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Press releases

Press releases

Content with Year case was opened 2018 .

19.12.2019 Ombudsman criticises the Ministry of Transport and Communications’ administrative branch names
28.10.2019 The wide range of practices used by municipalities jeopardises the free nature of basic education
14.10.2019 A municipality violated a teacher’s freedom of speech
1.10.2019 Several decisions by Deputy-Ombudsman Sakslin on employee vaccinations
27.5.2019 Rights of placed children restricted without legal basis
3.4.2019 Numerous problems in decision-making related to restrictive measures
28.3.2019 The regulations of the University of Tampere are not unlawful
22.3.2019 Carrying out public administrative tasks in Business Finland
28.2.2019 Head teacher’s freedom of speech violated by a city official
2.10.2018 An excessive workload among social workers is jeopardising the supervision of substitute care and the realisation of the rights of children outside the home
27.8.2018 Breach of EU law in the sending of a vehicle tax demand note
26.1.2018 Deficiencies still found in securing the secrecy of the polls - Parliamentary Ombudsman carried out surprise inspections at advance polling stations

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Visiting address: Arkadiankatu 3, 1st floor, Helsinki
Mailing address: Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman, 00102 Eduskunta
Telephone: (09) 4321 (The Finnish Parliament)
E-mail: ombudsman(at)parliament.fi