Whistleblowing channel
Premix whistleblowing channel
We have introduced a whistleblowing channel to promote an open, transparent, safe culture. The introduction of the Whistleblower Protection Act and the European Union's Whistleblower Protection Directive are the basis for introducing the Whistleblower Reporting System.
The Whistleblowing Channel provides a confidential channel to bring a suspicion of possible misconduct or policy violation to the internal investigation. Whistleblowing can be done anonymously.
The process
First, raising your concern or suspicion with your line manager or management is a good idea. If discussion does not seem to be a good option or does not work, you can always use this channel to report the issue. The whistleblowing channel has been implemented so that the whistleblower cannot be identified if you wish to report anonymously.
All reports will be treated confidentially, protecting the privacy of the reporter and the subject. Personal data is processed by the obligations under the Data Protection Act (1050/2018). A report can be made based on suspicion and without actual evidence as long as it is made honestly and with good intentions. Whistleblowing reports are handled by the Administration Specialist and the Controller, who initiate the necessary investigations.
The case management is confidential. Confidentiality also applies when the whistleblower himself reveals his identity. If a report concerns one of the case managers, they will not be involved in the case management and investigation of the case. Once received, we will acknowledge receipt of your report within seven (7) days. If necessary, we will ask you for further information during the investigation. This step will also be done through the channel, confidentially and anonymously. We will inform you of the outcome of the investigation via the channel within three (3) months of the filing of the report.
At the end of the reporting process, you will receive a personal code to track the progress of the report. If you have filed a report and lost the case code, we will ask you to file a new report referring to your original report. This will allow us to continue the investigation in cooperation with you.
You can access the announcement here: www.first whistle.fi/premixgroup
If our internal channel does not work, you can report abuse under the Whistleblower Protection Act to the Chancellor of Justice's centralized external reporting channel. Please note that to obtain whistleblower protection, irregularities in the operation of your organization should be reported through our internal reporting channel in the first instance.
https://turvaviesti.gov.fi/ilmoituskanava-rapporteringskanal
You can do your report here (read the instructions on this page first):
To check an issue you have already reported, you can use the same link:
Backup link to a government page if there are problems with the Whistleblowing tool (only Finnish/Swedish):
Other useful links: