African Ombudsmen Second Regional Colloquium, 19th February 2015, Nairobi. Speech by Sofie From-Emmesberger, Ambassador of Finland to Kenya

Abstract

There is a whole variety of mandates and roles of the ombudsman institutions and there is no one-size-fits-all model. In Finland the Ombudsman is a supreme oversight agency of legality elected by the national parliament. The scope of the Ombudsman’s oversight includes courts, authorities and public servants as well as other persons and bodies that perform public tasks. Private entities in general are outside of the scope, nor may the Ombudsman examine the parliament´s legislative work, the activities of parliamentarians or the official actions of the Chancellor of Justice.