Press releases

Content with Year case was opened 2015 .

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
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
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
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
11.5.2020	Legal problems related to the overseight of restrictions on mobility and gatherings
16.4.2020	Parliamentary Ombudsman receives a large number of complaints related to the state of emergency
2.4.2020	The Parliamentary Ombudsman has nominated a new Human Rights Delegation
11.3.2020	Greater effort on preventing and monitoring deaths in police custody
22.1.2020	Record number of complaints to the Parliamentary Ombudsman in 2019
10.1.2020	‘A status’ has again been awarded to the Finnish National Human Rights Institution
8.1.2020	Sirpa Rautio to continue as Director of the Human Rights Centre
19.12.2019	Ombudsman criticises the Ministry of Transport and Communications’ administrative branch names nimiä
12.12.2019	No-Harm Center given names in Finland’s national languages
19.11.2019	National languages are not treated equally on the new badges of security authorities
23.10.2019	Pre-trial investigations concerning children to be conducted without delay
14.10.2019	A municipality violated a teacher’s freedom of speech
7.8.2019	More resources must be used in prevention of deaths in custody
7.6.2019	Serious deficiencies in accessibility - polling stations were not accessible for wheelchairs
27.11.2018	National Bureau of Investigation criticised for statement
29.8.2018	Cage beds must be abandoned in care of disabled people
6.3.2018	False information provided to Parliamentary Ombudsman – prison director and assistant director committed an offence
26.1.2018	Deficiencies still found in securing the secrecy of the polls - Parliamentary Ombudsman carried out surprise inspections at advance polling stations
28.9.2017	Mikko Sarja appointed as substitute for Deputy-Ombudsman
5.9.2017	Deputy-Ombudsman Sakslin criticises children's hearings at foreign missions
24.8.2017	Faulty data system has led to erroneous payment default entries - Parliamentary Ombudsman considers the system fault is serious
5.7.2017	Severe delays in Kela's telephone service
31.5.2017	City of Vantaa violated graffiti artists' freedom of speech
13.4.2017	Deficiencies in securing the secrecy of the polls
1.2.2017	Parliamentary Ombudsman: Prime Minister was not disqualified in the Terrafame matter
24.1.2017	Nearly 5,000 complaints received again by the Ombudsman
20.1.2017	A reprimand to the Bank of Finland and the Financial Supervisory for their telephone advice in violation of the law
21.12.2016	What kind of language skills should be required of police officers?
19.12.2016	Parliamentary ombudsman issues a prosecution order
19.12.2016	A reprimand issued to the ministry of finance for the treatment of a journalist
14.12.2016	National conciliator tweeted on labour dispute talks
13.12.2016	Closer supervision and guidelines needed for Taser use
13.12.2016	Costs of treating injuries caused by accidents at school should be paid directly by the municipality
12.12.2016	Parliamentary ombudsman submitted his annual report 2015 to speaker of parliament
9.12.2016	Parliamentary Ombudsman issued a reprimand for negligence related to restraining a patient
5.12.2016	A reprimand issued to the police concerning searches of domiciles