National Audit Office (abbreviated NAO, Finnish: Valtiontalouden tarkastusvirasto (VTV)[3]) oversees the management of public finances in Finland and monitors fiscal policies as well as election and party funding.
Independent audit work ensures that state funds are used in accordance with the decisions of the Parliament, lawfully and effectively, and that financial policy is managed in a sustainable manner.
During the Swedish rule in Finland, a governmental agency named Kamarirevisio was established in 1695 to oversee the Crown's financial administration.
[9] At the beginning of the autonomy of Finland, supervision of state taxation and auditing belonged to the Senate's Chamber Office, which established the revisiokonttori for this purpose.
By the Senate's regulation, an independent agency named Yleinen revisionioikeus was established on December 16, 1824, which included the revisiokonttori.
Its task was to audit the state accounts, and the role of the court was to handle any detected abuses and to bring possible charges.