament of Finland
supervises courts in Finland
health care authorities in Finland
military authorities in Finland
officials exercising public power in Finland
other bodies performing public tasks in Finland
police authorities in Finland
prisons in Finland
public authorities in Finland
social welfare authorities in Finland
SwedishName Minister for Justice of Sweden
surface form: Riksdagens justitieombudsman
typeOfRightProtected fundamental rights
human rights

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Parliament of Finland appoints Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland
Minister of Justice of Finland worksWith Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland
Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland hasOfficeHolderTitle Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Parliamentary Ombudsman
Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland FinnishName Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Eduskunnan oikeusasiamies
Chancellor of Justice of Finland relatedTo Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland
Chancellor of Justice of Finland sharesFunctionWith Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland