Data Protection Ombudsman

Organisation name in original language

Tietosuojavaltuutettu/Dataombudsmannen

Category of human rights structure

Statutory human rights body

Country

Finland

Type(s) of body

Data Protection Authority (DPA)

Address

POBox 800, FI-00531 Helsinki

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Legal source(s)

Human rights capacity support

Not applicable

Functions

  • Oversight
  • Providing remedy
  • Collecting data on human rights violations
  • Performing promotional activities

Specific mandates

  • Any other function under international human rights conventions, under EU legislation or under the national legal system

Structured cooperation with partners at national level

  • Cooperates with ministries, public authorities and ombudsman institutions.
  • Coordinates with the Occupational Safety and Health Authority under sectoral laws to oversee privacy.
  • Works with the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) and other consumer and safety authorities.
  • Participates in legislative groups and gives expert testimony.
  • Works with civil society, industry, academia and the Human Rights Delegation.

Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level

  • As part of the European Data Protection Board,cooperates with other national supervisory authorities in cross-border cases, exchanging information and providing official support.
  • Cooperates with the supervisory groups of the Schengen Information System (SIS II), the European Asylum Dactyloscopy Database (Eurodac) and the EU’s centralised Visa Information System.
  • Cooperates more closely with the data protection authorities of the Nordic countries and territories, including Norway, Iceland, the Åland Islands and the Faroe Islands.

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