Gender equality
News
- 68% girls had at least basic digital skills in 2023 (Eurostat, 25 April 2024)
- Voting turnout decreased clearly among young men in the second round of the Presidential election 2024 (Statistics Finland, 19 April 2024)
- Equality and non-discrimination section updated (Eurostat, 19 April 2024)
- Number of reported sexual offences grew by 22 per cent in January to March 2024 (Statistics Finland, 18 April 2024)
- Women totalled almost a third of STEM graduates in 2021 (Eurostat, 8 March 2024)
- 9th Global Forum on Gender Statistics 29 – 31 Aug 2023 (United Nations Statistics Division & Statistics South Africa)
- Total working hours of women and men on the same level for the first time in 2020 to 2021 (Statistics Finland 10 Nov 2022)
- Cases of domestic violence against minors reported to the authorities increased by 6.7 per cent (Statistics Finland 5 Oct 2022)
- Domestic violence increases the use and costs of services (Policy Brief, Article Series of Government's analysis, assessment and research activities 24/202, 22 Aug 2022)
- The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on gender equality in Finland (publication of the Government's analysis, assessment and research activities 2022:46, Description sheet available in English, 31 May 2022
Basic information on gender equality
Basic information on gender equality between women and men (infographic in text format)
Last updated 7 Oct 2024