Finland - 2012
If there is a legal provision on racist motivation as an aggravating factor, how often is it applied? What kind of sanctions/penalties are issued?
- Code:
- RED30
- Key Area:
- Anti-racist Crime Legislation & Implementation
- Strand(s):
- Racism
| Short Answer |
Yes, there is a legal provision on racist motivation as an aggravating factor. |
| Qualitative Info |
The Criminal Code contains a provision for increasing the punishment (Section 6:5). The ground for increasing the punishment is that the offence is motivated by the victim's race, colour of skin, origin, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation and disability or other comparable motive. There are no statistics available on how many times the provision is applied annually. |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Majority, Asylum seekers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Persons with disability, Africans/black people, National minorities |
| Type (R/D) | Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Inter-ethnic, Intra-ethnic, Nationalism, Homophobia, On grounds of disability, On grounds of other belief, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Anti-racism |
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