Main tasks of the Cooperation Ombudsman

The Cooperation Ombudsman operates autonomously within the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and performs his or her supervision duty independently. The term of office is five years.

Among other things, the Cooperation Ombudsman:
supervises compliance with

• the Act on Co-operation within Undertakings (1333/2021),
• the Act on Co-operation within Finnish and Community-wide Groups of Undertakings (335/2007),
• the Act on Employee Involvement in European Companies (758/2004),
• the Act on Personnel Funds (934/2010),

and the implementation of their objectives, noudattamista ja seuraa niiden tavoitteiden toteutumista

• gives advice on the application of the aforementioned acts,
• promotes and improves co-operation between employers and employees, and implements other personnel representation systems,
• supervises the operation and administration of the personnel fund,
• maintains the personnel funds register.

The Cooperation Ombudsman has the right to, for example:

• obtain, secrecy provisions notwithstanding and without a charge, the information and documents required in the supervision duty;
• perform an investigation in an undertaking in the extent required by the supervision duty;
• present a matter for preliminary investigation if sanctions are imposed for breach of an act of law.

The Cooperation Ombudsman operates autonomously within the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and performs his or her supervision duty independently. 

Annual report of the Office of the Cooperation Ombudsman 2020 (in Finnish)