Ombudsman for Equality

The Ombudsman for Equality monitors the Equality Act and provides guidance and information on discrimination due to gender, gender identity and gender expression, and promotion of equality.

Pregnancy and family leaves

Recruitment and selection of employees

Pay discrimination

Sexual and gender-based harassment

Equality planning at workplaces

Gender identity and gender expression

Schools and educational institutions

Pricing and the availability of services

Frequantly asked questions

News

National Non-Discrimination and Equality Tribunal Gender quotas used in University of Jyväskylä student selection process found to violate Finland's Equality Act

17.1.2022 12.18

31.8.2021 12.52

The Finnish Government must ensure the publicity of wages of the future health and social services counties

11.6.2021 16.45

Annual Report 2020 by the Ombudsman for Equality has been released

18.3.2020 18.49

Coronavirus situation and the service of the Ombudsman for Equality

Gender quotas for physical education teacher's training violate the Equality Act (TAS 217/2017, issued on 7 January 2020)

Statements

Statement concerning the draft Government proposal for the act on legal recognition of gender and amendments to related legislation (TAS 98/2022, issued on 1 April 2022)

Statement to the Ministry of Finance concerning the reform of the personal identity code system and gender-neutral personal identity codes (TAS 8/2022, issued on 3 March 2022)

Statement to the Ministry of Justice concerning the punishability of forcing a person into marriage (criminalisation of forced marriages) (TAS 573/2021, issued on 14 January 2022)

16.2.2022 14.32

The duty of authorities to promote equality not properly realised when constructing sports facilities (TAS 108/2021, issued on 20 January 2022)

26.1.2022 14.38

Pay gap resulting from a lower salary increase in connection with transfer of business (TAS 19/2021, issued on 26 November, 2021)