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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.

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.

10.2.2025 | The annual OSCE Conference on addressing anti-Semitism opened today, February 10, in Helsinki. The conference is part of the OSCE's work on combating intolerance. In addition to anti-Semitism, the conference touches upon discrimination faced by Muslims, Christians and representatives of other religions.

19.6.2024 | In its meeting on Wednesday 19 June, the Government received a briefing from the police on the stabbings in Oulu. The police are investing two stabbings that took place at the Valkea shopping centre in Oulu on Thursday 13 June and Tuesday 18 June. According to the police, there are indications that both incidents were racially motivated. The suspect in the first incident has a history of right-wing extremism.

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.

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.

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.

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3.1.2022 | On Tuesday, 30 November 2021, the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and Ministry of Justice co-organised a seminar on the wellbeing and safety of LGBTI people as part of the programme for the Finnish Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers.

11.11.2022 | Opening statement by Minister Pekka Haavisto at the Fourth Universal Periodic Review of Finland at the UN Human Rights Council on 9 November 2022.

30.9.2021 | Esteemed participants of the EU Roundtable on Equality Data and representatives of the European institutions.

11.2.2021 | Employers should support an employee who is subject to online targeting and shaming on social media or otherwise because of his or her duties. In addition, the police must ensure uniform practices in the investigation of online targeting and shaming. This will improve the position of the victim and safeguard legal protection, says the Ministry of the Interior's working group.

27.1.2022 | On Holocaust Remembrance Day, which Finland observes as the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Persecution, we remember the lives lost to the destructive forces of intolerance, hatred and violence. In taking this moment to reflect on our collective grief, we look back on the past. This day reminds us of a painful part of our history and calls on us to bear responsibility for eradicating hate speech, racism and especially antisemitism – Europe’s original sin.

23.1.2020 | The majority of Finnish people consider Finland a safe country. People’s concerns and fears can be divided into social and personal factors generating insecurity. Another factor influencing people’s sense of security is the level of trust individuals have in their own abilities and the abilities of their community and society to protect them against threats and overcome different kinds of disturbances in society.

16.1.2020 | Roma people often experience discrimination in their daily lives. They have highlighted on various occasions the need to develop the activities of the authorities, especially those of the police. Representatives of the Roma population and Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo held a round table discussion on 16 January to talk about the safety and sense of security experienced by the Roma and how improve the situation, particularly by measures of the Ministry of the Interior and the police.

13.11.2019 | Vice-President Designate Jourova, dear Vera, Director O’Flaherty, dear Michael, dear participants,

23.8.2024 | Justitieministeriets nya publikation kartlägger information om hur tillräckliga och tillgängliga de tjänster som erbjuds offer för hatbrott är i Finland, Kroatien och Irland.

23.8.2024 | Oikeusministeriön uusi julkaisu kartoittaa tietoa viharikosten uhreille tarjolla olevien palveluiden riittävyydestä ja saavutettavuudesta Suomessa, Kroatiassa ja Irlannissa.

30.9.2021 | Esteemed participants of the EU Roundtable on Equality Data and representatives of the European institutions.

30.9.2021 | Esteemed participants of the EU Roundtable on Equality Data and representatives of the European institutions.