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The Ombudsman for Equality
  • Frontpage
  • Ombudsman for Equality
    • Monitoring the Equality Act
    • The Equality Act in a nutshell
    • International activity
    • Publications
    • The history of equality legislation
  • Advice and information
    • What is discrimination?
    • Pregnancy and family leaves
    • Discrimination in hiring
    • Pay discrimination
    • Supervision of work and working conditions
    • Dismissals and lay-offs
    • Sexual harassment
    • Equality planning at workplaces
    • Quotas and the equality rule
    • Schools and educational institutions
    • Gender diversity
    • Pricing and the supply of goods and services
    • FAQ - frequently asked questions
  • Current issues
    • News
    • Statements
  • Legislation
    • The Equality Act
    • The Constitution of Finland
    • EU legislation
    • Other legislation
  • Contact
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    • Frontpage
    • Ombudsman for Equality
      • Monitoring the Equality Act
      • The Equality Act in a nutshell
      • International activity
      • Publications
      • The history of equality legislation
    • Advice and information
      • What is discrimination?
      • Pregnancy and family leaves
      • Discrimination in hiring
      • Pay discrimination
      • Supervision of work and working conditions
      • Dismissals and lay-offs
      • Sexual harassment
      • Equality planning at workplaces
      • Quotas and the equality rule
      • Schools and educational institutions
      • Gender diversity
      • Pricing and the supply of goods and services
      • FAQ - frequently asked questions
    • Current issues
      • News
      • Statements
    • Legislation
      • The Equality Act
      • The Constitution of Finland
      • EU legislation
      • Other legislation
    • Contact
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  • Frontpage
  • Ombudsman for Equality
    • Monitoring the Equality Act
    • The Equality Act in a nutshell
    • International activity
    • Publications
    • The history of equality legislation
  • Advice and information
    • What is discrimination?
      • Discrimination in working life
        • Other legal relationships which are equivalent to employment relationships
        • Chief executive officers
        • Hired labour
      • Discrimination in the rest of society
      • Compensation and how to demand it
      • Individual complaints under UN convention
      • Prohibition of discrimination in other legislation
      • National Non-Discrimination and Equality Tribunal of Finland
    • Pregnancy and family leaves
      • Typical situations of discrimination
      • Employee's rights
      • The employer's obligations
      • Real life discrimination cases
      • Statemens on discrimination due to pregnancy and family leaves
    • Discrimination in hiring
      • Burden of proof and presumption of discrimination
      • Comparison of merits
      • Suitability and aptitude
      • Discriminatory job advertisements
      • Statements on discrimination in hiring
    • Pay discrimination
      • What does pay mean?
      • Same work and work of equal value
      • Assessment system for job demands
      • Other criteria for the person used for comparison
      • Acceptable reasons for differences in pay
      • Some justifications that have been presented for differences in pay
        • Education and work experience
        • Personal performance
        • Difference in pay caused by different collective agreements
        • Market factors
        • Allowed temporary differences
      • Pregnancy, parental leave and pay
      • Burden of proof in cases concerning pay discrimination
      • Statements on pay discrimination
    • Supervision of work and working conditions
    • Dismissals and lay-offs
      • Discrimination regarding dismissals
    • Sexual harassment
      • Harassment in the workplace
      • Harassment at the educational institutions
      • Harassment within interest groups
      • Harassment in relation to the provision of goods and services
      • Stop harassment
    • Equality planning at workplaces
      • What is an equality plan?
        • Drafting an equality plan
        • Assessment of workplace equality conditions
        • Pay survey
        • Measures and review of the implementation
        • Information about the equality plan
        • Consequences for neglecting equality planning
    • Quotas and the equality rule
      • Scope of application in the central government
      • Scope of application in the local government
      • Applying the equality rule
      • For the authority preparing the composition of a government body
      • The minimum numbers in government bodies of various sizes
    • Schools and educational institutions
      • Prohibition of discrimination
        • Student selections
        • Pregnancy and retaining the right to study
        • Discriminatory advertisements for places of study
        • Written account
      • Harassment at the educational institutions
      • Duty of authorities to promote equality in education
    • Gender diversity
      • The Equality Act and gender diversity
      • Gender minorities in the work of the Ombudsman for Equality
      • Discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression
      • Preventing discrimination in the workplace
      • Preventing discrimination in educational institutions
      • Preventing discrimination in the operations of state and municipal authorities
    • Pricing and the supply of goods and services
      • Discrimination in pricing and in the availability of goods and services
      • Standard rulings by the Ombudsman for Equality
        • Accommodation and choice of tenant
        • Two for one
        • Chat lines
        • Gyms and gym sessions
        • Barbers, hair salons and the beauty industry
        • A customer in a restaurant
        • Insurance policies
        • Mother's Day, Father's Day and International Women's Day offers
    • FAQ - frequently asked questions
  • Current issues
    • News
      • News 2015
      • News 2014
      • News 2013
      • News 2012
      • News 2011
      • News 2010
    • Statements
      • Statements 2017
      • Statements 2016
      • Statements 2015
      • Statements 2014
      • Statements 2013
  • Legislation
    • The Equality Act
    • The Constitution of Finland
    • EU legislation
    • Other legislation
  • Contact
Contact Us

Do you suspect that you have been discriminated against because of your gender?

0295 666 842

Mon-Thu 9-11 and 13-15
Fri 9-11

The Ombudsman for Equality

Postal address
Ombudsman for Equality
PO Box 22, FIN-00023 Government, Finland

Visiting address:
Hämeentie 3, FI-00530 Helsinki

Switchboard: +358 295 666 830
Legal counselling: +358 295 666 842
Secretary of the Ombudsman: +358 295 666 839
Registry and inquiries: +358 295 666 840
Communications: +358 295 666 837

E-mail: tasa-arvo@oikeus.fi

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Authorities for equality and non-discrimination

  • The Equality Act
  • National Non-Discrimination and Equality Tribunal
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Finland
  • Parliamentary Ombudsman
  • Chancellor of Justice
  • Equality Unit of the Finnish government
  • Council for Gender Equality
  • Consumer Ombudsman
  • Ombudsman for Children