Finland - 2011
Does nationality, citizenship serve as a ground for discrimination in access to public goods and services, employment and/or deprivation of economic and social rights?
- Code:
- RED4
- Key Area:
- Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination
| Short Answer |
Yes, the national law prohibits discrimination on grounds of nationality and/or citizenship in access to public goods and services, employment and education. |
| Qualitative Info |
The Non-Discrimination Act provides protection universally for all people under the jurisdiction of Finland, irrespective of nationality, residence or any other such status. The act goes beyond the Directives in that it prohibits discrimination also on the grounds of national origin and nationality, albeit only in the fields of employment and education. The material scope of the act is limited in that it does not apply to the application of provisions governing entry into and residence in the country by foreigners (i.e. those without Finnish citizenship), or the placing of foreigners in a different position for a reason deriving from their legal status under the law. Such a status may also include the type of residence permit.
The Criminal Code provision on discrimination (Section 11:10) prohibts discrimination in access to public goods and services on the grounds nationality. |
| 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) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Employment - labour market, Health and social protection, Education, Anti-discrimination |
| External Url | http://www.non-discrimination.net/content/media/2009-FI-Country%20Report%20LN_final.pdf |
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