The Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia 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 Council of North Ostrobothnia is intended for the use of the staff of the Regional Council of North Ostrobothnia, and the reporting of misconduct is primarily made to that reporting channel. In certain situations required by law, notification can also be made to the central external notification channel of the Chancellor of Justice or directly to the competent authority.
Through the website of the Regional Council of North Ostrobothnia, applicants for project funding and parties involved in the implementation of projects funded and implemented by the Regional Council of North Ostrobothnia can also submit a notification to the voluntary notification channel. In addition, Finland, which is renewing and competent in the Regional Council of North Ostrobothnia, can submit a notification to the notification 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 Notifiers to the notifier and the notification 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 with their work; and the declarant has reasonable grounds at the time of notification to believe that the information on the breach is correct and that the information on the breach falls 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 notification, please provide such personal data as is necessary for the processing of the notification. Avoid disclosing unnecessary and especially sensitive personal data.
You can leave your name and contact information when submitting a notification, but if you wish, you can submit your notification completely anonymously through this privacy-protected notification channel. If you attach attachments to your notification, 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 notification, you will receive a case-by-case unique transaction ID, which allows you to continue to communicate with us. Please keep this account safe. It allows you to continue communicating anonymously 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 sanctions are not taken before the investigation is completed. Information on the notification 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 Notification Channel
