Language Act of Finland
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The Language Act of Finland is a key Finnish law that defines and safeguards the status and rights of the country’s national languages, particularly regulating the linguistic rights of Swedish- and Finnish-speaking citizens in public administration and services.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Finnish law
ⓘ
language law ⓘ |
| aimsTo | ensure access to public services in a person’s own national language ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
courts in Finland
ⓘ
municipal authorities in Finland ⓘ other public bodies in Finland ⓘ state authorities in Finland ⓘ |
| basedOn | principle of equality between Finnish and Swedish ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| covers |
language of administrative decisions
ⓘ
language of communication with authorities ⓘ language of court proceedings ⓘ language of official documents ⓘ language of public notices and information ⓘ |
| defines |
status of Finnish language as a national language
ⓘ
status of Swedish language as a national language ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
bilingual municipalities
ⓘ
unilingual municipalities ⓘ |
| field |
administrative law
ⓘ
human rights law ⓘ language policy ⓘ |
| guarantees |
right to fair trial in one’s own national language
ⓘ
right to receive documents in Finnish or Swedish in specified situations ⓘ right to use Finnish in dealings with authorities ⓘ right to use Swedish in dealings with authorities ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to ensure that the language of the individual is taken into account in public services
ⓘ
to promote the practical equality of Finnish and Swedish ⓘ to secure the right to use Finnish or Swedish before authorities ⓘ |
| implements | constitutional provisions on national languages ⓘ |
| recognizes |
Finnish as a national language of Finland
ⓘ
Swedish as a national language of Finland ⓘ |
| regulates |
linguistic rights in Finland
ⓘ
use of national languages in public administration ⓘ use of national languages in public services ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Constitution of Finland ⓘ |
| requires |
bilingual authorities to serve in both Finnish and Swedish
ⓘ
certain documents to be available in both national languages ⓘ |
| safeguards |
rights of Finnish-speaking citizens
ⓘ
rights of Swedish-speaking citizens ⓘ |
| supports | linguistic rights of national language minorities ⓘ |
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