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Forms of oversight The Intelligence Ombudsman performs advance, real-time and retrospective supervision of the legality of the use of intelligence gathering methods. Advance oversight of legality may consist of general legal advice to the intellig...

Data protection rights You can request the Office of the Intelligence Ombudsman to fulfil the following data protection rights. Right to obtain information on the processing of personal data You have the right to know for what purposes and by whic...

The Intelligence Ombudsman is tasked with supervising the legality of intelligence gathering methods and the use of intelligence, as well as the legality of other intelligence operations conducted by the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service a...

Telephone services Data processed in connection with the use of telephone services The switchboard of the Office of the Intelligence Ombudsman connects calls to the public officials working at the Office of the Intelligence Ombudsman. We save the ...

Submitting job applications Processing of personal data related to the job application process We publish information on open positions in the Valtiolle.fi service, which is the primary channel for submitting job applications. Through the Valtioll...

Electronic services Instituting a case electronically Cases can be instituted by delivering the materials by e-mail to the Office of the Intelligence Ombudsman. Visiting the website Our website is open to the public and browsing it does not requir...

Visiting the office Instituting a case You can institute a case electronically or by bringing the documents personally to the Office of the Intelligence Ombudsman. A lobby service is available in the entrance lobby of our office. The service is pa...

15.5.2026 | ANNUAL REPORT 2025 SUMMARY Foreword This is a report on the activities of the Intelligence Ombudsman in 2025, which is submitted to Parliament, the Parliamentary Ombudsman and the Government in accordance with Article 19(1) of the Intelligence Ove...

4.6.2024 | The Intelligence Ombudsman published a report on his activities in 2023. The annual report is at the same time a kind of balance sheet of the first five-year term of office of the Intelligence Ombudsman.

30.5.2025 | ANNUAL REPORT 2024 SUMMARY Foreword This is a report on the activities of the Intelligence Ombudsman in 2024, which is submitted to Parliament, the Parliamentary Ombudsman and the Government in accordance with Article 19(1) of the Intelligence Ove...

Stages of processing 1 Admission for investigation The Intelligence Ombudsman will investigate a complaint falling under the Ombudsman's purview if there is cause to suspect that the law has been broken in the intelligence activity or if the Ombud...

4.6.2024 | ANNUAL REPORT 2023 SUMMARY Foreword This is a report on the activities of the Intelligence Ombudsman in 2023, which is submitted to Parliament, the Parliamentary Ombudsman and the Government in accordance with Article 19(1) of the Intelligence Ove...

4.6.2024 | ANNUAL REPORT 2023 SUMMARY Foreword This is a report on the activities of the Intelligence Ombudsman in 2023, which is submitted to Parliament, the Parliamentary Ombudsman and the Government in accordance with Article 19(1) of the Intelligence Ove...

DESCRIPTION OF THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE OMBUDSMAN Description of the right of access to documents According to section 12 of the Constitution of Finland (731/1999), documents and recordings in the possession of the auth...

DESCRIPTION OF THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE OMBUDSMAN Description of the right of access to documents According to section 12 of the Constitution of Finland (731/1999), documents and recordings in the possession of the auth...

Institution of a matter You must make your complaint or investigation request in writing. It must indicate the name and contact details of the complainant or person making the investigation request. Anonymous messages will not be processed as comp...

17.4.2019 | Government has today appointed Master of Laws Kimmo Hakonen to the office of Intelligence Ombudsman. Hakonen's five-year term begins on 1 May 2019.

26.4.2019 | On 1 June 2019, new civilian intelligence legislation will enter into force in Finland with the goal of improving our capabilities to protect against serious threats to national security. The President of the Republic approved the amendments to the Police Act and the Act on the Use of Network Traffic Intelligence in Civilian Intelligence on 26 April.

18.11.2024 | Joonas Widlund Tiedustelu oikeusvaltiossa  ACTA WASAENSIA 545 Copyright © Vaasan yliopisto ja tekijänoikeuksien haltijat. ISBN 978-952-395-167-9 (painettu) 978-952-395-168-6 (verkkoaineisto) ISSN 0355-2667 (Acta Wasaensia 545, painettu) 2323-91...