Section 2

When considering matters under preparation, the Committee for Constitutional Law shall, whenever there is cause for this, investigate the lawfulness of the official acts of the members of the Council of State and the Chancellor of Justice.

If another committee finds cause to complain that a member of the Council of State or the Chancellor of Justice has proceeded in an unlawful manner in an official act, the matter shall be submitted to the Committee for Constitutional Law for consideration.

A complaint concerning the unlawfulness of an official act of a member of the Council of State or the Chancellor of Justice may also be filed in Parliament. Such a complaint shall be submitted to the Speaker in writing and signed by no fewer than five representatives. On presentation of such a complaint the matter shall be sent to the Committee for Constitutional Law without discussion.

A statement submitted to Parliament by the Chancellor of Justice pursuant to section 47 of the Constitution Act, or by the Parliamentary Ombudsman in accordance with section 49 of the Constitution Act, concerning the unlawfulness of an official act of the Council of State or a member thereof, shall likewise be sent to the Committee for Constitutional Law without discussion.(21 December 1990/1222)

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Chicago: "Section 2," Constitution of Finland, 1999 in The Constitution Act of Finland, 1999 (Helsinki, Finland: The Parliament of Finland, Ministry For Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, 1996), Original Sources, accessed July 14, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5XI6KWFWE7V4SM9.

MLA: . "Section 2." Constitution of Finland, 1999, in The Constitution Act of Finland, 1999, Helsinki, Finland, The Parliament of Finland, Ministry For Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, 1996, Original Sources. 14 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5XI6KWFWE7V4SM9.

Harvard: , 'Section 2' in Constitution of Finland, 1999. cited in 1996, The Constitution Act of Finland, 1999, The Parliament of Finland, Ministry For Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Helsinki, Finland. Original Sources, retrieved 14 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5XI6KWFWE7V4SM9.