“The verdict’s stance on freedom of expression is extremely important,” said Hanne Aho.
“Many people who go in for hate speech do so by appealing to freedom of expression. But this ruling says unambiguously that such activity has nothing whatsoever to do with freedom of expression.”
The UJF will no longer have its investments handled by Danske Bank, the retail bank based in Denmark that has operations across northern Europe. The union board has decided unanimously to withdraw the UJF’s investments from Danske Bank and to put the union’s asset management to competitive tender.
“The preconditions for whistleblower protection are structured in such a complicated way that its meaning in this form may be limited. “
Finland’s ranking in Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index has taken a beating for the second consecutive year.