2nd International Conference on Legislative Studies
Better Regulation – A Critical Assessment
March 1–2, 2010, Helsinki, Finland

Tasks of the Institute

The National Research Institute of Legal Policy was created in 1974. The institute
continues the functions of the Institute of Criminology, which was established in 1963
by the Finnish Ministry of Justice.

The institute conducts impartial research on legal policy, publishes related reports and
follows the development of Finnish and international legal policy research. The institute
participates in and promotes national and international co-operation in the field of legal
policy research. Moreover, it performs special research and information tasks
commissioned by the Ministry of Justice.