We have many ways of promoting non-discrimination and gender equality
Our services and activities play a key role in realising the fundamental and human rights of the residents in their everyday lives. By promoting non-discrimination and gender equality, we aim to ensure that everyone can benefit from our services, and that no one need fear discrimination or harassment. Each of our employees has a responsibility for this in their own operations.
To promote non-discrimination and gender equality, we have compiled special measures into equality and non-discrimination plans for services and personnel, which we update at least every council term. The non-discrimination and gender equality perspective is also strongly linked to many of our other programmes, plans and policies such as our wellbeing plan, accessibility policies and participation model.
Specialist in the participation of Helsinki residents with disabilities
The city’s Specialist in the participation of person with disabilities provides general advice and guidance on disability issues but does not deal with individual issues such as applications or complaints.
Contact details of the Specialist in the participation of Helsinki residents with disabilities
Commissions and councils
The Equality and Non-Discrimination Advisory Board(Link leads to external service) appointed by the City Board promotes, monitors and evaluates the implementation of non-discrimination and gender equality in our services and operations. In particular, the influential statutory bodies of the Elderly Citizens Council(Link leads to external service) , the Council on Disability (Link leads to external service) and the Youth Council(Link leads to external service) promote the equality and inclusion of their own reference groups.