Act on the Openness of Government Activities (No. 621 of 1999). País/Territorio Finlandia Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1999 (2015) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia General Palabra clave Acceso-a-la-información Participación pública Recopilación de datos/informes Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Autorización/permiso Clasificación/declasificación Gobernanza Área geográphica Ártico, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Septentrional Entry into force notes This Act entered into force on 1 December 1999. Resumen The present Act contains provisions on the right of access to official documents in the public domain, officials’ duty of non-disclosure, document secrecy and other access restrictions that are necessary for the protection of public and private interests. It also contains provisions as on the duties of the authorities to achieve the objectives of the Act, which are to promote openness and good practice on information management in government and to provide private individuals and corporations with an opportunity to monitor the exercise of public authority and the use of public resources, to freely form an opinion, to influence the exercise of public authority, and to protect their rights and interests. The Act contains 38 Sections divided into the following Chapters: 1. General provisions; 2. When documents enter the public domain; 3. Right of access to a document; 4. Granting access to a document; 5. Duty of the authorities to promote access and good practice on information management; 6. Secrecy obligations; 7. Derogations from secrecy and declassification; 8. Miscellaneous provisions. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.finlex.fi