The whistleblower function
Accepted by BAMA Nordic Management Team 2025-09-10.
BAMA Nordic’s whistleblower function is for reporting suspected irregularities within BAMA Nordic’s operations and consists of a web based reporting channel (https://bamanordic.whistlelink.com) with Whistlelink that are managing the whistleblower function and receiving the incoming whistleblower reports.
The Finnish Whistleblower Protection Act (1171/2022) entails that a group of persons can report misconduct within
the organisation in which they are active, but also to ensure that these are protected against retaliation. In addition to employees, workers and hired personnel, interns, consultants and people who perform work under BAMA Nordic’s control are included in the protected circle of persons.
A whistleblower is a person who, in a work-related context, became aware of, or obtained information about, misconduct and reports about it. A work-related context means a person’s current or previous work at BAMA Nordic.
Whistleblowers must be able to report misconduct both in an internal reporting channel (BAMA Nordic’s whistleblower function) and to specially appointed authorities (external reporting channel https://oikeuskansleri.fi/en/how-to-make-a-report)
BAMA Nordic’s whistleblower function does not replace the possibility of reporting misconduct to the his or her manager or HR, but is only intended to function as a complement to these if for some reason you do not want to report via the regular reporting channels.
What situations can be reported?
A report to the whistleblower function must refer to information about misconduct. It must be misconduct of such a nature that there is a public interest in their being brought to light, rectified or discontinued. Examples are suspicions of fraud, corruption or other forms of financial crime, disregard of work environment legislation, suspected environmental crime or serious forms of systematic harassment. Attempts to conceal misconduct may in themselves also constitute misconduct. However, information that only concerns the whistleblower’s own work or employment should not be reported to the whistleblower function.
According to the Whistleblower Act, BAMA Nordic can not prevent or attempt to prevent reporting, or because of reporting to take retaliation against a whistleblower, someone at BAMA Nordic who assists the whistleblower in reporting, someone at BAMA Nordic who is connected to the whistleblower or a legal entity that the whistleblower owns, works for or is otherwise associated with.
The whistleblower must, at the time of reporting, believe that the information about the misconduct is correct. If a whistleblower is subjected to retaliation, there is a right for compensation.
When reporting to BAMA Nordic’s whistleblower function, a whistleblower can choose to remain anonymous.
If a person intentionally reports false or misleading information, that person is not protected under the Whistleblower Act. If the person making the report has been involved in the reported irregularities, he or she is not protected from disciplinary or legal action by reporting the matter.
How do I report to the whistleblower function?
Reporting to the whistleblower function can be done via a separate link to the whistleblower function where the whistleblower chooses the reporting channel: In writing via a web-based questionnaire, a voice mail or in a physical meeting. When the report is complete, the whistleblower receives a special login code that must be used to follow the case and receive feedback on the case.
How is a report handled?
BAMA Nordic’s internal recipients get access to the case.
BAMA Nordic has appointed special persons internally within BAMA Nordic to handle incoming cases. These persons have been selected to act independently and autonomously in the handling of incoming cases.
The person handling a reported case must not unauthorizedly disclose information that could reveal the identity of the whistleblower or of any other individual (both natural and legal person) appearing in the case.
The whistleblower will, via the digital whistleblower system, receive confirmation that a case has been received and the associated measures.