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Parliamentary Ombudsman, Finland

Statistical data concerning the year 1998    

Cases resolved in 1998 2,361
Complaints 2,310
Own initiatives 28
Advisory opinions 23
On-site inspections conducted in 1998 61
prisons 8
police stations 16
military units 10
courts of law 5
hospitals and social welfare institutions 13
others 9



The variety of cases resolved in 1998      
Social welfare authorities 357 Educational authorities 51
Police 242 Employment authorities 50
Civil and criminal courts 302 Traffic and communications authorities 51
Special courts 49 Immigration authorities 32
Administrative courts 59 Military authorities 44
Prison authorities 93 Authorities on agriculture and forestry 37
Public health authorities 166 Prosecutors 52
Local Government 108 Ecclesiastic authorities 10
Environmental authorities 86 Other public authorities 256
Tax and internal revenue authorities 91 Others exercising a public function 3
Distraint authorities 58 Outside the Ombudsman's mandate 164
Total number of cases resolved     2,361
The "Top Eight" out of all cases resolved in 1998
Civil and criminal courts 410 (17 %) Local Government 108 (5 %)
Social welfare authorities 357 (15 %) Prison authorities 93 (4 %)
Police 242 (10 %) Tax and internal revenue authorities 91 (4 %)
Public health authorities 166 (7 %) Environmental authorities 86 (4 %)

 
Action taken by the Ombudsman

Complaints  2,310
Inquiries leading to action or settlement:  
recommendation 1
reprimand 8
view  204
settlement in the course of the inquiry 43
No action, because:  
no fault was found as a result of the inquiry 341
no grounds for an inquiry ("manifestly ill-founded") 960
No inquiry, because the case was:  
beyond the jurisdiction of the Ombudsman 212
already pending before a competent authority or still open to regular remedies 300
unspecified 83
transferred to the Chancellor of Justice 11
transferred to the Prosecutor General 15
transferred to other public authority 6
older than five years 32
inadmissible on other grounds 9

  

Own initiatives 28
recommendation 12
reprimand 1
view  6
settlement in the course of the inquiry 1
no fault was found  3
no grounds for an inquiry  2
case transferred to the Chancellor of Justice 1
Advisory opinions 23
to the Ministry of Finance 5
to the Ministry of Justice 9
to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 4
to the Ministry of the Interior 2
to the Ministry of Transport and Communications 1
to the Ministry of Education 1
to the National Agency for Medicines 1



The percentage of the Ombudsman's investigations (complaints and own initiatives) leading to action was 9,8 % in 1998 (8,9 % in the previous year).
 

International exchange 

  • On 21 November 1998, Mr. Lehtimaja hosted a luncheon on the occasion of the Mexican Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Rosario Green's official visit to Finland.

  • On 11 December 1998, Mr. Lehtimaja participated as an invited expert in the interviewing of the applicants for the new Flemish Parliamentary Ombudsman in Brussels, Belgium.

  • On 13 January 1999, Mr Ole Espersen, Commissioner of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, called on the Ombudsman to discuss the investigation of crimes conducted by the police.

  • On 25 January 1999, Mr Ahmed Qurie, Speaker of the Palestianian Legislative Council, called on Mr Lehtimaja.

  • On 15 March 1999, Mr Lehtimaja met Mr Nelson Mandela, President of the Republic of South Africa, on his official visit to Finland.

  • On 26 March 1999, Mr Duan Zhengkun, Deputy Minister of Justice of the People's Republic of China, called on Mr Lehtimaja.

  • From 26 April to 3 May, Mr Lehtimaja and Ms Paunio paid an official visit to the People's Republic of China on the invitation of the Chinese Minister of Supervision, Mr He Yong. They visited Beijing, Xi'an and Nanjing, getting acquainted with the supervisory activities of the Ministry at the national, provincial and local level. They also visited the legislative committee of the People's Congress and the Supreme Court of the People's Republic.

