The National Policy on Roma in Finland was adopted in 2009. It has six Key Areas and ten Policy Guidelines. It contains 147 measures, responsibility for which has been delegated to several branches of administration. In 2012, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health appointed a working group to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the National Policy on Roma.

The information contained in this first monitoring report is based on data obtained in 2013 from the ministries and other bodies responsible for implementing the policy, from municipalities in connection with a hearing for municipalities, and from the Roma, for example through a hearing for organisations. The report examines how the objectives of the National Policy on Roma have been achieved in the fields of employment, education, social and health care services, anti-discrimination measures and housing. It also explores how the programme has been implemented at the regional and the local level.