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In Finland authorities are above the law
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Finland does not impose effective penalties for infringements of law done by authorities and Finnish legislation does not circumscribe the exercise of the national authorities' discretion, so that they can not use it arbitrarily. Examples among others: - The Finnish banking crisis in the 1990s. (Described extensively in the book: Laman ja rahan pelurit) - The case of Minister of Justice, Leena Luhtanen - The case of Päivi Hirvelä-Irma Ertman (This topic has previously been dealt with on this forum) These cases are only the tip of the iceberg. The vast number of cases shows that the malpractices are premeditated, repeated and still continuing. This practice has also been noticed in Europe. Examples among others: The Commission has in a Reasoned opinion given to Finland stated that "mere administrative practices, which by their nature are alterable at will by the authorities and are not given the appropriate publicity, cannot be regarded as constituting the proper fulfilment of obligations under the Treaty". The Council of the European Union has in its meeting on 8-9.03.2007 concluded that " Clear and consistent EU rules are a prerequisite for a well functioning Internal Market as are timely, correct and high-quality transposition of Community legislation and effective application and enforcement of common rules". Due to pressure coming from within Europe one can observe an elevated amount of awareness on the requirement to change these practices. An article in the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat (HS 17.03.2007) where it said that in the Ministry of Justice there has arosen the need to educate authorities of the ministry to comply with the Finnish Constitution and Community Law.
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