Social and Human Rights in Long-Term Care and Disability Services in Finland  

Thursday 26 June 2025, 12:00-13:00 

Porthania building, PI  

Chair: Professor Teppo Kröger, University of Jyväskylä  

Participants: Expert Sanna Ahola, Human Rights Centre; Lawyer Pirkko Mahlamäki, active in European Disability Forum & European Women’s Lobby; Professor Marja Jylhä, Tampere University; Professor Kirstein Rummery, University of Stirling 

Four representatives from human rights and disability organisations, as well as academia, will identify and discuss the most relevant and topical issues in Finnish long-term care and disability policy from the perspective of social and human rights. The discussion will also place Finnish experiences in an international context.