“The government must unequivocally distance itself from racism,” emphasizes Anna-Maja Henriksson, Swedish People’s Party chairperson and minister of education. · Discrimination based on racial or ethnic origin is prohibited under EU law. The European Commission has adopted the EU Anti-Racism Action Plan 2020-2025, urging member states to intensify their efforts against racism. Similarly, non-discrimination is a fundamental principle of Finnish law:· Under the Finnish Non-Discrimination Act, discrimination based on origin, nationality, or language is strictly prohibited. Regrettably, the government neither fully grasps the term “racism” nor is open to learning about it because we claim to uphold a policy of “zero tolerance for racism.”· Our focus is not on global events or issues because we are not adequately prepared to address them.