Date of Signature : 11 May 2011
Date of Ratification : 17 April 2015
Date of entry into force : 1 August 2015

First baseline evaluation

GREVIO

 State report received on 3 May 2018

 Baseline evaluation report

 Government comments

Additional information :
- Contribution by the Finnish League for Human Rights and the End FGM European Network
- NGO Parallel Report on the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Finland
- Report submitted by Amnesty International
- Report of the Non-Discrimination Ombudsman to the Parliament
- Contribution by the Human Rights Centre (NHRI)

Read full press release: Violence against women in Finland: monitoring report praises more services for victims, but calls for review of criminal offences

Amnesty International : Finland: International body condemns outdated definition of rape as Amnesty calls for rape law reform

Committee of the Parties

 Recommandation of the Committee of the Parties

 Reporting form submitted by the Finnish authorities on the implementation of the recommendations of the Committee of the Parties

Media coverage

The Guardian - Finland under pressure to criminalise lack of consent in rape laws

YLE ENGLISH - Finland urged to recruit more women cops, tighten law on rape

News Now Finland - Finland rebuked over lack of female police and lenient sex crimes punishments

Etelä-Suomen Sanomat - Euroopan neuvoston asiantuntijat: Suomeen tarvitaan lisää naispoliiseja

YLE - Euroopan neuvoston tarkastusryhmältä tiukkoja ehdotuksia, jotta naisiin kohdistuva väkivalta Suomessa saataisiin loppumaan

Helsingin Sanomat/STT - Euroopan neuvosto penää Suomeen lisää naispoliiseja ja kovempia rangaistuksia seksuaalirikoksista

MTV/STT - Euroopan neuvosto penää Suomeen lisää naispoliiseja ja kovempia rangaistuksia seksuaalirikoksista

Ilkka/STT - Euroopan neuvosto penää Suomeen lisää naispoliiseja ja kovempia rangaistuksia seksuaalirikoksista