The Regional Assembly of Oulu Region is committed to responsible operations and strives to promote ethical practices. We take all illegal, unethical and other activities that violate our instructions seriously. We encourage you to bring any detected violations to our attention whenever there is a reasonable suspicion.
The internal reporting channel of the Regional Assembly of Northern Ostrobothnia is intended for the use of the staff of the Regional Assembly of Northern Ostrobothnia, and the reporting of misconduct is primarily made to that reporting channel. In certain situations required by law, report can also be made to the central external Whistleblowing channel of the Chancellor of Justice or directly to the competent authority.
Through the website of the Regional Assembly of Northern Ostrobothnia, applicants for project funding and parties involved in the implementation of projects funded and implemented by the Regional Assembly of Northern Ostrobothnia can also submit a report to the voluntary Whistleblowing channel. In addition, Finland, which is renewing and competent in the Regional Assembly of Northern Ostrobothnia, can submit a report to the Whistleblowing channel for follow-up measures centralised during the EU's regional and structural policy programme 2021-2027.
The application of the Act on the Protection of reporters to the reporter and the report will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the conditions of application of the Act. A prerequisite for the protection of whistleblowers is that the whistleblower reports an irregularity detected in or in connection in cooperation in cooperation with their work; and the whistleblower has reasonable grounds at the time of report to believe that the information on the breach is correct and that the information on the breach falls in cooperation in cooperation within the scope of the Act on the Protection of Reporters.
You don't have to be completely sure about it, but you have to report it in good faith. It is strictly forbidden to make intentional false declarations.
When submitting the report, please provide such personal data as is necessary for the processing of the report. Avoid disclosing unnecessary and especially sensitive personal data.
You can leave your name and contact information when submitting a report, but if you wish, you can submit your report completely anonymously through this privacy-protected Whistleblowing channel. If you attach attachments to your report, the system will automatically delete the metadata related to identification.
The service of the channel is provided by an external independent service provider Easywhistle Oy. It is responsible for the technical implementation of the channel and ensures that the anonymity of the reporter is secured, the information in the report is well protected and the system meets the most demanding data protection criteria. For more information, see: https://www.easywhistle.com/users.
When you submit a report, you will receive a case-by-case unique transaction ID, which allows you to continue to communicate in cooperation in cooperation with us. Please keep this account safe. It allows you to continue communicating anonymously in cooperation in cooperation with us. If necessary, we will ask you via the channel for more information and report on the progress of the case.
Reported suspicions are handled and investigated confidentially, impartially and independently, and any no measures are taken before the investigation is completed before the investigation is completed. Information on the report and the related investigation can only be obtained by persons who absolutely need it in order to carry out the investigation or who need to provide the information in another situation required by law.
You can access this link the Whistleblowing channel
