In accordance with Article 3, paragraph 3, of the Protocol, the Republic of Finland
reserves the right not to apply Article 3, paragraph 1, to those cases of discrimination
for which, due to established principles in its national legal system concerning freedom
of expression, it cannot provide for effective remedies as referred to in Article
3, paragraph 2.
In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 2, subparagraph b, of the Protocol, the Republic
of Finland, due to established principles in its national legal system concerning
freedom of expression, reserves the right not to apply, in whole or in part, Article
5, paragraph 1, to cases where the national provisions on defamation or ethnic agitation
are not applicable.
In accordance with Article 6, paragraph 2, subparagraph b, of the Protocol, the Republic
of Finland, due to established principles in its national legal system concerning
freedom of expression, reserves the right not to apply, in whole or in part, Article
6, paragraph 1, to cases where the national provisions on ethnic agitation are not
applicable.