Division of labour
Division of labour between the Ombudsman and the Deputy-Ombudsmen from April 8th 2026.
Ombudsman Jari Råman decides on matters concerning:
- the highest organs of state
- questions involving important principles
- courts, judicial administration and legal aid
- election matters
- public prosecutor
- the police, the Emergency Response Centre and rescue services
- military matters, Defence Forces and Border Guard
- Customs (excluding customs taxation)
- covert intelligence gathering and intelligence operations
- the coordination of the tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and reports relating to its work
Deputy-Ombudsman Mikko Sarja decides on matters concerning:
- Criminal sanctions field
- children´s rights
- legal guardianship
- social insurance
- income support
- labour administration and unemployment security
- early childhood education and care, education, science and culture
- religious communities
- language legislation
- freedom of speech
Deputy-Ombudsman Susanna Lindroos-Hovinheimo decides on matters concerning:
- distraint, bankruptcy and dept arrangements
- social welfare
- healthcare (including conscript healthcare and prisoner healthcare)
- rights of the elderly
- the rights of persons with disabilities
- asylum and immigration
- regional and local government
- the autonomy of the Åland Islands
- taxation
- Customs taxation
- environmental administration
- agriculture and forestry
- traffic and communications
- register administration
- Samí affairs
- special issues concerning EU law
