A home without the assistance needed
The man, identified as S.K., had requested 140 assistance hours a week. Kirkkonummi granted 60 hours for activities outside the home. Domestic appeals failed, and he returned to his parents because he could not secure the support needed to live in his apartment. [2]
Decision-making support cannot become an exclusion
Authorities relied on a requirement that applicants could define their assistance and how it should be provided. The committee found that its application indirectly discriminated against S.K. ENIL highlighted the decision in June 2022. The committee called for his application to be reconsidered and for legislation to remove this obstacle for people needing decision-making support. [2][3]
Follow-up remained open in 2026
In a report issued in April 2026, the committee said subsequent domestic decisions still had not enabled independent living and no compensation had been provided. Finland maintained that services delivered at home could not ensure safe living. With a domestic appeal pending, the committee kept its follow-up dialogue open. [4]