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The voting age for national and local government elections is 18. Finnish citizens can vote in national elections; other citizens of the EU countries residing in Finland may, if they wish, vote in the European Parliament elections, and foreign nationals who reside permanently in the municipality can also vote in local government elections.
Everyone in Finland enjoys freedom of opinion and speech and the right to gather freely. Freedom of religion guarantees the right to practise any religion and the right not to belong to any religious group. Everyone has the right to choose where they want to live and the right to move about freely.
Finnish and Swedish are the country’s national languages. The rights of minority language groups, such as the Sámi and Romani, are also mentioned in the Constitution.
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- Complaint to the Ombudsman
You can use the form to make a complaint to the Parliamentary Ombudsman if you believe that an authority has acted unlawfully or in neglect of duty.
Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland - Complaint to company on marketing or advertising
You can submit a complaint by sending the completed form to the company as an mail attachment.
Consumer Agency - Promotion of children's rights
Information on development of the children's rights in Finland. Press releases and publications.
Ombudsman for children - Children's rights
Children's rights, adoption, foster care, child protection.
Save the Children Finland - Convention on the rights of the child
Information on children's rights, convention on the rights of the child.
Finnish UNICEF - Civil rights of citizens
The civil rights of individuals under the Constitution.
Ministry of Justice - Freedom of religion and conscience
Information on the Finnish constitution, whose Section 11 handles freedom of religion and conscience.
Ministry of Justice
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