According to the agency’s annual report, workplace discrimination accounted for the largest share of all discrimination complaints in 2025, with 3,600 inquiries filed under the General Act on Equal Treatment (AGG). People sought advice on discriminatory job advertisements, rejected applications, and mobbing, among other issues.
The second-biggest category concerned access to goods and services — including housing — and made up about one-fifth of AGG-related inquiries. The agency logged 488 housing-related requests in 2025, around 25 percent more than a year earlier.
Reports of discrimination in healthcare and long-term care also rose, with counselling requests in that area up nearly 25 percent year on year.
The report noted that discrimination was frequently reported in areas outside the AGG’s scope, particularly in dealings with public authorities.
In more than 1,400 cases, people said they were treated unfairly at government offices and agencies.
A further 500-plus inquiries involved discrimination in interactions with the judiciary and police, while more than 600 cases were reported in the education sector.
