8. The Committee is concerned that the State party’s current legislation on combating discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is not comprehensive, and therefore fails to protect against discrimination on all the grounds enumerated in the Covenant. It is also concerned about reports of acts of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (arts. 2 and 26).

The State party should increase its efforts in the field of combating and eliminating discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, inter alia, by implementing comprehensive legislative reform that guarantees equal protection from discrimination on all grounds.

Link to full text of the report: Concluding Observations-CCPR-Finland-2013-eng