The organisation of the Ministry of Justice The Ministry of Justice is headed by the Minister of Justice. The Permanent Secretary directs the Ministry's activities together with the Minister of Justice. There are four departments at the Ministry: ...

Call for applications for organisations until 7 February 2025 A call for applications for organisations to become members of the Advisory Board for Ethnic Relations (ETNO) for the 2025–2029 term has ended. The member organisations for both the nat...

Organising and securing the exercise of rights of access under the hague convention on international child abduction A child has the right to keep in touch and spend time with the parent with whom he or she does not reside also when the parent res...

Justitieministeriets organisation Justitieministeriet leds av justitieministern. Kanslichefen bistår ministern i ledningen av ministeriets verksamhet. Vid ministeriet finns fyra avdelningar: förvaltnings- och styrningsavdelningen, avdelningen för ...

Specialsakkunnig Mikko Lehtonen tycker att det är viktigt med organisationssamarbete när den offentliga förvaltningen utvecklas.

Nyhetsarkiv Nu på remiss: Utkast till förordningar om Rättstjänstverket och verkets verksamhetsställen Organisation: JM Typ: Pressmeddelande Utgivningsdatum: 25.6.2026 Lagreform stärker Finlands ställning inom internationell tvistlösning Organisat...

Advisory Board on Civil Society Policy (KANE) The Government has appointed a new Advisory Board on Civil Society Policy (KANE) for a four-year term from 27 January 2022 to 26 January 2026. The Advisory Board on Civil Society Policy works under the...

Representative actions are a joint EU tool for improving consumer rights. They are based on the EU Representative Actions Directive.

I september 2022 genomfördes den första fasen av en organisationsreform som omfattar två faser vid Brottspåföljdsmyndigheten. Nu bereds den andra och sista fasen i reformen och den gäller organisering av uppgifter vid brottspåföljdscentralerna. Dessutom är avsikten att utveckla utbildningssystemet inom brottspåföljdsområdet så att det tillgodoser Brottspåföljdsmyndighetens behov.

We will develop the operating conditions of CSOs in cross-administrative cooperation. The implementation of the strategy includes legislative projects, studies and reports and other development measures. The aim is, for example, to extend the right to tax deductions on donations to CSOs, to reform government grant practices and to form a vision of civil society.

The project providing Whistleblower Act (1171/2022) training aims to increase awareness of this Act, which will transpose the Whistleblower Directive (2019/1937/EU) into national legislation, among private and public sector organisations and among employees and citizens. The project will disseminate information through communications and training.

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Policy of the Ministry of Justice for International and EU Activities The main responsibility of the Ministry of Justice is to ensure the operation of the rule of law. The Ministry’s international and EU activities support the achievement of its i...

The aim of the Well Planned project is to combat structural discrimination and racism in Finland by boosting practical and professional skills of equality planning. The project is co-funded by the European Union’s Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme (CERV).

EU funding programmes for 2021–2027 In 2021–2027, EU funding in the area of justice will consist of two different funding programmes: the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) and the Justice Programme. Together, these programmes ...

Regeringsprogrammet drar upp riktlinjer för beredningen av strategin för civilsamhällesorganisationer och dess genomförandeplan. Strategin godkändes som statsrådets principbeslut i juni 2024, och genomförandet framskrider i enlighet med planen som lagstiftningsprojekt, utredningar och andra utvecklingsverksamheter. Genomförandet fortsätter till april 2027.

Advisory Board for Ethnic Relations ETNO The Advisory Board for Ethnic Relations (ETNO) serves as a national forum for dialogue between immigrants, ethnic minorities, authorities, political parties and civil society organisations. The Government a...

Processing of personal data in the services of the Ministry of Justice The Ministry of Justice processes personal data in order to comply with a legal obligation or, in certain situations, to perform a task carried out in the public interest or ba...

Right of initiative The Constitution lays down provisions on the right of individuals to participate in and influence the development of society and their living conditions. Pursuant to the Constitution, the public authorities shall promote the op...

The Advisory Board for Ethnic Relations (Etno) serves as a national forum for dialogue. The Board brings together migration experts from national, regional and local levels ranging from public officials to civil society representatives. Besides the national Advisory Board, there are seven regional advisory boards for ethnic relations.