Whistleblowing In Finland: Legislation Finally Published

Finland is poised to approve legislation to implement the Whistleblower Directive. What does it say?

The anxiously awaited Whistleblower Protection Act implementing the Whistleblowing Directive ((EU) 2019/1937) has now been approved, and it enters into force on 1 January 2023.

The key objective of the Whistleblowing Directive and the Act is to encourage persons who have become aware of suspected breaches against public interest in a work-related context to report their observations. This is promoted by adopting a new centralised whistleblowing channel among the authorities and by obligating most organisations in the public and private sector to establish a confidential internal whistleblowing channel. In addition, whistleblowers will be protected from negative consequences.