Oversight of legality at agencies within the Ministry’s branch of government

The agencies within the Ministry of the Interior’s branch of government bear the main responsibility for practical oversight activities and the handling of matters related to the oversight of legality.

The Ministry of the Interior only handles individual administrative complaints concerning its branch of government for special reasons. Such reasons may arise from the nature of the matter. Possible reasons include the position held by the public official whom the complaint concerns, disqualification, structural reasons related to the authorities’ activities, the need to provide guidance in a specific area of responsibility, or legislative issues.

National Police Board

The National Police Board is responsible for organising the internal oversight of legality within the police. Internal oversight of legality within the police is carried out by the National Police Board’s Control of Legality Unit as well as by the Legal Affairs Units of each police department. The police website provides more detailed information on organising oversight of legality within the police and filing complaints about police activities. The website also has a ready-made administrative complaint form and information on the procedure to be followed if a police officer is suspected of having committed an offence. The police website also includes an electronic form for sending feedback.

Internal supervision
Feedback form | National Police Board
Contact information | National Police Board

Finnish Security and Intelligence Service

The Director of the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service is responsible for organising the internal oversight of legality within the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service, and the lawyers responsible for the Service's internal oversight of legality are responsible for the practical implementation of the oversight. If you wish to file a complaint about the activities of the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service, you can send an email to its official email address, where the matter is forwarded to the right party. If you so wish, you may also submit a complaint or request for investigation referred to in the Act on the Oversight of Intelligence Activities (121/2019) to the Intelligence Ombudsman, who is responsible for the external oversight of legality of the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service.

Contact information | The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service 

Finnish Border Guard

The Headquarters of the Finnish Border Guard and its Legal Division are responsible for the oversight of legality within the Finnish Border Guard

Internal legality control | Finnish Border Guard
Administrative complaints | Finnish Border Guard
Feedback form | Finnish Border Guard
Contact information | Finnish Border Guard

Emergency Response Centre Agency

In the Emergency Response Centre Agency, the oversight of legality is the responsibility of the Legal Unit, which is directly under the Director General of the Agency. Instructions and forms for sending feedback and filing administrative complaints are available on the Emergency Response Centre Agency’s website at https://112.fi/en/feedback.

Finnish Immigration Service

The Legal and Specialist Services Unit of the Finnish Immigration Service is responsible for coordinating the oversight of legality at the Finnish Immigration Service.

Feedback form | Finnish Immigration Service
Administrative complaints | Finnish Immigration Service 
Contact information | Finnish Immigration Service

Crisis Management Centre 

At the Crisis Management Centre, responsibility for the oversight of legality rests with the Head of Administration.

Contact information | Crisis Management Centre