Intervening in harassment at the Finnish Student Sports Federation

We adhere to the safer space principles in all the activities of the Federation. When signing up for events, participants must commit to following the rules, which aim to prevent inappropriate behaviour and harassment. If harassment still occurs, we will intervene according to the following guidelines.

How to report harassment

1. Report cases of harassment either by using the anonymous form or by contacting the Federation’s harassment contact persons or the event organiser directly.
2. If it is not possible to resolve the matter with the help of the harassment contact persons, please contact the Federation’s ethical committee (page currently only in Finnish and Swedish). Harassment contact persons may also contact the ethical committee with your permission.
3. If required, parties can appeal the decision of the ethical committee with the sports arbitration board (external link) under the conditions named in the board’s rules.

OLL’s guidelines for cases of harassment

1. A case of inappropriate behaviour is reported to a harassment contact person, events organiser, online channel moderator, or other OLL official.
2. The harassment contact persons go through the report. If the person who has experienced harassment requests it or handling the matter requires it, they will include other OLL officials, such as the person in charge of organising the event, the person in charge of equality, the President, or the Secretary General. At Finnish Student Championships, the matter is dealt with by the jury of the competition. In each case, it must be assessed whether any of these people should be disqualified from handling the matter and deciding on any disciplinary action.
3. If the matter cannot be resolved or if one of the parties demands it, the issue will be transferred to the ethical committee in accordance with OLL’s ethical rules.
4. If the case also meets the definition of a criminal offence, then it will be reported to the police with the permission of the victim or if the situation requires it. OLL’s own proceedings in the matter will be paused for the duration of the criminal process.
5. The matter can lead to various measures. OLL as the event organiser or the organiser of the FSC can give out the following penalties: verbal caution, written warning, removal from the event, fine or compensation, or a ban which extends to a specific event/competition, and which is fixed term or temporary.
6. The ethical committee can also give out penalties based on the ethical rules.

Harassment contact persons

OLL’s harassment contact persons lend their ear and support to anyone who experiences or witnesses any kind of inappropriate behaviour at OLL’s events. You can use the anonymous form found on this page to report any inappropriate behaviour that you may have encountered at an OLL event.

When you contact a harassment contact person:

• The harassment contact person listens to you without judging.
• The harassment contact person is under an obligation of confidentiality.
• The harassment contact person and the person who has experienced harassment can talk about the situation confidentially.
• The harassment contact persons will never take any action without your consent.

With your consent, the harassment contact person may:

• Contact the parties involved in the harassment situation and discuss what has happened.
• Arrange an opportunity for the parties involved in the harassment situation to discuss what has happened.
• Advise the parties involved in the harassment situation to contact various support services, e.g. telephone services.
• Assemble a group of OLL people to decide on possible disciplinary measures, e.g. removing the person who has acted inappropriately from an event or banning them from OLL’s future events.

Report inappropriate behaviour

You can use this form to report inappropriate behaviour that you have encountered or witnessed as a bystander at an event organised by the Finnish Student Sports Federation.

The reports submitted via this form will only be seen by OLL’s harassment contact persons. They will take action only if you wish them to do so.