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

Frequently asked questions

News

The obligation to draw up a gender equality plan for promoting equality will be extended to early childhood education and care from 1 June 2023

25.4.2023 14.50

17.4.2023 11.21

Rainer Hiltunen started as Ombudsman

27.6.2022 15.46

The Annual Report 2021 by the Ombudsman for Equality

17.1.2022 12.18

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

31.8.2021 12.52

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

Statements

Information on gender identity on Wikipedia (TAS/525/2023, issued on 22 January 2024)

28.2.2024 11.51

27.2.2024 13.11

Conversion therapy is discriminatory and should be prohibited by law (TAS 96/2024, issued on 23 February 2024)

Suspected discrimination of a transgender person in recruitment (TAS 432/2022, issued on 5 July 2023)

Right to a performance bonus during family leave (TAS 301/2023, issued on 05 January 2024)

The absence of a student due to pregnancy and family leave must also be taken into account in the open path studies of universities of applied sciences (TAS/538/2023, issued on 23 November 2023)