Discrimination

World

EQUALITY OMBUDSMAN

Sweden investigates alleged ethnic discrimination by retail giant H&M

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/9/20

People with different ethnic backgrounds other than Swedish have for instance been required to show a receipt when changing items, in violation of company policy.

Finland

IDEAS WANTED

Finnish government to launch action plan against racism

The Nomad Today 10/23/20

The plan aims to reduce hate speech and hate crime and to promote non-discrimination in working life. The government will launch a contest and the best ideas will receive public funding .

World

DISCRIMINATION

Brussels pushes EU states to tackle Roma exclusion with new strategy

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/7/20

In Finland there are an estimated 10,000 – 12,000 Roma and about 3,000 Finnish Roma live in Sweden. 85% of Roma children are at risk of poverty, compared to 20% in the general EU…

World

UN: Poverty, starvation hit people hard in wake of virus

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/10/20

The UN denounced a rise in discrimination, gender-based violence and limits placed on freedom of expression.

Finland

MINORITIES

Minister Henriksson says Finnish Swedes are prejudiced, harassed

The Nomad Today 9/9/20

Relations between both Finnish and Swedish communities have deteriorated. Swedish-speakers are also dissatisfied with the language service of public administration, such as the emergency center,…

Finland

OMBUDSMAN'S REPORT

Majority of black people experience racism in Finland

The Nomad Today 6/9/20

60% of respondents who have worked or applied for a job said they have experienced discrimination by employers, colleagues, and customers in both the private and public sectors

Finland

Government admits discrimination occurs in recruitment and at work

The Nomad Today 5/25/20

One of the methods assessed to prevent discrimination is anonymous applications.

Finland

Research

The employment curse of being Abdul in Finland

The Nomad Today 10/21/19

A practical experiment conducted by a researcher at the University of Helsinki shows that Finnish-named job seekers receive many more opportunities than those with foreign names.

Finland

Survey on racism suffered by Africans in employment and education launched

The Nomad Today 9/16/19

In 2018, the 'Being Black in the EU' study ranked Finland as the Member State were people with African descent experienced more racist harassment. Now, Non-Discrimination Ombudsman Kirsi…