Finland’s asylum reform criticised over human rights risks

Finland’s asylum reform criticised over human rights risks

A major reform of Finland’s asylum and migration system faces criticism from the Deaconess Foundation, which says the planned national implementation of the EU migration and asylum pact weakens legal safeguards and threatens equal treatment. The EU pact enters force in summer 2026 and requires extensive legislative changes across member states. Finland’s Interior Ministry has prepared a draft package of almost 600 pages. Diakonissalaitos says the proposal marks the widest overhaul of asylum law in decades and places efficiency ahead of human rights.