Finnish Act on the Openness of Government Activities
The Act governs the public nature of official documents, the grounds for secrecy, the deadlines for providing information and good information management. A refusal can be required in writing and appealed.
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Reference
- Reference
- 621/1999
- Area
- Administration, transparency and land use
- Supervision
- Valtioneuvoston oikeuskansleri
- Publisher
- Finlex
- Checked
- 2026-09-10
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Related acts
- Finnish Administrative Procedure Act434/2003
- Finnish Land Use Act132/1999
- Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act624/2006
- Finnish Accounting Act1336/1997
- Finnish Auditing Act1141/2015
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