According to Deputy-Ombudsman Pasi Pölönen, more precise regulation is required concerning smoking bans in prisons. Any lack of clarity in regulations should be urgently rectified because the health of personnel working in prisons and of prisoners who do not smoke must be safeguarded. 

Well over 100 prisoners submitted a complaint to the Parliamentary Ombudsman stating that prisoners were forbidden to smoke in their cells and that prisoners could only smoke when they are taken out to smoke three times per day.