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| Name: | Language Act (No. 423 of 2003). |
| Country: | Finland |
| Subject(s): | Human rights |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2003 |
| Entry into force: | |
| ISN: | FIN-2003-L-69099 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=69099&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Unofficial English translation  Ministry of Justice, Finlex, Finland (consulted on 2006-06-21) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Establishes that national languages of Finland are Finnish and Swedish. Provides for constitutional right of every person to use his or her own language, either Finnish or Swedish, before courts and other authorities. |
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