Ministry of Justice, Finland

Investigation Commission of Kauhajoki recommends stricter limitations on availability of firearms

17.02.2010

The Investigation Commission that investigated the school shootings in Kauhajoki recommends that firearms of a certain type be prohibited and conditions for obtaining a firearms permit be made stricter. The Commission suggests also some other measures, the purpose of which is to improve safety, health care and interaction in educational institutions. The Investigation Commission handed over its report to Minister of Justice Tuija Brax.

Electronic voting will not be developed further on the current basis - Voting on the Internet is a probable development trend

14.01.2010

The Cabinet discussed the potential further development of electronic voting in its cabinet evening session on 13 January. It decided that the development of electronic voting at polling stations will not be continued for the meantime, but instead the current election system will be maintained. At the same time, close attention will be paid to the development of electronic voting in international arenas.

Corruption and the Prevention of Corruption in Finland

15.12.2009

The Ministry of Justice has prepared a publication summarizing the available data on corruption in Finland and describing the law and the role of the authorities in the prevention of and response to corruption.

Closer cooperation between the Ministry of Justice and Russia

14.10.2009

The Ministry of Justice has drawn up a plan for the development of the cooperation with Russia in 2009-2015. The aim is to increase the effectiveness of legal cooperation with Russia and to promote effective legal protection and legal security in Russia.

The Committee on Election and Party Funding has given its definitions of policy to increase the transparency of election funding

13.10.2009

The Committee preparing the reform of election and party funding legislation has completed the key definitions of policy concerning the improvements in the transparency of party funding.

A Joint Nordic Project gathered information for reducing violence in the Nordic countries

15.06.2009

A joint Nordic project, led by the National Council for Crime Prevention in Finland, gathered a broad range of data in order to reduce violence in the Nordic countries. The main goal with the project, carried out in 2006 – 2009, was to strengthen cooperation and knowledge based crime prevention work in the Nordic countries.

Report of the investigations of the school shootings in Jokela has been published in English

25.05.2009

The report of the Investigation Commission, assigned by the Council of State to investigate the school shootings in Jokela, has now been published in English. In the report the Investigation Commission presents 13 recommendations aiming to reduce the probability of school shootings and lessen the harm done by them. Several of the recommendations involve prevention of marginalization through, among other things, developing the student health care and mental health services and also the prevention of school bullying.