ELA EU Pay Directive
FINLAND
Legislation Addressing the EU Pay Directive
Has transposing legislation been drafted in your country?
Yes. The government proposal (including transposing legislation draft) was published and submitted to Parliament on 9 July 2026.
How will the Directive's requirements interact with or replace existing national obligations?
According to the government proposal, the Directive is planned to be implemented in accordance with minimum standards only, without additional or stricter requirements.
Please note that the government proposal may still be amended during the parliamentary process, and the final local legislation should be reviewed once enacted.
When will transposing legislation be published and what to expect:
The date and content of the transposing legislation cannot yet be confirmed, as the legislative process is still ongoing. According to current estimates, it would enter into force on 1 January 2027. The transposing legislation will be published only after the parliamentary process has been completed.
Based on the government proposal, the local legislation is expected to primarily amend the Finnish Act on Equality between Women and Men (609/1986). The Equality Ombudsman is planned to be designated as the competent monitoring and enforcement authority.
The existing Finnish Act on Equality between Women and Men already contains provisions on gender pay equality, including obligations for employers with at least 30 employees to draw up gender equality plans, conduct regular pay surveys, and take corrective action where unjustified gender pay differences are identified. The transposing legislation is not intended to replace these existing obligations but rather to supplement them, introducing more detailed and targeted requirements.
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