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

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

31.8.2021 12.52

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)

23.12.2019 17.40

Customer Service (Legal Helpline) closed 27 December

Statements

Statement for the Parliament's Employment and Equality Committee on the family leave reform (HE 129/2021 vp.) (TAS 509/2021, issued on 14 October 2021)

22.10.2021 15.19

11.10.2021 15.08

Statement of the Ombudsman for Equality for the Employment and Equality Committee on the Government Proposal to the Parliament on amending the Act on the Ombudsman for Equality (HE 123/2021 vp) (TAS 481/2021, issued on 6 October 2021)

20.9.2021 17.28

Statement to the parliamentary Employment and Equality Committee on the report on internal security (VNS 4/2021 vp) (TAS 437/2021, issued on 16 September 2021)

20.9.2021 13.44

Suspected discrimination in connection with crisis management recruitment (TAS 282/2021, issued on 31 August 2021)

Continuation of employment of a fixed-term employee who had graduated from apprenticeship training (TAS 345/2020, issued on 15 July 2021)