Country	FINLAND
RTI law score	105/150 – see also the legal analysis section
What were we looking for?	Information regarding transposition of tobacco directive, environmental protection law reform and ratification of patent court.
We found proactively published…	14,3% of information
We managed to get via FOI requests…	50,0% of information
Partner	Individual Researcher

FINLAND’S

MAIN FINDINGS

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There is a lack of record keeping of minutes of meetings.

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Relevant documents for understanding decision- making processes are not proactively available.

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It took an average of 4,5 days to get responses.

	Appointments diaries of public officials	Minutes of meetings (including meetings within government or between government and outside interests)	Document justifying the particular decision taken	Documents submitted by lobbyists and external interest groups	Documents submitted to a public consultation (if held)
Tobacco Law (transposition of Tobacco Products Directive)
Reform of the Environmental Protection Law – provisions on public participation					NOT HELD
Ratification of the European Patent Court Agreement

Table key:

Information proactively published
Information not proactivelly published
NOT HELDCases in which public consultation was not held

	Minutes of meetings	Third-party documents (including correspondence)
Ratification of the European Patent Court Agreement		N/R
Tobacco Law (transposition of Tobacco Products Directive)
Reform of the Environmental Protection Law – provisions on public participation		N/R

Table key:

Information disclosed
Information not held