Deputy-Ombudsman Susanna Lindroos-Hovinheimo

The Deputy Parliamentary Ombudsman is Susanna Lindroos-Hovinheimo, Doctor of Laws and Master of Laws with court training.

Lindroos-Hovinheimo took on the role of Deputy-Ombudsman on 1 April 2026.

Before this, Lindroos-Hovinheimo acted as Professor of Public Law at the University of Helsinki. She has previously worked in roles such as Referendary Counsellor at the Office of the Chancellor of Justice and researcher at the University of London.

Lindroos-Hovinheimo has wide-ranging expertise in constitutional law, EU regulation, legal theory and administrative law. Her research has recently focused particularly on regulating digitalisation and artificial intelligence.

Curriculum vitae

Education and qualifications

  • Adjunct Professor (Docent) in jurisprudence, University of Helsinki 2014
  • Master of Laws with Court Training 2012
  • Doctor of Laws, University of Helsinki 2011
  • Master of Laws, University of Helsinki 2006
  • Master of Political Sciences, University of Helsinki 2002
  • Upper secondary school graduate, Mattlidens gymnasium 1997

Career

  • Deputy-Ombudsman 04/2026–
    • Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman
  • Professor of Public Law 09/2018–
    • Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki
  • Judicial Secretary, part-time, 01/2026–03/2026
    • Supreme Court
  • Referendary Counsellor 01/2024–12/2025
    • Office of the Chancellor of Justice
  • Stagiaire 02/2021–04/2021
    • European Court of Justice
  • University Lecturer in Law 09/2015-09/2018
    • Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki
  • Lecturer in Law 09/2013–04/2015
    • Department of Law, Queen Mary University of London
  • University Lecturer in Jurisprudence 09/2012–08/2013
    • Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki
  • Trainee Judge at the Court of Appeal, District Notary 09/2011–08/2012
    • Vantaa District Court

Notable recent publications

  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. & Maroni, M. (2026) “The Digital Omnibus and EU’s New Approach to Data: From Human-Centric to Business-Centric?” EU Law Live.
  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (2025) ”Välttämättömyys ja valtiosääntö.” Lakimies 123(7–8), 1206–1234.
  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (2025) “Children as the Others of Technology Regulation” in Artificial Intelligence, Humans and the Law. Palmer Olsen, H., Livingston Slosser, J., Addo Ravn, S., Eddebo, J. & Hultin Rosenberg, J. (ed.). London: Routledge, 79–99.
  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (2025) ”KHO 2024:115 – Miten soveltaa EU-oikeutta silloin, kun se ei sovellu?” Lakimies 123(2), 335–347.
  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S., Koivisto, I., Koulu, R. & Sankari, S. (2025) Tekoälyn sääntely. Alma Talent.
  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (2024) ”Automaattisen päätöksenteon määritelmä laajenee – Euroopan unionin ensimmäiset tuomiot tietosuoja-asetuksen 22 artiklasta.” Lakimies 122(2–3), 537–544.
  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (2023) ”KKO 2023:14: Miksi lainvastaisesti hankittuja Anom-viestejä sai hyödyntää?” Lakimies 121(3–4), 572–583.
  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (2023) ”Tietosuojan vaikutus oikeudenkäynteihin: rajoittaako tietosuoja-asetus todistelua?” Defensor Legis 2023(2), 367–376.
  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (2023) ”Euroopan unionin tuomioistuimen punnintaa yksityisyydestä ja julkisuudesta.” In Korpisaari, P. (ed.) Viestintäoikeuden vuosikirja 2022, 94–105.
  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (2023) ”Förhandsavgöranden till tribunalen - en liten detalj eller stor förändring?” Europarättslig tidskrift 2023(2), 327–334.
  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (2023) “ECtHR finds violation of the right to fair trial when national court does not seek preliminary ruling from the CJEU.” European Law Blog 28.3.2023.
  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (2022) “Toistuvia pettymyksiä: pohdintaa perustuslain tulkinnan vaikeudesta.” Lakimies 120(7–8), 1186–1208.
  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (2022) “Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (2022). Yksityisyyttä vai avoimuutta? Tietosuojan vaikutus julkisuusperiaatteeseen.” Lakimies 120(5), 749–773.
  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (2022) “Jurisdiction and personality rights – in which Member State should harmful online content be assessed?” Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law 29(2), 201–214.
  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (2022) Europeiska unionens domstol – Behörighet, uppgifter och förfaranden. Norstedts juridik.
  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (2021) Private Selves – Legal Personhood in European Privacy Protection. Cambridge University Press.
  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (2021) “Tolerating Ambiguity – Reflections on the Schrems II Ruling.” Nordic Journal of European Law 4(2), 75–85.
  • Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (2019) “Who controls our data? The legal reasoning of the European Court of Justice in Wirtschaftsakademie Schleswig-Holstein and Tietosuojavaltuutettu v Jehovan todistajat.” Information & Communications Technology Law 28(2), 225–238.