> Finland's Whistleblower Protection Act: the 50-worker rule, the centralised external reporting channel, and the official Finnish sources.

Source: https://ethicsportal.eu/whistleblower-laws/finland/
Updated: 2026-04-24

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# Whistleblower law in Finland

Finland implemented Directive (EU) 2019/1937 through **Act 1171/2022 on the protection of persons reporting breaches of European Union and national law**, in force since **1 January 2023**. Finland combines the standard **50-worker** threshold with a clearly identified **centralised external reporting channel** at the Office of the Chancellor of Justice.

## Applicable law

- [Act 1171/2022 — official text on Finlex](https://www.finlex.fi/en/legislation/2022/1171)
- [Office of the Chancellor of Justice — whistleblower protection](https://oikeuskansleri.fi/en/whistleblower-protection)

## Who must establish an internal channel

Private employers with **at least 50 employees** must establish an internal reporting channel. Public authorities and certain specifically regulated entities are also covered under the act.

## External reporting authority

The official external route is the [centralised external reporting channel of the Office of the Chancellor of Justice](https://oikeuskansleri.fi/en/centralised-external-reporting-channel). The Chancellor of Justice receives the report and forwards it to the competent authority for follow-up.

## Data protection authority

For GDPR complaints about how whistleblower data are processed, the relevant authority is the [Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman](https://tietosuoja.fi/en/home).

## Key compliance points

- Finnish organisations must inform potential reporters not only about the internal process, but also about the external reporting procedure and the conditions for obtaining statutory protection.
- Finland's law is narrower than a generic ethics line, so companies should separate statutory whistleblowing from broader misconduct intake if they choose to cover both.
- The Chancellor of Justice model makes Finland one of the clearer countries for explaining the external route to reporters.

## Official sources

- [Act 1171/2022 — official Finlex text](https://www.finlex.fi/en/legislation/2022/1171)
- [Office of the Chancellor of Justice — whistleblower protection](https://oikeuskansleri.fi/en/whistleblower-protection)
- [Office of the Chancellor of Justice — centralised external reporting channel](https://oikeuskansleri.fi/en/centralised-external-reporting-channel)
- [Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman](https://tietosuoja.fi/en/home)

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