The Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland.

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1 The Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland 1

2 Regional state administration reform The reform of the regional state administration was introduced on 1 January 2010 Two new authorities regional state administrative agencies (AVI) centres for economic development, transport and the environment (ELY) 2

3 Regional state administration Finland has six regional state administrative agencies Finland has 15 centres for economic development, transport and the environment 3

4 Tasks of the regional state administrative agencies Regional state administrative agencies are responsible for ensuring the legal rights of citizens and businesses. They do this by processing complaints, rectification requests and permit applications. Ensuring more customer-oriented services Regional state administrative agencies monitor, supervise and assess the accessibility of basic services. The aim is to ensure that the services are accessible to everybody in accordance with the law. 4

5 Mission statement of the regional state administrative agencies Regional state administrative agencies promote regional equality by carrying out executive, steering and supervisory tasks laid down in the law. AVIs promote basic rights and legal protection accessibility of basic services environmental protection and environmental sustainability internal security healthy and safe living and working environments AVIs cooperate with municipalities and local state administration. Local register offices come under AVIs. 5

6 Steering of the regional state administrative agencies AVIs come under the Ministry of Finance Other ministries steer the activities of their own administrative branches Strategy document (view of the central government on how national objectives should be implemented at regional level) Applies to all regional state administrative agencies. The document is drawn up for a government term. Strategic performance agreements (guidelines, performance targets, issues concerning cooperation, spending limits) Each AVI has its own performance agreement. The agreements are drawn up for a government term and revised each year. 6

7 From Strategic steering, objectives and resources Operational steering Cooperation in strategic steering OKM STM OM TEM VM MMM SM YM Director-General Management Support (6) Education and Culture (6) Occupational Health and Safety (5) Basic Services, Legal Rights and Permits (6) Administrative and Development Services (1) Rescue Services and Preparedness (6) Environmental Permits (4) Internal auditing Development and Steering Unit for the Local Register Offices ICT services for regional state administration (ELY centres KEHA) 7

8 Steering of regional state administration COORDINATING MINISTRY OTHER MINISTRIES AND AGENCIES Regional programmes Implementation plans Strategic performance agreement STRATEGY DOCUMENT Operational performance agreement Government Programme, HSA, policy programmes, spending limits, other cross-administrative programmes, international agreements 8

9 Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland, P.V. South Karelia

10 Regional cooperation Regional state administrative agencies and their divisions operate as networks. One regional state administrative agency may carry out tasks in the areas of several AVIs. Regional state administrative agencies also cooperate closely with centres for economic development, transport and the environment. Cooperation between regional state administration and regional councils is particularly close in regional development tasks. 10

11 Southern Finland AVI The area of operations covers the regions of Tavastia Proper, Päijät-Häme, Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso and South Karelia. In addition, the agency processes environmental permits in Finland Proper and Satakunta Offices Head office in Hämeenlinna, branch offices in Helsinki and Kouvola There are also service points in several other places Area of operation Land area about km 2 Population 2,3 mill Municipalities 62 Personnel Staff of about

12 Strategic effectiveness targets The Ministry of Finance has set the following effectiveness targets for Southern Finland AVI: 1. Basic rights and legal protection are ensured. 2. Access to basic services is ensured and the well-being of the area s population improves. 3. Living and working environments become safer and healthier. 12

13 Southern Finland AVI s organisation Director-General Merja Ekqvist Management team Management support Basic Services, Legal Rights and Permits Director Marko Peltonen Occupational Health and Safety Director Kaarina Myyri-Partanen Rescue Services and Preparedness Director Tommi Laurinen Environmental Permits (including the area of Southwestern Finland s AVI) Director Raija Aaltonen Education and Culture Director Sanna Puura Administrative and Development Services Director of Administration Tuula-Kaarina Isosuo 13

14 Management team of Southern Finland AVI Director-General Merja Ekqvist Divisions: Basic services, legal rights and permits: Director Marko Peltonen Education and culture: Director Sanna Puura Rescue services and preparedness: Director Tommi Laurinen Occupational health and safety: Director Kaarina Myyri-Partanen Environmental permits: Director Raija Aaltonen Administrative and development services (for all AVIs): Director of Administration Tuula- Kaarina Isosuo Management support: Development Manager Sari Hietala Management Adviser Eija Kariluoma Expert: Head of Communications Päivi Välimäki Personnel representatives: Terhi Raatesalmi-Salonen (JHL) Anu Sivonen (JUKO) Kitte Ahonen (Pro) 14

15 Basic services, legal rights and permits Processing of complaints Steering and supervision in social welfare and health care Licences and supervision of private social welfare and health care service providers Health protection Environmental health care Steering and supervision of veterinary care and animal welfare Licensing and supervision of retail trade and serving of alcohol Consumer and competition matters Assessing the accessibility of basic services 15

16 Division of education and culture Regional state administrative agencies are responsible for the regional tasks of the Ministry of Education and Culture in the field of education, day care, libraries, sports and youth work. At local level, these tasks are the responsibility of municipalities. Complaints, appeals, rectifications and opinions in educational and cultural services, and rectification requests concerning student assessments Short in-service training for teaching staff and personnel in youth, sports and library services Discretionary government transfers for the construction of educational institutions and sports and library buildings Discretionary government transfers for youth, sports and library projects and for competence building of teaching staff (Osaava programme) Assessment of access to basic services Information steering of educational and cultural services 16

17 Rescue services and preparedness Steering and management of the planning of rescue services Preparedness coordination Coordination of preparedness planning with other regional and locallevel authorities Monitoring and development of rescue services, preparedness and internal security 17

18 Environmental permits matters under the Water Act (permits, compensations, administrative constraints) matters under the Environmental Protection Act (permits, compensations, notifications for experimental work)) Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland, P.V

19 Occupational health and safety Supervision at the initiative of customers and other authorities Investigation and prevention of serious accidents, occupational illnesses and work-related diseases Product control Participation in the investigation of employment-related offences 19

20 Administrative and development services (for all AVIs) Financial and human resources administration Operational and financial planning Information management and information security Operational development Communications and media Records management Translation services Office services Office and material administration General administration Development of Citizen Services 20

21 National specialisation tasks Management of registers and supervision tasks with the purpose of preventing and detecting money laundering and terrorism Registration and supervision of certain creditors Permits for and supervision of collection agencies Development of a register for supervision over real estate agencies Matters related to permits for animal testing Supervision on the contractor s obligations and liability when work is contracted out Dispensations for teachers and principals Granting of exemptions from the obligation to build civil defence shelters Secretarial and office duties of the Life Saving Medal Committee Administrative and development services 21

22 Contact information Telephone (switchboard) : +358 (0) kirjaamo.etela@avi.fi or firstname.lastname@avi.fi Addresses: Hämeenlinna head office: Birger Jaarlin katu 15; PO Box 150; Hämeenlinna Helsinki branch office: Ratapihantie 9; PO Box 150; Hämeenlinna Kouvola branch office: Kauppamiehenkatu 4; PO Box 150; Hämeenlinna Internet: 22