Inspections
On-site inspections in public offices and institutions have traditionally been an important part of the Ombudsman's work.
Prisons, closed institutions, Defence Forces
In addition, he carries out regular inspections in units of the Defence Forces, the Border Guard and in Finnish peacekeeping contingents.
Inspections also take place at police stations, public prosecutor's offices and courts as well as social welfare and health care authorities and institutions, such as homes for the intellectually disabled and children's homes.
Failings come to light
Shortcomings which the Ombudsman decides on his own initiative to investigate often come to light in the course of on-site inspections.
Inspections have an important preventive function, but at the same time they provide a picture of the circumstances in which the authorities must operate and add to the knowledge needed to arrive at decisions on complaints.
The confidential discussions also reveal shortcomings which have not been brought to the Ombudsman's attention in complaints.
Special attention to appropriateness of conditions
The matters examined during on-site inspections of institutions include the appropriateness of conditions, such as accommodation areas as well as food and health care.
Attention is also paid to the treatment of inmates as well as to the use of coercive and disciplinary measures.
During inspections, inmates of institutions as well as conscripts always have the opportunity to speak to the Ombudsman or his representative in confidentiality.
Other aspects examined at sites inspected include how smoothly matters are taken care of and whether decisions are made appropriately: whether they are in accordance with the law and based on sufficient grounds.
Inspections also always include discussions with the personnel and management bodies of institutions as well as scrutiny of documents.
OPCAT inspections
In November 2014, the Parliamentary Ombudsman became the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) referred to in the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture. Consequently, new features and requirements were included in inspections.
The NPM is responsible for conducting inspections in places where persons deprived of their liberty are held.
Such places include police departments and remand prisons, detention units for foreigners, psychiatric hospitals, residential schools and child welfare institutions.
Inspections can now also be carried out in all private places that can be used to hold persons who have been deprived of their liberty. Such places include the detention facilities on board ships and aeroplanes and in public events.
Help from experts of different fields, such as doctors, and so-called experts by experience, who have themselves been placed in an institution in the past, may be used during these inspections.
2022
June
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Tarkastus: Kuluttajariitalautakunta 16.5.2022 (pdf)
23.6.2022, dnr 1949/2022 -
Tarkastus: Rajavartiolaitos, Maahanmuuttovirasto, Helsingin kaupunki ja Helsingin poliisilaitos Länsisatamassa 14.4.2022 (pdf)
22.6.2022, dnr 2261/2022 -
Tarkastus: Keski-Pohjanmaan sosiaali- ja terveyspalvelukuntayhtymä Soite 15.9.2021 (pdf)
20.6.2022, dnr 3995/2021 -
Tarkastus: Mehiläinen Hoivapalvelut Oy, Mainiokoti Andante, Espoo 3.3.2022 (pdf)
15.6.2022, dnr 1127/2022
May
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Tarkastus: Kangasalan kaupungin sosiaali- ja terveyskeskuksen vanhuspalvelut, 31.8.2021 (pdf)
18.5.2022, dnr 1252/2021 -
Tarkastus: Pääesikunta 10.2.2022 (pdf)
2.5.2022, dnr 408/2022
April
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Tarkastus: Hämeenlinnan kaupunki, ikääntyneiden asiakasohjaus 16.8.2021 (pdf)
28.4.2022, dnr 3143/2021 -
Tarkastus: Jampankaaren palvelupihan tehostetun palveluasumisen yksiköt, 21.6.2021 (pdf)
14.4.2022, dnr 4060/2021
March
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Tarkastus: Psykiatrinen vankisairaala, Vantaan yksikkö 13.10.2021 (pdf)
22.3.2022, dnr 6762/2021
February
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Tarkastus: Kuopion vankila 3. - 4.11.2021 (pdf)
25.2.2022, dnr 6769/2021 -
Tarkastus: Rekolan hengityshalvausyksikkö 16.6.2021 (pdf)
2.2.2022, dnr 4128/2021
January
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Tarkastus:Vankiterveydenhuollon yksikkö, Kuopion poliklinikka 3.11. - 4.11.2021 (pdf)
27.1.2022, dnr 6832/2021 -
Helsingin säilöönottoyksikön ennalta ilmoittamaton tarkastus 8.11.2021 (pdf)
24.1.2022, dnr 7238/2021 -
Tarkastus: Poliisihallitus 8.12.2021 (pdf)
20.1.2022, dnr 8409/2021 -
Tarkastus: Vaasan kaupunki, Purohovi 16.6.2021 (pdf)
20.1.2022, dnr 3996/2021 -
Tarkastus: Pietarsaaren kaupungin kehitysvammaisten henkilöiden laitos- ja asumispalvelut 2021 (ratkaisu ruotsiksi) (pdf)
20.1.2022, dnr 3653/2020 -
Tarkastus: Porin Prikaati, Säkylä 2.12.2021 (pdf)
14.1.2022, dnr 8003/2021 -
Tarkastus: Porin Prikaati, Niinisalo 1.12.2021 (pdf)
14.1.2022, dnr 8002/2021
2021
December
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Tarkastus: Helsingin poliisilaitos, Pasilan poliisivankila 17.6.2021 (pdf)
1.12.2021, dnr 4225/2021
November
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Tarkastus: Itä-Uudenmaan poliisilaitos, Vantaan poliisivankila 17.6.2021 (pdf)
30.11.2021, dnr 4226/2021