Editing Oath of office (section)

===General oath of office.===
In Finland, the oath of office is sworn by<ref name="vala-asetus">[https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/1987/1183 Asetus virkavalasta ja virkavakuutuksesta sekä tuomarinvalasta ja tuomarinvakuutuksesta 23.12.1987/1183 Asetus virkavalasta ja virkavakuutuksesta sekä tuomarinvalasta ja tuomarinvakuutuksesta 1183/1987] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416165716/http://finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1987/19871183 |date=2016-04-16 }}). Retrieved 2016-04-10. {{in lang|fi}}</ref>{{rp|1&nbsp;§}}
*The [[Chancellor of Justice of Finland|Chancellor of Justice]] and the Assistant Chancellor of Justice
*The chief of staff ({{langx|fi|kansliapäällikkö}}) of the office of the [[President of Finland]],
*the following officials of the [[Finnish Government]], the office of the Chancellor of Justice or of any government ministry:
**heads of office ({{langx|fi|kansliapäällikkö}})
** the secretaries and under-secretaries of state ({{langx|fi|valtiosihteeri, alivaltiosihteeri}})
**heads of section ({{langx|fi|osastopäällikkö}})
*heads of central agencies
*[[Provinces of Finland|provincial governors]]
*heads of diplomatic or consular missions
*all career military personnel of [[Finnish Defence Forces]] and the [[Finnish Border Guard]]
*[[prison]] governors

The oath of office is:<ref name="vala-asetus"/>{{rp|5&nbsp;§}}
{{blockquote|I, (name), promise and swear before almighty and all-knowing God that I will, in the fulfilment of my office, follow the constitution and other laws, acting rightfully and impartially for the sake of the citizens and the society.}}

Those who do not want to swear the religious oath may give an affirmation. In this case, the words "promise and swear before almighty and all-knowing God" are replaced by "promise and affirm by my honor and by my conscience".<ref name="vala-asetus"/>{{rp|5&nbsp;§}}

Policemen and some other persons executing justice make a written affirmation of office instead of an oath. The text of the affirmation is<ref name="vala-asetus"/>{{rp|7&nbsp;§}}

{{blockquote|I, (name), promise and affirm by my honour and by my conscience that I will, in the fulfillment of my office, follow the constitution and other laws, acting rightfully and impartially. I will fulfill my duties carefully and as well as I can. Furthermore, I will not divulge to third parties knowledge which I have gained in my office, and which must be kept secret.}}

In Finnish practice, the oaths of office are given only once. If the person who has given an oath or affirmation moves to another duty where such oath is required, the oath is not given anew.<ref name="vala-asetus"/>{{rp|13&nbsp;§}}