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17.2.2021 Services for the elderly inspected by Deputy-Ombudsman Sakslin during the coronavirus pandemic
25.1.2021 Parliamentary Ombudsman receives record number of complaints in 2020
13.1.2021 Matti Marttunen nominated as Secretary General of the Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman
7.1.2021 National Police Board interpreted assembly restrictions too broadly
5.1.2021 Deputy-Ombudsman Sakslin gave decisions on child protection
12.11.2020 Finnish Border Guard procedures in restrictions of cross-border traffic
16.10.2020 Act on the Openness of Government Activities should be reformed
15.10.2020 The Parliamentary Ombudsman will not investigate the actions of the police in the Elokapina demonstration
5.10.2020 Shortcomings endangering pupils’ legal protection in municipal decision-making
30.9.2020 Names of Government projects must be given in national languages
9.9.2020 Criminal proceedings of offences against children should be prescribed urgent in law
27.8.2020 Freedom of religion at school
23.7.2020 Non-discrimination must be ensured for persons with disabilities when arranging matriculation examinations
20.7.2020 Detective Sergeant reprimanded over several irregularities
8.7.2020 Numerous complaints about police activities in the Black Lives Matter demonstration
25.6.2020 The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency has stopped using the parallel name ‘Väylä’, which was criticised by the Parliamentary Ombudsman
24.6.2020 The preventive powers of the police should be assessed
17.6.2020 The Parliamentary Ombudsman’s 2019 Annual Report presented to the Speaker of Parliament
15.5.2020 The state of emergency and education
11.5.2020 Legal problems related to the overseight of restrictions on mobility and gatherings