Central
Ministry of the Interior
- Direct rescue services
- Divide the country into rescue service regions.;
- Supervise rescue services' coverage, quality, preparedness and organisation at national level;
- Coordinate the activities of ministries and sectors in the field of rescue services and their development;
- Oversee the Emergency Services college(national vocational training institute ) and the Emergency Response Centre Administration;
- Fire protection fund.
The Department for Rescue Services of the The Ministry of the Interior
- Guides performance , preparedness, organisation and regional planning;
- Maintains control, alarm, telecommunications and information systems, equipment and material;
- Provide training, information, awareness raising, and research;
- Collects statistics;
- Oversees voluntary organisations, the fire protection fund, and the emergency services college;
- Fire and accident prevention;
- Constructional civil defence;
- International assistance;
- Contingency planning;
- Oversee the governance of the State Security Networks company. and Finland's public authority network;
- Award lifesaving medals and Finnish Red Cross badges of merit.
The police are responsible for public order and security and for the fight against crime
The National Police Board supervises the private security sector and grants licenses for those engaged in private security services. It also supervises and guides the private security sector at national level.
The Border Guard is responsible for effective border management and command of maritime search and rescue.
Regional State Administrative Agencies (State authorities)
- Fire and rescue services;
- Coordinate preparedness in their regions and organise preparedness exercises;
- Supervise rescue services, their coverage and their quality within their area of operation;
- Coordinate contingency planning and support contingency planning in municipalities;
- Organise regional National Defence Courses;
- Promote security planning in local and regional administrations;
Regional
Åland competences
- Fire fighting;
- Rescue services.
Local
- Municipalities are jointly responsible for rescue services in the 22 rescue services regions;
- The municipalities of the same rescue service region must agree on the organisation of rescue services;
- Rescue departments carry out the duties of rescue services in their respective regions.
Responsible ministries/bodies
Under the Ministry of the Interior, the key authorities in internal security are the
Other relevant bodies are
- Emergency Services College
- Regional State Administrative Agencies
- Voluntary, institutional, industrial and military fire brigades (contract fire brigades) also participate in performing rescue service duties as agreed between the brigades and the regional rescue services.
Sources:
Ministry of the Interior portal Act on the autonomy of Åland (1991/1144), Section 18 and 27
Act on the Finnish Red Cross (238/2000)
Act on Police (493/1995)
Private Security Services Act (282/2002)
Rescue Act No. 379/2011
Emergency Powers Act (1552/2011)
