Finland

Our work in Finland

Demo Finland builds the capacity and commitment of Finnish political parties to democracy support and enhances multi-party dialogue. Demo Finland supports, in particular, the inclusivity of Finnish political parties by providing targeted training and offering opportunities for peer exchange with the participants in Demo Finland’s international programmes. Democracy Academy for political youth and student organisations is organised annually to increase the understanding of young politicians on democracy and to create a safe space for dialogue. Activities in Finland support Demo Finland’s international programmes. To increase the awareness and deepen the understanding of democracy issues in Finland, Demo Finland also organises public events and discussions on different aspects of democracy.

Demo Finland is Finland’s leading expert organisation of international democracy support.

Advancing climate justice through dialogue

During 2026, Demo Finland implements the project “Advancing climate justice through dialogue” in Finland with funding from the EU’s Connect for Global Change programme. The overall goal of the project is to engage politically active young people in promoting climate justice locally as well as globally.

Climate change and climate policy do not affect everyone in the same way. For climate policy to be just, it must be democratic and inclusive, and political parties must be able to work together to find common solutions. The aim of the project is to increase politically active young people’s understanding of the impacts of climate change and climate policy on different groups, both in Finland and globally, and to strengthen their ability to engage in constructive multi-party dialogue on the subject.

The project includes, for example, training and facilitated dialogue in Finland as well as online between Finnish and Kenyan young people. The project is implemented in collaboration with the youth and student organisations of all Finnish parliamentary parties.

The project is a follow-up to the policy brief Making climate policy more just through democratic means, published by Demo Finland in the summer of 2025.

This page is co-funded by the European Union. Demo Finland is solely responsible for its content, which does not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

Advocacy

Demo Finland’s advocacy work aims to promote democracy support in political party programmes and in national and international policies.

On a European level, Demo Finland actively participates in the advocacy work and knowledge production of its umbrella organisation the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), and on a global level, through membership in the Global Democracy Coalition. Demo Finland is also part of a global advocacy network. In Finland, Demo Finland is a member of the National Commission on Sustainable Development and the Development Policy Committee, participates in the work of the networks that monitor the implementation of the UN Resolutions 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security, comments on statements and reports of ministries, political parties and other stakeholders and produces statements related to democracy support. In addition, Demo Finland actively maintains contact with its member parties and strengthens their expertise in democracy support.