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Equality in legislation Equality is a fundamental right safeguarded in the Constitution of Finland. Many other fundamental and human rights safeguard equality as well. No one can be placed in a different position without an acceptable reason based...

Equality Equality is a fundamental right safeguarded by the Constitution of Finland. Equality means that all people are of equal value, regardless of their gender, age, ethnicity, nationality, skin colour, language, religion, disability or sexual ...

Equality survey and data protection A common way of charting how well equality is realised at a workplace, for example, is to conduct an equality survey among the personnel or service users. A survey aimed at personnel can be used to find out, for...

Accessibility statement for equality.fi The website is subject to the Act on the Provision of Digital Services (available in Finnish and Swedish). Under the Act, public online services must be accessible, which means that everyone must have equal ...

Frequently asked questions What does equality mean? According to the Constitution of Finland, people are equal before the law. No one may be treated differently from other people based on their gender, age, origin, language, religion, belief, opin...

Frequently asked questions What does equality mean? According to the Constitution of Finland, people are equal before the law. No one may be treated differently from other people based on their gender, age, origin, language, religion, belief, opin...

If you are subjected or witness to an act of hatred You can report an offence even if you are not sure whether it is a punishable act of hatred. Contact the police as soon as possible. A witness may also file a report of an offence. Explain that y...

Concepts Act of hatred In principle, an act of hatred can be any act motivated by prejudices or hostility toward the background, reference group or personal characteristics of the subject. An act of hatred is an umbrella term that includes hate sp...

What is equality? Equality is a fundamental right safeguarded by the Constitution of Finland. Equality means that all people are of equal value, regardless of their gender, age, ethnicity, nationality, skin colour, language, religion, disability o...

Operators and roles The Non-Discrimination Ombudsman, the National Non-Discrimination and Equality Tribunal of Finland, and the occupational safety and health authorities supervise compliance with the Non-discrimination Act. The Police of Finland ...

Operators and roles The Non-Discrimination Ombudsman, the National Non-Discrimination and Equality Tribunal of Finland, and the occupational safety and health authorities supervise compliance with the Non-discrimination Act. The Police of Finland ...

Glossary Afrophobia Afrophobia is a form of racism that targets individuals, groups and communities of African descent. Afrophobia ultimately seeks to dehumanise its target, and is linked to historical injustices experienced by black people, such ...

15.1.2026 | Today the Government decided in its plenary session to submit to Parliament the Government Report on the Application of Language Legislation in 2025. The report provides important monitoring data on the current state of Finland’s national languages and other indigenous languages and on the realisation of linguistic rights.