Legal Service
The Legal Service is responsible for:
- public international law;
- international cooperation against terrorism, anti-terrorism coordination within the Ministry;
- issues relating to human rights courts and conventions and other matters concerning human rights law;
- EU law, unless the issue in question falls within the competence of another organisational unit;
- representation of the Government of Finland before EC Courts and in infringement procedures concerning Finland as a Member State of the EU;
- international treaties unless the issue in question falls within the competence of another organisational unit;
- preparation of national legislation, unless it falls within the competence of another organisational unit;
- representation of the Government of Finland before international courts and other international bodies of investigation and supervision.
Post address
Legal Service
PO Box 176
00023
GOVERNMENT
FINLAND
Visiting address
Kanavakatu 3 B
00160
HELSINKI
FINLAND
Invoice address
OVT: 0037024597392601
Operator: OpusCapita Solutions Oy (E204503)
E-mail addresses are in the form: forename.surname@formin.fi. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.