Freedom of Speech and Defamation in Finland 2014–2024

Grant €140,000

University of Tampere, Riku Neuvonen, Senior Lecturer, Public Law 

In Finland, the regulation of defamation amendment in 2014. The background of amendment was the convictions that Finland received in violation of freedom of speech, especially in cases of defamation from the European Court of the Human Rights. The research project analyses the effects of the amendment based on the case law. Special focus of the research is mass media, journalists and public figures.