Companies with over 50 employees must set up a channel for employees to anonymously report abuse.
An EU directive compelling companies to set up their own reporting channels, promising strong protection for whistleblowers, has been facing delays in the Finnish legislative process.
The directive's original deadline to be written into Finnish law was December 2021, but now the law will be voted on in Parliament by autumn at the earliest.
The directive seeks to outline independent reporting channels for companies with over 50 employees. Additionally, reporting channels for firms under 50 employees are also expected to be encouraged through the coming legislation.
The goal of the directive is to protect those that alert occupational safety violations, labour infractions, and other unethical practices without fear of reprisal.
According Juha Keränen, an official at the Ministry of Justice, the bill is set to pass in Parliament in late September.
"This is a budget law that cannot be presented until the other big budget laws have been submitted to Parliament," Keränen told Yle.
The law would make a centralised external reporting channel in the Office of the Chancellor of Justice and more staff will be recruited as a result.
The forthcoming law on whistleblower protection will require secure reporting of misconduct by employees, protecting their identity.
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