Judicial power is exercised by an independent judiciary, including the Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court. The security apparatus is controlled by elected officials and supervised by the courts. Finland has a mixed economy with state owned, privately owned, and publicly owned companies. Citizens are free to pursue their legitimate private interests, hold private property, and engage in economic activity without government interference. During 1993 there were no reported violations in Finland of fundamental human rights.
Individuals are free to pursue their religious beliefs.
Political and Other Extrajudicial Killing Killing for political motives by the Government or opposition political organizations does not occur. No cases of disappearances, abduction, or clandestine detention were reported. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment is guaranteed by law and is respected in practice. By law, prisoners must be treated justly with respect for their human dignity and without distinction on the basis of race, sex, language, nationality, religious or political conviction, social position, wealth, or any other grounds. Arbitrary Arrest, Detention, or Exile Freedom from arbitrary arrest and imprisonment or exile is guaranteed by law and respected in practice.