Finland · Government
Government and administration in Finland
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Head of State — President of the Republic
- Directly elected; leads foreign policy with the government.
- Executive — Prime Minister and Government
- Accountable to the Eduskunta.
- Legislative — Eduskunta
- Single chamber of 200 members.
- Judicial — Separate general and administrative branches
- Career judiciary.
How legislation is made
Government or member bills are examined in committee — critically the Constitutional Law Committee for rights and constitutional questions — pass two readings in the Eduskunta and are confirmed by the President.
Enforcement institutions
- Police of Finland
- Under the National Police Board.
- Office of the Prosecutor General
- Independent national prosecution service.
- Parliamentary Ombudsman
- Oversees legality in public administration.
Government bodies and regulators
- judicialNational Prosecution Authority (Syyttäjälaitos)Conducts criminal prosecutions.
- executiveFinnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH)Maintains the Trade Register.
- executiveFinnish Immigration Service (Migri)Decides residence and citizenship.
- executiveFinnish Tax Administration (Vero)Assesses and collects taxes.
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