Финляндия

Финляндия регулярно предоставляет БДИПЧ данные о преступлениях на почве ненависти. Финляндия регулярно проводит виктимологические исследования для выявления количества незарегистрированных преступлений на почве ненависти. Финская полиция тесно сотрудничает с Финской лигой прав человека, Финским Красным Крестом и Финской службой поддержки жертв в целях разработки скоординированных мер по борьбе с преступлениями на почве ненависти. Эти организации, наряду с национальной полицией и другими ключевыми органами власти, образуют сеть, которой Министерство юстиции Финляндии поручило отслеживать преступления на почве ненависти в Финляндии и разрабатывать адекватные меры по предотвращению таких преступлений. Финляндия внедрила программу БДИПЧ «Обучение сотрудников правоохранительных органов мерам борьбы с преступлениями на почве ненависти» (ОБПН) в 2017 году и провела обучение более 1000 сотрудников полиции по вопросам преступлений на почве ненависти, а затем включила модули программы по преступлениям на почве ненависти в программы подготовки новых сотрудников полиции и повышения квалификации действующих сотрудников.

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OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
2023	1,361	49	48
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 2023 Data

Hate crime recorded by police

Cases of defamation and discrimination reported to ODIHR are not included in the breakdown below as they fall outside the OSCE definition of hate crime. With the consent of the Roma community, hate crimes against Roma people have been presented as a separate category below.

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National developments

On 1 January 2023, a legislative amendment to make a gender-based motive an aggravating circumstance entered into force (Chapter 6, section 5 of the Criminal Code). The amendment was approved by the Finnish Parliament in December 2022.

In 2023, the Ministry of Justice co-ordinated a number of EU-funded projects aimed at combating hate speech and hate crime, including "Peer Action against Hate", designed to improve the effectiveness of addressing racism, discrimination and hate crimes through peer learning with the support of authorities and civil society actors. Project partners are the Ministry of Social affairs and health, Seta – LGBTI Rights in Finland, the Irish Network against Racism, and the Centre for Peace Studies (Croatia). As part of the project, the Ministry of Justice co-ordinates a network of authorities and CSO's working to combat hate speech and hate crime. Other activities include collecting information on the availability, adequacy and accessibility of support services to victims of hate crimes in Finland. The project also organizes trainings for professionals on preventing hate speech and hate crime, as well as on supporting hate crime victims.

As part of another EU-funded project ('Osaavat') co-ordinated by the Ministry of Justice, a study was conducted by the Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy to examine the characteristics of hate crime perpetrators based on international research literature and data obtained from Finnish registers.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR recognizes Finland's efforts to improve coordination among authorities and civil society actors, and to strengthen access to support services to hate crime victims. However, based on the available information, ODIHR observes that Finland would benefit from raising awareness among and building the capacity of prosecutors to address and record 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.

Our methodology

🛈 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.

Anti-Christian hate crime

Дата	ВИД ИНЦИДЕНТА	Источник	Описание
2023-05	Threats	Jehovah's Witnesses	Show info
2023-05	Threats	Jehovah's Witnesses	Show info
2023-07	Threats	Jehovah's Witnesses	Show info

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

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