Newsletter No. 18

Parliamentary Ombudsman, Finland

Statistical data concerning the year 1998    

Cases resolved in 1998 2,361
Complaints 2,310
Own initiatives 28
Advisory opinions 23

 

On-site inspections conducted in 1998 61
prisons 8
police stations 16
military units 10
courts of law 5
hospitals and social welfare institutions 13
others 9



The variety of cases resolved in 1998      
Social welfare authorities 357 Educational authorities 51
Police 242 Employment authorities 50
Civil and criminal courts 302 Traffic and communications authorities 51
Special courts 49 Immigration authorities 32
Administrative courts 59 Military authorities 44
Prison authorities 93 Authorities on agriculture and forestry 37
Public health authorities 166 Prosecutors 52
Local Government 108 Ecclesiastic authorities 10
Environmental authorities 86 Other public authorities 256
Tax and internal revenue authorities 91 Others exercising a public function 3
Distraint authorities 58 Outside the Ombudsman's mandate 164
Total number of cases resolved     2,361

 

The "Top Eight" out of all cases resolved in 1998
Civil and criminal courts 410 (17 %) Local Government 108 (5 %)
Social welfare authorities 357 (15 %) Prison authorities 93 (4 %)
Police 242 (10 %) Tax and internal revenue authorities 91 (4 %)
Public health authorities 166 (7 %) Environmental authorities 86 (4 %)

 
Action taken by the Ombudsman

Complaints  2,310
Inquiries leading to action or settlement:  
recommendation 1
reprimand 8
view  204
settlement in the course of the inquiry 43
No action, because:  
no fault was found as a result of the inquiry 341
no grounds for an inquiry ("manifestly ill-founded") 960
No inquiry, because the case was:  
beyond the jurisdiction of the Ombudsman 212
already pending before a competent authority or still open to regular remedies 300
unspecified 83
transferred to the Chancellor of Justice 11
transferred to the Prosecutor General 15
transferred to other public authority 6
older than five years 32
inadmissible on other grounds 9

  

Own initiatives 28
recommendation 12
reprimand 1
view  6
settlement in the course of the inquiry 1
no fault was found  3
no grounds for an inquiry  2
case transferred to the Chancellor of Justice 1

 

Advisory opinions 23
to the Ministry of Finance 5
to the Ministry of Justice 9
to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 4
to the Ministry of the Interior 2
to the Ministry of Transport and Communications 1
to the Ministry of Education 1
to the National Agency for Medicines 1



The percentage of the Ombudsman's investigations (complaints and own initiatives) leading to action was 9,8 % in 1998 (8,9 % in the previous year).
 

International exchange 

  • On 21 November 1998, Mr. Lehtimaja hosted a luncheon on the occasion of the Mexican Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Rosario Green's official visit to Finland.

  • On 11 December 1998, Mr. Lehtimaja participated as an invited expert in the interviewing of the applicants for the new Flemish Parliamentary Ombudsman in Brussels, Belgium.

  • On 13 January 1999, Mr Ole Espersen, Commissioner of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, called on the Ombudsman to discuss the investigation of crimes conducted by the police.

  • On 25 January 1999, Mr Ahmed Qurie, Speaker of the Palestianian Legislative Council, called on Mr Lehtimaja.

  • On 15 March 1999, Mr Lehtimaja met Mr Nelson Mandela, President of the Republic of South Africa, on his official visit to Finland.

  • On 26 March 1999, Mr Duan Zhengkun, Deputy Minister of Justice of the People's Republic of China, called on Mr Lehtimaja.

  • From 26 April to 3 May, Mr Lehtimaja and Ms Paunio paid an official visit to the People's Republic of China on the invitation of the Chinese Minister of Supervision, Mr He Yong. They visited Beijing, Xi'an and Nanjing, getting acquainted with the supervisory activities of the Ministry at the national, provincial and local level. They also visited the legislative committee of the People's Congress and the Supreme Court of the People's Republic.