My understanding is that in Finland only the Government (or an other democratic entity such as the Municipality or the City) can execute surveillance on a publi

My understanding is that in Finland only the Government (or an other democratic entity such as the Municipality or the City) can execute surveillance on a public space. For example the bike parking area next to my office is deemed a public space, the office building next to it cannot point its security cameras to that direction. Which is a shame since there is a lot of bike theft and vandalism, but the city doesn't want to install their own cameras. People are allowed to take photos and videos on a public area, but aren't allowed to leave a recording device there.