Crime victims The Ministry of Justice is responsible for drafting the legislation related to the legal status of crime victims and for improving the position of crime victims within its mandate. The efforts to improve the position of crime victims...

One of the objectives set out in the Government Programme is to promote democracy and human rights education and the participation of young people and to reinforce the obligation to consult young people. The task of the coordination group is to monitor and support the planning and implementation of the measures.

The project aims to improve the effectiveness of addressing racism, discrimination and hate crimes through peer learning with the support of authorities and civil society actors.

The Government Programme outlines the preparation of the CSO strategy and its implementation plan. The strategy was adopted as a government resolution in June 2024, and implementation will proceed as planned through legislative projects, reports and other development measures. Implementation will continue until April 2027.

6.6.2024 | The Government has adopted a resolution on the Civil Society Organisations Strategy. With the help of the strategy, the Government will promote independent fund-raising activities by CSOs, develop government grant activities concerning CSOs and dismantle bureaucracy that burdens them.

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.

We work for a strong rule of law The updated strategy of the Ministry of Justice strengthens the role of the Ministry of Justice as the ministry responsible for the rule of law and democracy. The six impact objectives of the strategy form the key ...

Vi arbetar för en stark rättsstat Justitieministeriets uppdaterade strategi stärker justitieministeriets roll som ministeriet för rättsstatsfrågor och demokrati. De sex effektmålen i strategin är grundpelarna i ministeriets verksamhet. Strategin å...

3.10.2022 | A truly multi-voiced civil society reinforces democracy and the crisis tolerance of society as a whole. In its new strategy, published today, as well as its Govern Programme objectives, the Advisory Board on Civil Society Policy (KANE) emphasises the importance of dynamism and autonomy in our changing world.

Finnish and Swedish Linguistic rights are based on section 17 of the Constitution . The Language Act contains more detailed provisions on the linguistic rights laid down in the Constitution, and it applies to the Finnish and Swedish languages. Eve...

Finland – a state governed by the rule of law Finnish democracy is built on the rule of law. The rule of law and respect for fundamental rights are key principles enshrined in the Constitution of Finland. Finland is also committed to these princip...

On 20.3.2025, the Government adopted a resolution on a national programme to promote democracy and participation. The task of the cross-administrative working group appointed by the Ministry of Justice is to coordinate the implementation of the programme in the Government in 2025-2027.

Justitieministeriet har tillsatt en berednings- och styrgrupp för strategin mot korruption och åtgärdsprogrammet för den. Gruppen har till uppgift att uppdatera och bereda åtgärdsprogrammet i anslutning till strategin mot korruption samt att följa upp och rapportera om hur genomförandet av programmet framskrider.

Vi bereder en strategi som luckrar upp överflödig reglering om organisations- och frivilligverksamhet, utreder möjligheterna att utveckla civilsamhällesorganisationernas egen medelanskaffning och förbättrar växelverkan mellan förvaltningen och civilsamhället.

Planning documents The planning documents relating to performance guidance on the administrative branch of the Ministry of Justice comprise of strategic long-term plans performance target documents for four-year periods yearly budget proposals Str...

The goal of the project is to facilitate the participation of children and young people in policy-making at the national level. The goal is to develop methods, gather best practices and produce training materials on child participation and to provide relevant training for public authorities. The project in Finland is part of the joint European CP4Europe project, which is coordinated by the Council of Europe.

Justitieministeriet svarar för EU-projekt inom sitt ansvarsområde och försöker på förhand påverka EU-lagstiftningen så att Finlands intressen och justitieministeriets strategi genomförs även på EU-nivå.

The Ministry of Justice has appointed a cross-administrative working group to prepare the National Programme to Promote Democracy and Participation outlined in Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Government Programme and to coordinate the implementation of the programme within the Government ministries.

In accordance with the programme of Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Government, the Government will draw up a revised Strategy for the National Languages of Finland to ensure that everyone has the right to receive services in the national languages and to improve the language climate. This project is aimed at improving the language climate.

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.