25 Finland Two Deputy-Ombudsmen act independently and with the same authority as the Ombudsman. The Chancellor of Justice, The Ombudsman provides the Eduskunta with an annual report on activities and observations in the preceding year. The Chancellor of Justice is also competent but less specialized than the Ombudsman The Ombudsman and Deputies are elected for four-year terms, which may be renewed, by the Eduskunta, the parliament of Finland. The Ombudsman ensures that public authorities and officials observe the law and fulfil their duties in the discharge of their functions and the observance of constitutional and human rights. Of relevance to police oversight the duty of the Chancellor is to ensure that: authorities and officials performing public duties do not violate people’s constitutional rights and freedoms, laws and other legislation; and, persons held in places of detention are not treated in a degrading, cruel or inhumane way. The Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland is competent to deal with complaints against the police. Complaints may be made in person, on-line, via e-mail or otherwise written. The office advises complainants to attend in person to better clarify the reasons for complaint. the Republic for a term of seven years. The Chancellor submits to Parliament an annual report on their activities. In principle, a complaint can be made either to the Chancellor of Justice or the Ombudsman. However, The Chancellor of Justice is exempted from examining issues concerning institutions where people are confined against their will or where people have been deprived of their liberty. The Chancellor of Justice refers complaints concerning these issues to the Ombudsman. more than a year after the person became aware of the incident. The Ombudsman and the Chancellor of Justice do not investigate a matter at the same time. If a complaint has been sent to both, it is generally investigated by whichever of them has received it first body.