Finland Implementation Report 2017-2019 – For Public Comment

In 2020, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM)The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is OGP’s accountability arm and the main means of tracking progress in participating countries. The IRM provides independent, evidence-based, and objective ... published the Implementation Report for Finland’s third action planAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen... (2017-2019). The report covers the level of completionImplementers must follow through on their commitments for them to achieve impact. For each commitment, OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) evaluates the degree to which the activities outlin... and the results of the action plan.

In Finland, the IRM researcher Teemu Laulainen’s findings are summarized below:

“Finland improved implementation of commitments in the third action plan. Notable achievements include improving the accessibility of state procurement data and the development of open government principles for public sector reform, which could be replicated in other sectors. The commitmentOGP commitments are promises for reform co-created by governments and civil society and submitted as part of an action plan. Commitments typically include a description of the problem, concrete action... on expanding the access to information principle to cover public services produced by corporate entities was not completed, as its implementation required legislative changes.”

And in Finnish:

“Suomi paransi sitoumusten toimeenpanoa kolmannella toimintasuunnitelmakaudella. Huomionarvoisia saavutuksia ovat valtion hankintatietojen saatavuuden parantaminen sekä julkisen sektorin uudistamista varten kehitetyt avoimen hallinnon periaatteet, jotka voidaan toteuttaa myös muiden hallintouudistusten yhteydessä. Sitoumusta julkisuusperiaatteen laajentamisesta koskemaan yhtiömuodossa tuotettavia julkisia palveluita ei saatu valmiiksi, sillä sen toimeenpano edellyttäisi lainsäädännön muutoksia.”

The version of the report for public comment is available in English and in Finnish below. The two-week public comment period closed 2 April 2020.