Finland
Finland regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Finland has conducted victimization surveys to measure unreported hate crimes. The Finnish police closely co-operates with the Finnish Human Rights League, the Finnish Red Cross and Finnish Victim Support to develop a co-ordinated response to combat hate crimes. These organizations, along with the national police and other key authorities, form a network tasked by Finland's Ministry of Justice with monitoring hate crimes in Finland and developing adequate measures to prevent such crimes. Finland implemented ODIHR's Training Against Hate Crimes for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) programme in 2017 and went on to train over 1,000 police officers on hate crimes before integrating the programme's hate crime modules into pre- and in-service training for police.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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2022 | 1,094 | 121 | 27 |
2021 | 1,390 | 44 | 30 |
2020 | 1177 | 48 | 42 |
2019 | 900 | 22 | 17 |
2018 | 880 | 55 | 21 |
2017 | 1497 | 63 | 37 |
2016 | 1311 | N/A | N/A |
2015 | 1704 | Not available | Not available |
2014 | 954 | Not available | Not available |
2013 | 904 | Not available | Not available |
2012 | 836 | 38 | 12 |
2011 | 1418 | 29 | 12 |
2010 | 1407 | 38 | Not available |
2009 | 1580 | 41 | Not available |
About 2022 Data
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In addition to hate crimes, police also record cases of criminal forms of intolerance, such as defamation (504) and criminal discrimination (71). These data are reported to ODIHR but are not included in the overall figure or in the breakdown below as they fall outside of the OSCE's hate crime definition.
The police statistics are retrieved using a different methodology than those of the prosecutors and courts. This contributes to the discrepancy between police records and the number of prosecuted and sentenced cases. The discrepancy is also due to the fact that a low percentage of all hate crime cases recorded by police are flagged using a specific hate crime code in the police system; only flagged cases are dealt with as hate crimes by prosecutors. The flagging percentage has increased in 2022, but still not all cases are flagged.
Hate crime recorded by police
Cases of defamation and discrimination reported to ODIHR are not included in the breakdown below as they fall outside of the OSCE's definition of hate crime. With the consent of the Roma community, hate crimes against Roma people have been presented as a separate category below.
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR recognizes Finland's efforts to improve its hate crime recording, data collection mechanisms, and local co-operation practices. However, based on the available information, ODIHR observes that Finland would benefit from raising awareness among and building the capacity of prosecutors to address hate crime.
ODIHR recalls that in Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, participating States committed to introduce or further develop professional training and capacity-building activities for law enforcement, prosecution, and judicial officials dealing with hate crimes. ODIHR stands ready to support Finland in meeting its relevant commitments through the provision of comprehensive resources and tailored capacity-building assistance for prosecution and judiciary.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
🛈 Please note that the total number of incidents may be lower than the sum of incidents presented in the breakdown chart above, as some incidents involve multiple bias motivations.
🛈 ODIHR no longer presents descriptions of property attacks in the incident tables below. Data on property attacks are presented in the breakdown charts above. One property attack may target multiple properties or involve multiple types of attack.
🛈 Please note that the total number of incidents may be lower than the sum of incidents presented in the breakdown chart above, as some incidents involve multiple bias motivations.
🛈 ODIHR no longer presents descriptions of property attacks in the incident tables below. Data on property attacks are presented in the breakdown charts above. One property attack may target multiple properties or involve multiple types of attack.
🛈 Please note that the total number of incidents may be lower than the sum of incidents presented in the breakdown chart above, as some incidents involve multiple bias motivations.
🛈 ODIHR no longer presents descriptions of property attacks in the incident tables below. Data on property attacks are presented in the breakdown charts above. One property attack may target multiple properties or involve multiple types of attack.
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2022-09 | Violent attacks against people | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-05 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-06 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-09 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-10 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-06 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-05 | Violent attacks against people | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-07 | Violent attacks against people | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-07 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-05 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-05 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-02 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2022-06 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2022-06 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-05 | Violent attacks against people | Anti-Racist Forum
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Anti-Christian hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2022-12 | Threats | OIDAC
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Disability hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2022-06 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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Gender-based hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2022-04 | Violent attacks against people | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-09 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-09 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-07 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2022-06 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-09 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-09 | Threats | Anti-Racist Forum
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2022-06 | Violent attacks against people | Anti-Racist Forum
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