Finnish human rights policy within international organisations 

Finland promotes the objectives of its international human rights policy as part of the EU, bilaterally and in multilateral forums, including in the UN, the Council of Europe and the OSCE. Finland supports the activities of the independent human rights mechanisms, such as the human rights commissioners of the UN and the Council of Europe, within the multilateral system. 

Various procedures and mechanisms are set up within international organisations to support the promotion and protection of human rights, the implementation of human rights treaties, and the monitoring of the realisation and violations of human rights.

Finland is active within international organisations essentially through the European Union because the EU seeks to speak with a single voice in the human rights forums. Finland may also make national initiatives.

Multilateral organisations provide a forum for intergovernmental dialogue and cooperation on human rights. Finland showed its commitment to the multilateral human rights system by serving on the UN Human Rights Council in 2022–2024.

Finland advocates the participation of civil society and human rights defenders in the promotion and protection of human rights in international arenas.