Clarification of flagging rules in Tuusula, initiative

Representatives Janne Hermunen and Ari Loponen presented the following initiative:

No other minority group or ideological advocacy group has been granted special permission to fly flags under the flag regulations, but an exception has been made for Pride flags. Giving one group clear preference over others is not in accordance with the Equality Act. The Pride community seeks to promote the rights and well-being of sexual and gender minorities, and there is nothing wrong with that in itself, but the issue is an ideological movement whose views are not unanimously shared by Finns. Pride flagging appears to be a strange deviation from other flagging practices.

This incurs costs for the municipality, as flags are expensive and raising them on flagpoles is costly. We propose that in Tuusula, only the official flag of Finland be allowed to be flown in public buildings, as well as, in justified situations, the official flags of the EU, NATO, the Sámi, the Roma, or other countries.

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