Il consiglio comunale finlandese introduce un “Empathy Board”, che mira a giudicare e classificare se determinati gruppi di persone necessitano di un “trattamento speciale positivo” da parte dei servizi pubblici della città – la città ora deve affrontare polemiche sull’Empathy Board poiché è visto come discriminatorio nei confronti dei finlandesi nativi, tra gli altri

The news article is in Finnish. Below are the main points of controversy regarding the situation.

The city council of Tampere, Finland’s third largest city, introduced an “Empathy Board” to judge whether different groups of people need “special positive treatment” from the city and its public services. Among those the most in need of special treatment according to the Empathy Board are visible members of ethnic or religious minorities, undocumented immigrants and women. On the other hand, the least needing of special treatment are white people, Finnish citizens and men.

The city council, which is currently formed of majority left-wing parties and headed by the Social Democrats, voted on the Empathy Board today, and decided to reword some aspects of it, while ultimately landing on bringing it to service at a later date. The Empathy Board reached nationwide news in Finland and sparked outrage especially among the right-wing parties.

Tampere’s Empathy Board in full, which I tried to make elligible to read:

CATEGORY
Background
– More likely to need special treatment: Belongs to a visible ethnic minority
– Unlikely to need special treatment: White

Residential area
– More likely: Rental- and apartment-dominated neighborhood
– Unlikely: New detached-house-dominated area

Housing
– More likely: Homeless
– Middle: Supported housing
– Unlikely: Living independently

Digital skills
– More likely: Unable to use digital services
– Middle: Able to use digital services with support
– Unlikely: Able to use digital services independently

Age
– More likely: Under 18 or over 75
– Middle: 18–28 years old
– Unlikely: 29–74 years old

Citizenship
– More likely: Undocumented or waiting for a residence permit
– Middle: Residence permit
– Unlikely: Finnish or EU citizen

Body image
– More likely: Obese or underweight
– Middle: Normal weight
– Unlikely: Slim or muscular

Education
– More likely: No formal qualification
– Middle: Primary or secondary education
– Unlikely: Higher education degree

Mental wellbeing
– More likely: Feels vulnerable
– Middle: Feels they manage in everyday life
– Unlikely: Feels satisfied

Opinion / Voice
– More likely: Silenced through hate speech or mistrust
– Middle: Civic activist
– Unlikely: Part of the opinion majority

Neurodiversity
– More likely: Neurodivergent
– Unlikely: Neurotypical

Family situation
– More likely: No family
– Unlikely: Has a family

Political participation
– More likely: Cannot or does not want to vote or support an organized party
– Middle: Votes for or supports a small party
– Unlikely: Votes for or supports a parliamentary party

Spoken and written language
– More likely: Non-verbal, or no Finnish or English skills
– Middle: Learning Finnish or proficient in English
– Unlikely: Proficient in Finnish

Substances and addictions
– More likely: Substance use or addiction dominates everyday life
– Unlikely: Substance use or addiction does not dominate everyday life

Sexual orientation
– More likely: Belongs to a sexual minority
– Unlikely: Belongs to the sexual majority (heterosexual)

Social relationships
– More likely: Feels lonely or excluded
– Middle: Some close relationships or networks
– Unlikely: Many close relationships and networks

Gender
– More likely: Belongs to a gender minority
– Middle: Belongs to the gender majority: woman
– Unlikely: Belongs to the gender majority: man

Health status and disability
– More likely: Significant functional limitation, illness, or sensory disability
– Middle: Some functional limitations or mild sensory disability
– Unlikely: Fully functional and without sensory disability

Employment
– More likely: Outside the workforce
– Middle: Part-time participation in the workforce
– Unlikely: Full-time participation in the workforce

Religion or belief
– More likely: Visibly belongs to a religious or belief group
– Unlikely: Secular member of a majority religion or non-religious

Wealth and income
– More likely: Low income
– Middle: Middle income
– Unlikely: High income

Victim Olympics

But interesting that they write the silent part down.

This is why the far right wins elections 

Oh, no, someone dared say that some people need more help than others! How dare they want to help someone with a disability more than me, a perfectly healthy adult with a great job and a family!

Oh look, OP has their post history hidden. Surely they couldn’t be a bot or a poster with a specific agenda…