Freedom of the Press 2007: Finland
5 March 2008
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Recent articles in Finland
EMFA: Seven EU member states want to legalise spying on journalists
A recent report shows that France, Italy, Malta, Greece, Cyprus, Sweden, and Finland want to legalise spying on journalists in the event of a threat to national security.
Finland charges 3 investigative journalists with revealing state secrets
According to the indictment, the charges stem from a 2017 article about the activities of a Finnish military intelligence unit, as well as a planned series of unpublished articles on the same subject.
Finland sets precedent in sentencing journalists’ harassers
The year 2018 saw courts handing down convictions for abusive online attacks and campaigns against journalists.