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Bias-motivated incidents in Finland
The map has recorded 7 bias-motivated incidents in Finland since December 2025, 3 of them in Helsinki. All of them fall under racism. 1 of the 7 was an assault or worse.
Most reported · 2 outlets
Finnish MP posts Facebook poll on 'Afghan-Muslim' minister
A Finnish MP posted on Facebook asking followers whether they wanted an 'Afghan-Muslim' as interior or foreign minister, and referred to a 'quota Muslim' minister, in remarks widely understood to target the only MP of Afghan background. Coalition partners demanded his parliamentary group address the post.
Most serious
Pupil assaulted at Oulu school after taunting with racist elements
At Kaukovainio school in Oulu, several pupils directed aggression at one pupil after days of taunting between children of native Finnish and immigrant backgrounds. The principal said racist features emerged as the situation escalated, and police recorded an assault report.
Incidents over time
| Month | Incidents | Discrimination | Threats | Vandalism | Assault | Fatal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every incident
7 incidents, newest first.
October 2026
- Helsinki councillor posts student name list seen as racist
A Helsinki city councillor published on social media a list of students admitted to a vocational school, which was described as full of immigrants and widely condemned as racist.
September 2026
- Pupil assaulted at Oulu school after taunting with racist elements
At Kaukovainio school in Oulu, several pupils directed aggression at one pupil after days of taunting between children of native Finnish and immigrant backgrounds.
- Man gives racist sticker to 4-year-old girl on train
A man boarded a Z train near Mäntsälä and handed a four-year-old girl of immigrant background a sticker from the openly racist Blue-and-Black Movement reading 'extinction or repatriation'.
August 2026
- Finnish MP posts Facebook poll on 'Afghan-Muslim' minister
A Finnish MP posted on Facebook asking followers whether they wanted an 'Afghan-Muslim' as interior or foreign minister, and referred to a 'quota Muslim' minister, in remarks widely understood to target the only MP of Afghan background.
May 2026
- Finnish MEP posts video mocking immigrant trans protester with slurs
A Finnish Member of the European Parliament posted an Instagram video of a demonstrator at a Helsinki protest along with a caption using derogatory terms for immigrants and transgender people, calling the person a 'mamutransu' and a 'harmful immigrant' who should be removed from Finland.
January 2026
- Taxis of immigrant drivers vandalised in Rovaniemi
Several taxis in Rovaniemi had their windows smashed, with only cars not belonging to local taxi firms targeted.
December 2025
- Miss Finland photo mocking Asians sparks racism accusations
Sarah Dzafce, Miss Finland 2025, was seen in a viral photo pulling the corners of her eyes with the caption 'eating with a Chinese,' a gesture decried as discrimination against Asians.