Search
- Fess search
Showing 1 to 20 of 660 entries.
-
3.5.2022 | In May, the Ministry of Justice will organise an international webinar to share information on the practices of restorative justice in addressing hate crimes and hate speech.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410853/webinar-on-10-may-2022-hate-crimes-and-restorative-justice
-
4.12.2025 | Today, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament to remove obstacles to information sharing between the police and other authorities in combating crime. The proposal includes amendments to provisions on access to information and disclosure of information. These changes aim to enable better exchange of information for preventing, detecting and investigating offences, for example.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/government-to-streamline-exchange-of-information-between-authorities-in-combating-crime
-
3.5.2026 | World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on 3 May. The day reminds us of the importance of free and independent media as the foundation for democracy, the rule of law and an open society. Finland promotes media freedom, which is fundamental to freedom of speech and expression, as part of its foreign and security policy.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/world-press-freedom-day-highlights-importance-of-freedom-of-expression-for-democracy-and-security
-
31.3.2021 | The Ministry of the Interior has published a guide on good practices for identifying and preventing hate crimes for the police and their stakeholders.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/a-guide-on-good-practices-for-identifying-and-preventing-hate-crimes-has-been-published
-
16.12.2019 | Minister of European Affairs and Ownership Steering Tytti Tuppurainen and EU ambassadors in EU and candidate countries met today in Helsinki to discuss how to combat hate speech, hate crime and antisemitism. The discussions clearly highlighted how these phenomena are problems across Europe. European cooperation and the sharing of good practices are of paramount importance in the fight against these phenomena.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-tuppurainen-and-eu-ambassadors-discussed-combatting-hate-speech-hate-crime-and-antisemitism
-
16.12.2019 | 16.12.2019 Helsinki (CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY)https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/speech-by-minister-for-european-affairs-and-ownership-steering-tytti-tuppurainen-in-seminar-combatting-hate-speech-hate-crime-and-antisemitism
-
21.10.2019 | The final conference of the Against Hate project coordinated by the Ministry of Justice will be held in Zagreb, Croatia, today on 21 October 2019. The conference will focus on good practices in the fight against hate crime.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410853/viharikosten-vastaisen-tyon-hyvista-kaytannoista-julkaistiin-opas
-
3.2.2025 | Finland’s Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a proposal for amending the regulation on biometric data stored in the registers of the police and the Finnish Immigration Service. An objective of the Government Programme is to strengthen crime prevention and improve the conditions for using biometrics in law enforcement and crime prevention. The Ministry proposes that biometric data co...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/proposal-to-amend-regulation-on-biometric-data-in-crime-prevention-circulated-for-comments
-
19.12.2024 | On 19 December 2024, the Government adopted a strategy and an action plan for tackling the shadow economy and economic crime for 2024–2027. During the new programming period, operating conditions of the authorities will be enhanced and their cooperation intensified.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-continues-to-combat-the-shadow-economy-and-economic-crime
-
4.2.2019 | A communications campaign aiming to combat hate speech will be launched on 4 February during Media Literacy Week. The campaign is part of the Against Hate project coordinated by the Ministry of Justice. The campaign aims to increase internet users’ awareness of what kinds of content constitute punishable hate speech. The campaign also seeks to encourage people to report punishable hate speech to the police.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410853/vihapuheen-vastainen-against-hate-kampanja-kaynnistyy
-
29.12.2021 | Finland’s support will be targeted at providing assistance to victims of sexual and gender-based violence in Uganda, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and at implementing reparations awarded to former child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as ordered by the International Criminal Court.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-increases-its-support-to-victims-of-the-most-serious-crimes-of-international-concern
-
7.5.2026 | The Government proposes that the President of the Republic approve amendments to the provisions on the powers of the police to carry out undercover activities in an information network. The amended legislation is scheduled to enter into force on 1 August 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/police-powers-to-conduct-undercover-activities-in-information-network-to-be-specified-1
-
14.5.2026 | The Council of Europe's annual session of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs will be held on 14–15 May in Chișinău, Moldova. Finland will be represented at the meeting by Secretary of State Pasi Rajala.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/russia-s-accountability-and-the-strengthening-of-democracy-to-be-on-the-agenda-of-the-council-of-europe-meeting
-
19.12.2024 | The Government proposes that the President of the Republic approve the Act on the Exchange of Information between the Law Enforcement Authorities of Member States of the European Union and certain related acts and that they enter into force on 20 December 2024. The new Act aims to improve the exchange of information between EU Member States for the purpose of combating crime.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/information-exchange-for-the-purpose-of-combating-crime-to-be-enhanced-between-eu-member-states
-
13.5.2026 | On 13 May 2026, the Government adopted a National Security Concept as a government resolution. The concept defines Finland’s key national security interests and focuses on measures to counter the most serious threats.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/government-issues-resolution-on-national-security-concept
-
6.6.2024 | The Finnish Government endorses the European Commission’s proposal for an agreement on the exchange of information between Europol and the Brazilian authorities. The agreement is beneficial for Finland because it promotes the fight against serious crime and terrorism against Europe. The Government submitted its position on the agreement proposal to Parliament on 6 June.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/eu-wants-to-combat-organised-crime-with-brazil
-
28.10.2020 | International community’s Responsibility to Protect starts when states fail to prevent atrocity crimes Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 28.10.2020 9.14 Type: News item The Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) is the last available measure...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/international-community-s-responsibility-to-protect-starts-when-states-fail-to-prevent-atrocity-crimes
-
31.3.2021 | Ten years ago, millions of Syrians took to the streets of Dara’a, Aleppo and Damascus, calling for democracy and respect of their fundamental rights and basic freedoms. The brutal response by the regime triggered over the span of a decade one of the most serious criminal enterprises and humanitarian crises since the Second World War resulting in more than 400 000 deaths and in countless violations of human rights.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/joint-op-ed-by-18-foreign-ministers-on-the-fight-against-impunity-for-crimes-committed-in-syria
-
18.1.2019 | At the meeting, the Government heard a situation report by National Police Commissioner Seppo Kolehmainen on sexual crime targeting minors and the incidents in Oulu and Helsinki. The problem is very extensive, and especially the numbers of children and young people contacted via the internet are growing. This is why internet policing must be a high priority for the Finnish police.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/the-finnish-government-convened-to-discuss-sexual-crimes-against-children
-
24.1.2024 | The EU home affairs ministers will gather in Antwerp and Brussels in Belgium on 24 and 25 January for an informal meeting of ministers. The ministers will discuss migration and organised crime related to drugs.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/home-affairs-ministers-to-discuss-migration-and-organised-crime